Help me come up with best Mac based server and backup solution for a small business. [more inside]
posted by jesseendahl on Dec 2, 2009 - 12 answers

BackupFilter: My new replacement laptop arrives tomorrow--help me make sure I don't forget anything critical in my backup process when I transfer everything to the new computer because I have to ship the old one back to Dell (hard drive as well). [more inside]
posted by Elminster24 on Nov 8, 2009 - 8 answers

I'd like to import my DVD collection onto a harddrive but then be able to watch it through the tv. What are my options? [more inside]
posted by Hands of Manos on Aug 24, 2009 - 16 answers

Need recommendations for portable hard drives. The reviews on newegg and amazon are too rah rah or doomsday. [more inside]
posted by spicynuts on Apr 28, 2008 - 29 answers

What is your favorite Online Backing Service? and why?
posted by omaralarifi on Mar 31, 2008 - 13 answers

I need a reliable service that is either free, or low, cost for my research files. What is the best option? [more inside]
posted by magnoliasouth on Mar 20, 2008 - 14 answers

What is the best work-flow process for handling digital photos from capture, processing to archive? [more inside]
posted by chrisbucks on Feb 29, 2008 - 7 answers

I am looking for a secure backup/file access solution that allows me to mount the space as a drive as well as access the data through a web interface. I have tried many solutions but each one is missing a critical piece of the puzzle. [more inside]
posted by Ezrie on May 29, 2007 - 9 answers

What's the most sensible way to add redundant storage to an existing Linux system using LVM? [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Oct 19, 2006 - 7 answers

I've got a bunch of extra hard drives, and I want to setup a backup NAS type solution so I can backup my data and store movies, tv shows, media, etc. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by creeront on Oct 10, 2006 - 13 answers

I'm selling my current computer soon. There's a few GB worth of files that I'd like to preserve. Are there any free or cheap online services that will provide this service? I'll only need access to it once or twice later on, to restore it on my new computer. I only have a few blank CDs and not enough time to burn everything, and no concurrent access to the two computers. Besides, I prefer flexible online access. On a related note, I'd like store some information about the files in a text file. In the good ol' DOS days, I could pipe the 'dir' output to a text file. Except these files have some metadata that can't be displayed in the command prompt. Equivalent functionality for Windows Explorer or other GUI shells?
posted by Gyan on Jul 24, 2006 - 22 answers

I'm finishing up postproduction on a small digital video movie. I want to get a DLT tape storage system to back it up and send it off. However, I want to also use the same machine on my PC. [more inside]
posted by clockworkjoe on Feb 24, 2006 - 8 answers

I recently subscribed to an online backup service that offers 1GB for $9.95 a year. After joining the service I discovered that you upload one file at a time. No uploading of folders. Is zipping files and folders the best solution for getting large amounts of data backed up with this scenario? More below [more inside]
posted by Gerard Sorme on Feb 17, 2006 - 13 answers

Now that Streamload charges based on storage use, my chosen backup solution is toast. Does anyone know of similar asynchronous pricing network storage services (e.g., uploads/storage very cheap, downloads expensive)? Or was it all too good to be true?
posted by lbergstr on Feb 1, 2006 - 4 answers

Small Los Angeles company (14 computers, 1 terabyte of info) needs a reliable and reasonably-priced off-site backup solution. Any ideas?
posted by tsarfan on Aug 31, 2005 - 11 answers

We are using Xdrive as the hosted storage/collaboration provider for our workgroup, but performance and access is inconsistent enough to warrant complaints. Does anyone have any experience with using another solution for a similar purpose? [more inside]
posted by Mrmuhnrmuh on Apr 27, 2005 - 3 answers

What should I do with my new hard drive? [more inside]
posted by jewishbuddha on Apr 21, 2005 - 11 answers

Are there any CD/DVD folders, wallets, storage systems, etc. that are safer and less likely to scratch discs than others? Alternately, what is your favorite method for storing large quantities of CD/DVD's? [more inside]
posted by DaShiv on Apr 4, 2005 - 18 answers

Backup / Storage: I have a picture of an ideal product in my head. It connects via USB or Firewire, it contains two IDE drives that mirror each others. They're hot swappable, so if one fails, you just by another standard IDE drive of the same size and throw it in. All this is transparent to the machine accessing the device. It's under $300. Does this exist?
posted by weston on Mar 22, 2005 - 6 answers