I lost EVERYTHING! My workflow & backing up your photos/videos.

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@PeterMcKinnon 7 жыл бұрын

Anyone else have drive crash stories? What did ya lose? Let's hear em! I lost 2 years of high res photos :( #lessonlearned

@wtfmategaming 7 жыл бұрын

I don't have stories but I run a data recovery facility in Mississauga. If you ever need help, contact me 1.877.681.4131 Chris

@p_a_t_h6237 7 жыл бұрын

i lost 1TB of files

@YonatanAvhar 7 жыл бұрын

My mom just lost 100GB of RAW and JPEG from the internal hard drive

@PeterMcKinnon 7 жыл бұрын

Ha! Amazing. Thanks dude :)

@DeeDogg 7 жыл бұрын

i had just backed everything up to my external because i was doing a refresh on my machine....once my machine was done my harddrive was toasted....meaning i lost everything. photos, videos, all gone....now i make sure i back up all the time and just keep it in a safe area...

@NaughtyShepherd 7 жыл бұрын

I lost 7 years of family photos, mainly of my children growing up. Still makes me sick to think of it...

@ahamartist9492 3 жыл бұрын

I know that feeling buddy😖

@josephcontreras8930 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man my digital sympathies.i had the same happen to me in early 2000s with stack of 1.44 MB floppies an early early digital camera and mega bite sd cards.

@Noodles2408 2 жыл бұрын

@@josephcontreras8930 Floppies!! Man now that's a time to remember haha.. Makes you think about the first time you found out what a gigabyte was ( for myself at least )

@Jammanboe 2 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me with my own photos growing up… Now I back up everything online and at least to a RAID1

@nickfanzo 2 жыл бұрын

That’s why having physical photographs is better

@doublecheckityt 4 жыл бұрын

Pro tip about dates and file names: the format 20191015 will display your folders in chronological order. Most other date formats will end up being out of order because files are sorted are alphabetically.

@13xBran 4 жыл бұрын

Great tip, was glad to figure that one out after many attempts at different formats or putting ABC infront of file names or something like that.

@ripple4612 4 жыл бұрын

Will 10.15.2020 work as well? Of does it have to be yearmonthday with nothing separating them

@JustinRY 4 жыл бұрын

@@ripple4612 depends on your workflow and how often you'll have October as your starting title. I would suggest with the year first, then break it down by month, date, and title. This just prevents 2020 October being mixed up with 2011 (or some other year for example.)

@chaos2kProductions 4 жыл бұрын

yup I usually do 2020.07.28 - Name of Event. that all goes in a main folder for the year. much easier to scan by date

@doublecheckityt 4 жыл бұрын

@@ripple4612 I just tried a few combinations and found that only the YYYYMMDD or YYYY.MM.DD or YYYY-MM-DD will work. one thing to note is file names can get too long after they are in folders, and then those folders are in other folders so keeping it as short as possible is a good idea.

@thatshawdude 3 жыл бұрын

Pete, this was AWESOME! Would love to see an updated version of how you handle your footage, and what you archive/keep "in-case". Thanks m8! You're killin' it as always!

@PerplexityStudiosOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Video title: "I lost everything" video begins and I see how you handle hard drives Me: "Oh that's why"

@gabrielcampos417 4 жыл бұрын

This had me laughing, super underrated comment!

@thefunnytech4612 3 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION !!!!!!!! WHY CREATED FULL SIZE FOLDER AT 9:15

@idontknowwhatmyusernamesho5540 3 жыл бұрын

Silly guy

@Pingucado 7 жыл бұрын

"If you still lose everything I would recommend finding a new hobby" LOL

@SamGarfield1 7 жыл бұрын

Or backing up properly, which is not what Peter is doing here.

@ikereed6847 6 жыл бұрын

I prolly wouldve said it differently, but...yeah. This. (full disclosure: learned this the hard {really, really hard} way. Lost 16tb data on personal server)

@BradNewton 6 жыл бұрын

I would cry

@willparsons32 5 жыл бұрын

Looks as though he uses a Macbook or iMac,,, If this is the case, Doesn't the cloud save & back up as well?

@Jakeu1701 5 жыл бұрын

windows also has an online backup, if you set it up.

