Making Mirrorless Work
I’ve been a long-term user of Drobo storage units for my photography. I purchased one of the first units in the UK and immediately loved its ease of use. Buy a bunch of cheap(ish) computer disks. Push them into the slots in the Drobo and you have a huge hard drive. You also have greater … Continue reading The Demise of My Drobo and The New Replacement
After all my recent problems the Drobo is now back up and running. BUT, it only using three disks and not four. In my previous post on the subject I mentioned that I had to return one of the replacement 3TB drives that had failed. To replace that drive, I ordered a new 4TB from … Continue reading The Drobo is Back
Despite all the recent problems with losing my Photo Library (I do have a backup for 98% of the drive), I was able to launch my new book on Amazon over the weekend. Ironically the book is about managing your photo library using Adobe Lightroom. It’s titled “Adobe Lightroom Classic CC: Mastering the Library Module” … Continue reading New Book Launch and More on the Drobo
Yesterday, one on my Drobo units warned me that it was running short of space. This is hardly surprising given the amount of video production I have been doing recently. I opened the Drobo dashboard software and checked the drives. The software showed me the unit had 2 x 2TB and 2 x 1.5TB disks … Continue reading I Love Drobo
I had a bit of a scare over the holidays that made me realise how sloppy I have become with my backup process. At one time I was pretty rigorous in processing and backing up my images. Everything went into a holding area on my hard drive which was duplicated to a second hard drive. … Continue reading Something to Say Again
The Lightweight Photographer 