Storing files externally

**Axed** · 11-11-2008, 04:39 PM

I have upwards of 5000 pictures on my computer, and I bet it takes up a lot of space. So I figure I should put them on something external, but what?

I need suggestions for the best thing to store files externally on.

**Hodizzle** · 11-11-2008, 05:01 PM

The best thing? I'd recommend an external hard drive to anyone. However, if you're only using it for pictures, maybe a large USB drive would be sufficient. Do you know how much space it is actually using? You could also burn them onto DVDs. Are these your SLR pics? Cause those can end up taking quite a bit of space. I guess, I'd say that either you should maybe invest in an external hard drive (if you're only going to use it for pics, than it doesn't have to be very big) or burn them to DVDs as they start to accumulate.

**Axed** · 11-11-2008, 05:06 PM

No, most of them are just old digi camera pictures.
I was considering CDs, but I don't know how many I could fit per CD, and it could end up leaving me with a lot of discs.

**Hodizzle** · 11-11-2008, 05:16 PM

Yeah, that's why I said DVDs. If they are your old digi pics though, you should be able to fit quite a few on one CD. Normal pictures don't take up very much room, it's only once you get into high quality pics that it starts costing you storage space. (My pictures folder is less than 3gb and it has over 7000 files). So, if you burned to CD, you would probably end up with about 4-5 CDs would be my guess.

**Aethean** · 11-11-2008, 06:24 PM

You can get like a 16gb usb stick for less than $50 nowadays.

~~*AliasXNeo*~~ · 11-16-2008, 03:58 PM

I would go with an external hard drive simply because they last a very long time and can for future purposes. Not to mention they are quite cheap. I plan on getting on in a few weeks to back up all my source files.

AD · 11-27-2008, 08:52 PM

Photobucket? A FTP server? Usb drives always work.

Akui · 11-28-2008, 10:33 PM

External hard drives are 500gb for $100 bucks. Make an investment and store not only pictures but everything else.

I have one and i have to constantly do system wipes and reinstalling my os and it saves me a shitload of time reinstalling all my fav programs.

so yea buy one you'll end up sleeping with it >.>

**Mrs. Morris** · 12-02-2008, 01:46 AM

Basically, agreed with everyone else on the external hard drive. Buy one of the little portable ones. I have one myself, I forgot how big it was, but I had SEVERAL things back home that I wanted to take with me off my parents computer, and this thing held all of that and it only took up a very minute amount of space.

Which, is another reason it's so convenient. I can fit this thing in my pocket, it's about the size of an Ipod touch, a little bigger and thicker. It holds 150gb, and I forgot how much it costs, but I'm pretty sure I payed less than $200 for it. I have a ton of crap on there, and it takes up about 7gb of space. Now it's safe even if my computer crashes, or anything.

And, I like it better than those hunky external hard drives, like this one my husband has, because that thing has to plug in to an outlet when he uses it. @_@ Very annoying.