@rc-wingman5719 6 жыл бұрын

1# never work with a file if you don't have a copy on a other storage that is physically disconnected from your system. 2# Use external USB-HDD for backups EVERY DAY. Your NAS has a program on it that can do it automatically so you just have to check if its working properly from day to day. 3# BUY a 50$ PC, WINDOWS 2003 50$, Acronis Server and a LTO4 or LTO5 Data storage (100-200$) and make a backup server that is in a other room than your NAS. It's semi automatic. 4# Never save Files on your computer, Always save them on your RAID. ===> You will be 99% save of dataloss.

@thefunnytech4612 3 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION !!!!!!!! WHY CREATED FULL SIZE FOLDER AT 9:15

@rouseinthehouse_ 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know of a video tutorial on this? I’m not tech savvy!

@MochilerosOrg 7 жыл бұрын

That disk is awesome... a backup for backups. Paranoid proof!

@thefunnytech4612 3 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION !!!!!!!! WHY CREATED FULL SIZE FOLDER

@igalaviz 3 жыл бұрын

The general rule is to have 3 copies of any data worth saving.

@joshbrathwaite104 7 жыл бұрын

I've learned a lot from this video. You explain things so well. I'm learning new stuff, about photography because of Peter!!

@fishmonkeycow9246 7 жыл бұрын

Love you content buddy. ;) Word to the wise though. Raid is not a backup, Its redundancy. It guards mostly against hardware failure. However it does not guard against file corruption, human error(Deleting wrong files), catastrophic(water, fire etc), viruses & malware, software bugs, hardware issues(Controller malfunctions, firmware bugs, voltage spikes etc). The saying is don't put all your eggs in the same basket. Same applies here with your backup/workflow, you seem to be only using one thing here. Your raid setup. If this fails which it can! You will lose everything. Make sure you have a off site backup. Amazon drive or crash plan etc, something that auto sync's your data from your raid box to a cloud platform in the background. So if shit hits the fan and your raid box fails, you have your data backed up to the cloud provider. RAID IS NOT A BACKUP. haha some form of cloud backup is cheap, go get one and your sorted & covered. :) Keep up the awesome work man.

@fishmonkeycow9246 7 жыл бұрын

Yea thanks. I would cry if a fire burnt down my home and I didn't have an offsite backup. All my beautiful photos gone. Makes me cringe just thinking about it. Also I've experienced 5+ instants of raid 5 & 6 failing and been non recoverable... Its in those times your happy you have a tested & working backup. Raid 10 ftw. ;)

@sebulban 7 жыл бұрын

Fish Monkey Cow +1 These raid arrays are meant to be as a working drive, not a backup.

@marcschneiderphoto 7 жыл бұрын

Ah fortunately someone posted it... Was a bit disturbing nowadays watching someone still claiming raid is an alternative for backup drives... Get a NAS or a raid tower, doesn't matter. Just get what suits your bill and needs. Then get a second device (eg cheap prosumer nas) and fill it with drives and let some software mirror with a defined schedule on that device. Preferably offsite at your friends house (that's what I'm doing)... Then you are safe(r). For speeds sake I'm keeping current ongoing projects on the workstation itself, but let ir automatically mirror to my nas and backup it offsite. So there's triple redundancy / backup. And the two NAS have raid just in case... And once in a while there is a dump to another drive that goes to another location. I'm ready when shit hits the fan.

@erikaberg4689 7 жыл бұрын

I came here to comment the same thing but saw that you beat me to it. This has to be further up. Can't stress it enough. raid is NOT a backup!

@thelinthicums3295 7 жыл бұрын

True that. I have two Synology boxes on site (one is redundant), a third off site, and my fourth backup is Google Drive. Periodically I do a quick cull and throw out the old, bad, or useless crap.

@cheerfulcharlie7374 5 жыл бұрын

This is just what I was looking for, awesome storage and work flow advice! I need to start with a more basic smaller option but thanks for explaining the RAID system & how us regular people could potentially use it 🙌

@floraartlife 7 жыл бұрын

Peter, you are awesome! I have binge watching your videos as I just recently discovered you. THANK YOU, I have learned so much from you this week. Love your positivity.

@LandonBacy 7 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful, thanks! And I'm also super pumped for 1 Million subs on your channel!!!

@Mecholable 7 жыл бұрын

Great video and you clearly stated why RAID 6 is the way to go (and not RAID 5). However, I wouldn't mix archiving with backup, because your RAID 6 is not a backup. Usually the best strategy for backup is the 3-2-1: 3 copies, 2 of them local on different mediums (say drives) and 1 offsite.

