Automating FCP Project Backups (Works for others too!)
Monday, April 16, 2007 Filed in: Apple
Over
at RHED Pixel, we've finally
come up with a reasonable backup strategy for
our FCP systems. Figured I'd share for those of
you who need it
1. Target One Folder – We save all FCP projects to an FCP folder on the internal drive.
2.
Use Backup Software – We've started
using
Data Backup
from
Prosoft.
I
like this package because its affordable and I
have had great experiences with the company's
other software like Data Rescue
and
Picture
Rescue. This package
allows you to pick a folder for backup. My
favorite feature is its robust scheduling tools.
• Simply purchase a 1-4 GB USB thumb drive and plug it into your system.
• Then set Data Backup to automatically open as a login item (right click on its icon in the Dock at choose Open at Login).
• Then choose to set a schedule for backup and target the thumb drive.
May your project files find a safe haven.... All for about $150 a machine (software plus thumb drive).
1. Target One Folder – We save all FCP projects to an FCP folder on the internal drive.
• Simply purchase a 1-4 GB USB thumb drive and plug it into your system.
• Then set Data Backup to automatically open as a login item (right click on its icon in the Dock at choose Open at Login).
• Then choose to set a schedule for backup and target the thumb drive.
May your project files find a safe haven.... All for about $150 a machine (software plus thumb drive).