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marcgoldring

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Saving catalog backups
« on: December 06, 2007, 08:43:31 pm »

I have been saving the backups of my catalog since the get-go and it occurs to me that I really don't need all those backups. I figure I can save maybe 1/2 a dozen of the most recent and delete the others. Is there something here I'm missing? Is there any reason to save older versions??

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Marco
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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2007, 04:59:35 am »

Generally speaking, you only need the most recent catalogue and preview data.

What sense would it make to have a two month old catalogue.

I always hand copy my catalogue and the preview data to the external hard drive.

Now I'm getting another external hard drive for double back-up (just in case something happens during the back-up process).

But I understand your feelings. It is always weird to erase back-ups. I haven't done it myself. Possibly digital photographic superstition.
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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2007, 07:49:41 am »

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I have been saving the backups of my catalog since the get-go and it occurs to me that I really don't need all those backups. I figure I can save maybe 1/2 a dozen of the most recent and delete the others. Is there something here I'm missing? Is there any reason to save older versions??

Thanks,

Marco
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Be careful if you delete the old ones if you earlier have used one of these backups to restore the catalog. If this is the case, I believe your working catalog will remain in that backup catalog. My advise is to check the File  -> Catalog Settings to find out if your catalog is placed in one of the backup folders.
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« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2007, 10:50:34 am »

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Glad to have my sense confirmed. So I'll let go of the superstition in favor of my inherent tidiness that has me eliminate a zillion backups that I don't need.

Cheers,

Marco
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2007, 12:40:30 pm »

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Absolutely. Personally I'd rather have one or two back-ups on OTHER media than a few dozen older, out dated ones on the same media.

If you're updating the catalog often, OK, keep a few (so you can, if you'll excuse the Apple metaphor go back in time). But copies of a catalog that haven't changed? Waste of arguably cheap hard drive space.
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