@stellaq3306 5 жыл бұрын

That’s the formula. Even one of the onsite ones in a firebox to be extra careful. That’s all you can do, but worth doing all of it now - not when it’s too late. 👍

@jurebrus9097 4 жыл бұрын

Watched this video a year ago. Started using your file organisation method. It saved me a lot of time and nerves. Still using it, its amazing. Thanks!

@avi8r66 7 жыл бұрын

My favorite storage array solution is unraid. You can use an older PC and add drives as needed. This gives you 1 to 2 drives of parity to guard data against loss while also allowing for terrific expandibility as your needs grow. It works great as an archive server, so you would work from local storage, or something like the external raid box featured in this, but then archive off old stuff to the unraid box, which then guards them long term. The biggest perk to unraid is you dont have all the drives in the array spinning 24/7, which lets them live much, much longer, and it keeps the heat and power consumption down to a minimum.

@itseleniaman 7 жыл бұрын

Falls in love with the idea of LaCie Raid, clicks the Amazon link, sees the price, exits the browser, finds a corner to meditate...someday...someday...

@aanjneygupta 7 жыл бұрын

My gawd he's so close to a million subscribers and he deserves every bit of it.🙌🙌🙌

@Pixelbip 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing your storage structure. I always wonder what other photographers use but you are the first youtuber I came across that actually showed it.

@ashoornable 6 жыл бұрын

I came here in the intension to leave soon. But it really hooked me up.Thank you Peter for explaining your workflow. Its truly valuable.

@meanpicker 7 жыл бұрын

I have a Business and a Personal folder, also organized by year, then I assign a job name and number to each new job folder (1701, 1702, etc.) and then I create a folder for each camera and sub-folders for each file type (MOV, RAW, JPG). I also assign a -001, -002, etc to them if I need to send out Invoices, Revisions, etc. at multiple phases of the job. I have one main and one backup USB drive, a Dropbox backup and I only move/keep files on the computer while I am working with them. Would love to have a super fast giant RAID setup someday though!

@portjonesy 7 жыл бұрын

if i had $3k to spend on hard drives i totally would 😂

@AsherSmithFilms 4 жыл бұрын

I feel that

@js_filming7701 4 жыл бұрын

Just spend 50€ in unlimited Google drive LOL

@FatmaYousuf 4 жыл бұрын

@@js_filming7701 no

@js_filming7701 4 жыл бұрын

@@FatmaYousuf Why not? Its unlimited

@FatmaYousuf 4 жыл бұрын

@@js_filming7701 It's not unlimited. It costs $299 for 30TB per month

@DestinMeeks 7 жыл бұрын

PETER! Bought your lightroom presets and I'm in love!! Can you PLEASE make a video along the same lines as this one, but a bit more intricate. I'd love to see your workflow starting where this video leaves off. The pictures are organized, then what? Import into lightroom? How do you organize your catalog? Do you keep the files local while working on them? Do you keep your catalog local? Do you only edit at home connected to your RAID? How do you handle editing while traveling? Do you make a new catalog while out of the house then merge it with your master catalog back home? Would LOVE to see your process on this topic!

@jordanalvarez7416 6 жыл бұрын

I am definitely adopting the way you organize your files! Thanks again Pete!

@6590651 6 жыл бұрын

I have a suggestion for improving your workflow just a little: in your 2018 folder you can use folders like 01/01-04 (Iceland) I'm always frustrated by how 10/01 orders before 01/01 sometimes, so with the extra 0 infront this won't happen! Then you also have all your folders ordered chronological and with the description as well!

@joespn18 7 жыл бұрын

If that extra backup drive fails just do what Pete said and get a gym membership and release your anger there😂 😂

@PeterMcKinnon 7 жыл бұрын

Joespn LOL

@joshmoxey. 2 жыл бұрын

SPORT

@tylerhunnie9610 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Pete. This is speeding up my workflow like crazy and now I'm organization is on point!

@causecaos 5 жыл бұрын

I just had to go back to this video and Say this is where it all started for me! I'm still here! Super awesome stuff! Love your content and personality!

@MarkDuffyPhotography 7 жыл бұрын

I've been told another recommended method to backup is to write onto DVD ROM (slower and awkward I know), but it's seen as a physical copy of the files

@DanielWillen 3 жыл бұрын

Actucally the two drives aren't set as "recovery drives". The parity bits (the bits that can help calcualte "lost data" is actually spread out across all other harddrives, for a total of 2 drives' worth of space.

@pomhub283 3 жыл бұрын

I was skimming through the comments wondering if someone really gets raids. Not hating on Pete but he’s wrong completely: 1) raid 0 and raid1 are way more safe then raid5 and raid6 because they don’t use parity bits. 2)raid is NOT a backup. It’s just a lot of space with easy access. 3)raid 10 is the way to go with 6 bay drives. Fast enough and doesn’t use any parity. 4)raid5 and raid6 is just scary to use any HDD over 2 TB for. Rebuilding a drive is such abuse! Rebuilding e.g. a 8tb HDD can take more then a day at full throttle! HDD full throttle for more then a day. Imagine that

@JoaquimGonsalves 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to see that I was already following your organisational style with folders since 2015. :)

@timwood3840 6 жыл бұрын

I fully appreciate your file organization system. I am exactly the same way and I am given the gears by so many people! I do go one step more and I use a numbered prefix (1-, 2- etc) to sort the folders by flow. So RAW would be 1 - RAW and then edited would be 2 - Edited for example just so it has some flow but that’s a whole other step of OCD! Great videos, please keep them coming!

@HenryOrtlip 7 жыл бұрын

Buy a 4TB Rugged RAID. Split it into 2TB & 2TB (RAID 1 configuration). This allows you to edit on 2TB and backs up your footage on the other 2TB. I shoot with the 1DX as well and when traveling on projects this set up works great for me. This workflow only costs about $400 too. This would be my suggestions to those looking for an all-in-one back up, that is mobile and doesn't break the bank. - - - Great vids Peter! Look forward to when our paths cross in the future! :)

@teohyc 7 жыл бұрын

Henry Ortlip I hope you mean 2 separated physical drives.

@HenryOrtlip 7 жыл бұрын

The Rugged RAID 4TB is made up of two 2TB drives, but you have to configure it to a (RAID 1) which then separates their usage and give you back up. It comes in a (RAID 0) configuration-- meaning the two drives work together and split information for added speed, but you don't have back up in (RAID 0). Hope this helps! :) This workflow has been amazing for me the last two years, especially on the road.

@waawaaweewaa2045 6 жыл бұрын

lacies are garbage

@Eli-lb1lc 6 жыл бұрын

Don’t edit off of those. They are not very fast. You need an ssd.

@mysticalwhat 7 жыл бұрын

So with your folder structure, how do you utilize Lightroom's cataloging? Or do you not even bother with it?

@JoesCoralReef 7 жыл бұрын

I had the same question. Lightroom's catalogs seem to complicate everything.

@TheDalseth 7 жыл бұрын

What Ryan Levy said! Pete, let us know the answer!

@PratameshMistry 7 жыл бұрын

Same doubt here

@YessikaMarmol 7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Levy was going to ask the same thing

@IDark17 7 жыл бұрын

Maybe this is more for his photoshop workflow...? Can't be 100% sure though

@dirk7593 4 жыл бұрын

I was leaving the UK to move to New Zealand. I was on the floor of my mates apartment with my MacBook Pro copying photos across for my mate as we had just done an epic road trip through the USA. I had one external HD with everything on it. My other friend, Beaver, who's real name I actually do not know, tripped over the cable in a drunken stupor and my drive went flying across the room. All of the 7 years of photos gone, forever, just long lost memories. Sucks. So I am going to get a RAID system. I have everything on a whole bunch of drives now but like you said Peter, it gets messy. Thanks for the great video and the advice. Big fan by the way. Keep up the great work. ;)

@AlexCio 7 жыл бұрын

You're so right! I already had a kind of workflow when I started and also improved it through the time I was vlogging more and more! There is at least one hard drive with the most important things you take with you. Taking more would just mean to carry weight and also work you already did and that can get lost without any recovery possibility! No company would ever carry their important sources all with them everywhere they go, why should a single person do it! :)

@scyfox. 7 жыл бұрын

Well I don't shoot a gizillion images but have a 2 drive system. Raws on backup, make a copy to another disk to edit and make files. Delete the ones that suck. And create a final catalog on the backup drive again. Then, I delete the original backup folder. Nostalgia makes us keep files even when you know you won't touch them again ever again...

@thefunnytech4612 3 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION !!!!!!!! WHY CREATED FULL SIZE FOLDER AT 9:15

@Got2EatPizza 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve just lost all my data - last Friday - my drive fell 2 feet onto the floor. Bought the cheapest rugged now as it withstands shock. Storage isn’t cheap.

@jas_bataille 6 жыл бұрын

"The process of finishing a project from start to finish" - this, my friend, is the greatest artistic challenge of all time.

@ednizar 7 жыл бұрын

I didn't lose much thankfully cos I have a friend who's a beast at tech stuff. Your folder organisation is pretty much left me speechless.

@Ironfranko 7 жыл бұрын

Additional note: I recommend always to perform a dry test simulating one disk failure before storing actual data on the RAID :) Just in case

@rainm4v 5 жыл бұрын

Ask Linus to build you a server 😂😂

@zohairkhan4098 5 жыл бұрын

Totally

@hygog 4 жыл бұрын

i remember his server room disaster episode though....

@misaalanshori 4 жыл бұрын

@@hygog Well, that's just what happens when you have so much hard drives and computer hardware running basically 24/7 with multiple users reading and writing to the drives everyday...

@Chunkylover1582 4 жыл бұрын

That's a collab I would like to see

@REALIVH 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think they are so smart to understand how a real backup and real server works and maintained, I know he is not gonna read old comment from old video

@miguelcastro3461 7 жыл бұрын

Honestly in the first part of the video you were doing some basic stuff that I would have been long gone into something else if it was my first time in your channel BUT you have built that attention on me over time and now anything simple you do I'm pretty dragged in into your videos haha! You've built that love in me towards your videos!

@LimeTimeIndustries 5 жыл бұрын

This video made so much sense to me! I will be switching my setup to this style! Thank you for the inside help once again!

@joel4christ 7 жыл бұрын

Pete' what lens do you use for your sit down videos?

@sunny21892 6 жыл бұрын

Best advise ever.... backup backup and backup..your drive gonna fail but the question is when 😂😂

@DesignMonkey2000 6 жыл бұрын

That's exactly how I do my folder structure too! dope.

@qware5162 6 жыл бұрын

You have saved my life and I'm going to take that's System that you have too. That looks so much better then I I'm doing now. Thanks Peter

@arxvphoto809 7 жыл бұрын

THIS JUST happened to me. Is there something in the air that's killing hard rivers this time of year?! WTFFFF

@kennethwilliamsinc 7 жыл бұрын

ARXV Photo the eclipse did it! 🌙 ☀️

@ry92ukwj 7 жыл бұрын

What did you do for the Eclipse?

@According2Marcus 7 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video about that

@babiloo. 6 жыл бұрын

You are a such nice person, coming from bottom of my heart.

@follow_freeman 7 жыл бұрын

Love this man. Just bought my 3rd rugged... traveling Europe with one right now.. as my only drive... the temptation is so real.

@clancyoneill 7 жыл бұрын

"Just pick a sport.. and give it your all!" 😂

@NateBest 7 жыл бұрын

What would you recommend as a substitute for somebody that isn't about to throw down 3500 bucks on a raid six? I have a small channel that I try and upload weekly (often not that frequently) and so I have nowhere near that much footage. Should I just stick with a simple 1TB or 2 TB drive for now???

@TaylorCraneandRigging 7 жыл бұрын

I would get two of whatever you decide to get so you have redundant backups.

@colourandsound 7 жыл бұрын

I cut off my 4TB Lacie Rugged Raid (RAID 0) and backup as soon as I can to 4TB WD My Passport drives. It's not foolproof - you still end up with a stack of drives and they need to be turned on every once in a while - but for £120 every couple of months, it's been the best value for money/least pain in the arse solution I can find for now and still have a fast portable disk to cut off.

@DanielRolfe 6 жыл бұрын

n8best look into "unraid"

@bvstreet6688 7 жыл бұрын

My external drive totally crashed but I SAVED IT! After I heard the click of death, I wrapped the drive in a towel and put it in a freezer ziplock bag and stuck it in the freezer for a day. This sounds crazy, but my friend who works in IT says it sometimes works. I was desperate so I gave it a try. Once the drive was frozen I plugged it into my mac and it worked long enough for me to transfer all the files to a new external drive. If you're out of options like I was give it a shot.

@SA-zq7fz 5 жыл бұрын

kiss of death

@trojanette8345 4 жыл бұрын

Love the wisdom, education and insight as always. Thanks for sharing.

@TobyKate 6 жыл бұрын

I lost 6 years of photos and videos and memories from age 10-16. So pretty much everything in my childhood. Gone.

@LeeZavitz 7 жыл бұрын

Your file structure is the same way I do it. The curse of shooting with so many different cameras lol

@pathway1 6 жыл бұрын

Can you explain what's the difference between "Final Edits" and "Full Size"?

@Eli-lb1lc 6 жыл бұрын

AsummusA I believe what Final edits are is once he is done editing he drags the image from raw to final edits. Then he exports it and puts that final edit into the full size folder. So they are the same image but full size is an exported jpeg while the final edits are still the RAW file. I think that is what he means. I was kinda confused also.

@eliseoborrerobass 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to do all this videos. You work hard and I am glad you are having great success. I am a 60 year young musician trying to develop my music education channel am a big fan!

@galendueck 7 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for a video like this, thank you!😃

@ry92ukwj 7 жыл бұрын

What's the story with the other drive? What did you lose? Thanks Pete for the video! :)

@blvnk4545 6 жыл бұрын

Rory Marion he lost two years of high res images... I think he either broke or his rugged drive got corrupted. Really sucks but he has definitely learned and remedied it

@AshtonZeeTV 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but peter thats a 3500 dollar workflow brother, my budget for storage is like $800, any alternatives?

@jan.bednarik 7 жыл бұрын

Online backup into Amazon Drive. Very reliable and costs only $60/year per TB.

@HenryOrtlip 7 жыл бұрын

Ashton see my comment above. The Rugged RAID 4TB for $400

@PischkePerformance 7 жыл бұрын

You could get something like a G-Technology G-RAID 10TB 2-Bay Thunderbolt 2 RAID Array. It will run you about $640 and you still get the speed of USB 3 or Thunderbolt for editing photo/video directly from the drive. Because it is only 2 drives you don't get RAID 6 capabilities, but you can run RAID 1 which means if a drive fails, you have a carbon copy backup. The more you shoot, the more you will make and the more money down the road you can put toward data safety.

@dsong00 7 жыл бұрын

Build a low powered PC and throw a bunch of good price/GB hard drives into it. Install windows (Windows 10 is free if you ignore the activation prompts :^)), upgrade your router, and get some CAT 6 ethernet cables and you have yourself some cheap Network Attached Storage which is pretty easily upgradeable.

@MeaDz2 7 жыл бұрын

Build your own NAS, use for example Ubuntu server software combined with Samba. Easy to manage and works like a charm. I have a massive home server that handles video/photo/films etc and is able to share that all to every single PC that I allowed from Samba.

@MichalOlender 7 жыл бұрын

That's incredibly helpful Peter, I'm just starting and this seems like a great idea to keep everything in order, will definitely try it out, thanks!

@paulkerpel6088 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the breakdown!! really like your work. keep it coming!

@LukeSherran 7 жыл бұрын

"and if it still fails... get a new hobby" - Hahaha, awesome!

@thefunnytech4612 3 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION !!!!!!!! WHY CREATED FULL SIZE FOLDER AT 9:15

@BermyBwoy 7 жыл бұрын

DO NOT rely on RAID 6 either. All that does is improve on RAID 5 by allowing 2 drives to fail (instead of 1) before the entire array fails however no RAID is absolutely fail safe. RAID is just a way to use large volumes by combining multiple drives (and improved performance.. more disks the faster it gets) but you must BACKUP!!! Use RAID 6 for your working/live data but you must store that data on multiple offline disks as well.. take one of the backup duplicates to another house... that is if don't want to pay the equivalent to store them in a cloud solution.

@NirateGoel 5 жыл бұрын

Glad someone else releases this

@BrandonOwen 6 жыл бұрын

You are a life saver! That is the most logical file organization design I've ever seen.

@AaronGeyer 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! Great advice! This is the reason I carried 2 identical drives when traveled to the Philippines! I copied the files from my camera to both just in case one got lost or damaged.

@LiamSwain 7 жыл бұрын

i love how hes trying to talk seriously about hard drives and he still makes sound effects by banging his chest😂

@MacherTV 6 жыл бұрын

*1:52** reminds me of the wolf of Wallstreet scene with Matthew McConaughey* 🤣🤣

@RogueAizenYubel 3 жыл бұрын

I like folder setups tips. I’m definitely going to use it.

@AJGBASKETBALL 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing how you organize your files, it’s really going to help me out a lot!

@MarcAlbertBegin 5 жыл бұрын

Pete, I love you man, but this drive is $3k 😧😓😭

@PereaPhotography 7 жыл бұрын

Anyone try Amazon photo cloud? I believe you can store your Raw photos and edited jpegs for a yearly fee(or free with Prime). And possibly no limit on files/sizes. I'm looking into it for backing up my images

@GaryPiazza 6 жыл бұрын

That's what I use. I also use Google. Oh, and I have a bunch of drives, too, but the point is, I have redundancy. No lost photos.

@SA-zq7fz 5 жыл бұрын

@@GaryPiazza dont you find the interface bad?

@GaryPiazza 5 жыл бұрын

@@SA-zq7fz Absolutely sucks. Don't like the interface at all.

@pixelrangerstudio86 7 жыл бұрын

man, the first time i've seen your videos, you had 50k subs. I was like yeah this guy has great energy its great to watch and listen. But now, im not sure if it;s even half a year later... almost 1M subs! All I can say is just heats off man, what you are doing is great and you deserve it! Totally! Great job, keep it up!

@MAN-gm3ff 7 жыл бұрын

Brother, I love it! Thanks for the info- this will definitely make life easier... Love the work by the way- keep'em comin!

@johnleedaveyjr 7 жыл бұрын

I like your workflow / folder structure. Don't like your backup strategy to much. You are still working off of your backup set it seems. Yes RAID 6 is a double redundant but what about a fire, flood or theft. If you loose the entire box in one shot your still SOL. Also the large drives like your 8TB ones take a long time to rebuild and seem to have a higher failure rate than the smaller drives. I use 3 and 4 TB drives for this reason but you have more data than I do so you are probably stuck with the larger drives.... Look at Backblaze. it is cheap. It will take a long time for the initial backup but once it is done you are protected. I am in no way affiliated with them. Also once you have the data copied to Backblaze I would use your system drive or one of your rugged drives for the current project. Copy the daily work to the RAID. Then make sure it has all made it to Backblaze before you wipe the data from the current area. This gives you two copies with one off site at all times... yea, it's confusing but it is the only real way to be protected. And honestly some people will say you need a third set but I think that cost is overkill for what you are doing as the likelihood of loosing your data with this is slim. But it is your data and you are the only one who really knows what it is worth.

@KerryCronic 7 жыл бұрын

Dude I just need a drive in general. When i finish uploading a vlog i have to delete everything because i don't have a drive. But i'm also completely broke. But for reals a drive is my next investment for sure.

@PeterMcKinnon 7 жыл бұрын

Kerry Cronic Vlogs look into cloud storage. Might be a good cheaper solution.

@KerryCronic 7 жыл бұрын

True! You always got some bad ass tips up your sleeves man.

@alexxander3436 7 жыл бұрын

Kerry Cronic Vlogs use Google Photos.

@gambii483 7 жыл бұрын

yo, get google photos... it provides with unlimited storage, so...

@KerryCronic 7 жыл бұрын

DebbyAbqNM I'll check out the Google thing everyone is mentioning. But sadly I because use a newer Imac I don't even have a disk drive :/

@theShinySheep 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice. I got myself a Drobo a few years ago and it's saved my life. I still use a Cloud storage solution for off-site backups, but having a NAS to local backups is amazing.

@koldBreezeYT 5 жыл бұрын

Woahh!! Thank you Pete!!! really needed this!🙏🏼🥺

@User-re8nl 7 жыл бұрын

50k to 1mil my man Pete growing so fast

@dylanmcgovern5513 7 жыл бұрын

Is the 5d iii for 1mil giveaway

@HocksEvan 7 жыл бұрын

Dylan McGovern it is but only when he reaches 1 million

@MrHarryGray 7 жыл бұрын

yes it is

@bennyfoggy2579 7 жыл бұрын

it's a 5d MK iv

@kunsunrethy 7 жыл бұрын

thats his lmao

@MrJasenboychair 6 жыл бұрын

I have the exact workflow! Works like a charm. I let the raid handle the hassle of backing up the files, and it's easy to find.

@davidsaylors 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the sneak peek into your workflow. I see I should be shooting WAY more b roll. WAY more... thank you so much for your knowledge.

@cyfromearth 7 жыл бұрын

Only 50k shy of 1,000,000!!

@davidkreutzkamp6602 7 жыл бұрын

Does anyone else also add dates to their folder titles? I always start a folder with 08212017 for say todays date and then add a title like "08212017 Waterloo Air Show" I find it helps keep things a bit more sorted and easier to keep track of a years worth of events and back ups.

@ying1246 7 жыл бұрын

Yea. I store my files in dates too.

@zakwaddle 7 жыл бұрын

David Kreutzkamp that's what I do, except I do yymmdd, keeps them in order if you have multiple years. So today would be 170821_eclipse

@Mew__ 7 жыл бұрын

The most efficient method to date your files is yyyymmdd, since they're fully and correctly sortable in ascending and descending order. Any other method will have you end up with some kind of setback.

@TaylorCraneandRigging 7 жыл бұрын

We catalog all our folders with the date first. "20170821 Subject Title." We do it in Year/Month/Day format for easier scrolling.

@RodolfoPimenta1998 7 жыл бұрын

I usually store by date too, but i use /. As i have adhd, it gets kinda anoying reading without it. Like, 2017/08/21 - Name

@TimPM 10 ай бұрын

6 Years later and I stumbled upon this video again. Watched about 6 already to figure out something that works and this is it! Thanks Peter!

@Afishermanstale 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the really useful tips on cataloging media. This is exactly what I have been looking for recently. I have been really enjoying learning how to make and edit videos and the more I have done has meant I have brought the external hard drives but have not been cataloging properly. I am going to try your system. It’s logical and easy to remember.

@benedikt5974 5 жыл бұрын

IT-admins have a saying: "RAID is not a backup!" - Don't rely on a RAID only!

@askeen8796 5 жыл бұрын

that is true, but raid 6 is a backup of the raid itself.

@WhiteEvo6 5 жыл бұрын

It still fails, seen several over the years. We had to rely on the backup tapes, never rely on spinning disk in any configuration as your backups.

@KarlMathiasMoberg 5 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this exact thing! RAID IS NOT A BACKUP!

@AngelDigitalis 7 жыл бұрын

Nice video yet RAID is NOT backup, it's redundancy, the controller may fail so you still need to backup the RAID. And configured as a raid 6 only 2 drives can fail, if 3 fail it's gone. To minimize this you need to use NAS quality drives.

@davidhorizon8401 7 жыл бұрын

Well said. Peter makes is sound like you can lose all but one drive and still get it back. You should backup your data and store if off site. If you have a fire, you will lose everything at that location.

@linuxuser071 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you I always get the calls from people saying, it was in raid and I have to be nice and tell them that RAID is not a damn backup also data recovery is more expensive

@leobosco9205 2 жыл бұрын

if it is in mirror configuration, then it is backed up indeed. But his is not. If its mirror, its backed up locally in the same place, so to be extra safe you do need another back up somewhere else.

@robertcalloway6685 7 жыл бұрын

Nice info. Wow!!! You are almost at 1,000,000 subs. Amazing!! I am glad to be a part of your community.

@DavidSheley 6 жыл бұрын

Very informative. I like the file structure. Definitely makes me consider moving away from 100% managing my photos/videos in the Photos app and filing them in a way that is similar to what you have done here. Then I can import my favorites into the Photos app for a cleaner, less overwhelming experience in the app. It will also help me use less of my iCloud storage. Very nice!

@DrippyVisuals 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know why but the way you were slamming the hard drives on your desk really pissed me off.

@13xBran 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like the editing and sound effects really exaggerated it, making it seem like slamming

@thefunnytech4612 3 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION !!!!!!!! WHY CREATED FULL SIZE FOLDER AT 9:15

@noufalmugairin4118 3 жыл бұрын

@@thefunnytech4612 I wondered, too

@JahimTheCreator 7 жыл бұрын

I was drinking coffee and spit it all out when I saw the price of that facking Lacie Raid geez louise

@p_a_t_h6237 7 жыл бұрын

there are other raid for a lot cheaper, like the Synology DS1515+ (without drives), it doesn't look as pretty as the laci, but does the same job

@JahimTheCreator 7 жыл бұрын

Oh Thank Gawd... I don't care about pretty I just want to backup my stuff...lol I will certainly be looking into this...Thanks for the info

@johngrady7390 7 жыл бұрын

And Lacie was bought out by Seagate. Not good....

@rotospace 7 жыл бұрын

Comment of the day (well, 4 days ago) my friend. True lol here... 😂 Hopefully you didn't spit coffee all over your laptop & fry your HD. Oh, the irony...

@Dezwrr 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, words cannot describe how happy I am that I found your video. Thanks a TON for this valuable info. It’s literally the corner stone starting my channel💯💯💯💯💯