Re: Trying to partition a 400 GB drive in one FAT 32 partition....


Floyd Davidson wrote:

> >NAS does some things better than a FAT32 disk but costs more.
>
> Again... how much more? Enough to risk an entire shoot, or for
> that matter just an entire processing session at one of these
> locations where the data is transported to?

Sigh. Apparently I DO have to write a whole novel about WHY I want it
the way I want it.

I already carry a laptop and a heavy camera. Toting around a whole
second laptop (with power supply) means carrying around a lot more
weight than simply putting an external drive in the accessory pocket of
my laptop case.

After a photo shoot, I first copy the photos from the CF cards to my
laptop, renaming and sorting the files as they are uploaded to my
laptop. Then I copy the new folders to the external drive, so I have
backups. Thus photos from the most recent shoot(s) are kept on hand on
the laptop. Once they are backed up to additional media (presently to
DVD but eventually I may utilize an additional hard drive as a clone of
the first) then I can delete them off the laptop to make room for newer
photos. Thus I always have at least 2 copies of all photo files, one
copy either on the laptop or the external drive that I carry with the
laptop. My previous external drive is full, and I'm trying to get this
new one configured to serve the various needs I've outlined in my other
posts.

> Wow! $200.00! What, for example, are the wage/travel costs for
> putting that 400Gb disk on location with the right data (never
> mind generating the data, processing the data, etc etc). At $50
> an hour it would only take four hours of prep and travel time to
> equal the total cost of the drive...

My photo work is seasonal, winter is my slow time. I have time right
now to do things that I don't have the budget to pay extra to buy.
Thus, I need to "do" it rather than "buy" it.

> >NAS might have been worth considering in the
> >first place, but now it would require buying -more- stuff that frankly
> >appears unnecessary.
>
> Unless you want fault tolerance and reliability, in which case
> it seems a bit more than frankly necessary (as in the range of
> "absolutely").

I HAVE fault tolerance and reliability.

> >Portability was clearly stated as a requirement and the need for it
> >was explained adequately. Anything not portable doesn't do the job
> >and is unsuitable for consideration as a solution.
>
> I noted however such inconsistencies as in one article saying
> that a laptop is part of the travel kit, and in another
> dismissing a proposed solution *because* it required a laptop.
> You can draw your own conclusions...

Your proposed solution required an *additional* laptop which requires
spending more money and carrying around more weight than is necessary
for my needs.

> >need for portability. So we're back to the OP's starting points:
> >
> > 1) 400 GB capacity
> > 2) portable
> > 3) Use hardware that's already been bought and paid for.
>
> If the OP knew the answers to begin with, why post here asking
> for more answers?

The first question I asked was "what file system" should I use. That
was answered, so now the second question is "how to get that file
system on the drive".

All the questions you seem so fired up to answer were not asked by me.
Further, these questions do not pertain to my situation. Is that
clear?

> If the OP doesn't have the answers, the
> questions should be considered starting points... and careful
> attention to the discussion might lead to new, unconsidered, and
> far better solutions than the OP originally had in mind. That
> is the common value in asking a diverse group to discuss a
> problem...

You have raised intersting points, and many of them are probably
valuable to other people but none of them pertain to MY situation. So,
please take note of my answers, note that your concerns are not of
concern to me in MY situation, OK?

> >Points 1 and 2 are not "optional" or "desirable". They're requirements.
> >Point 3 might have to give way if necessary, but such a necessity has
> >not been demonstrated.
>
> That kind of rigidity is fatal to a business plan.

I'm simply trying to get equipment properly configured to serve my
purposes. None of your proposed solutions impoves upon my initial
plan. If this situation were a business and I was looking at your
business plan, I'd say you were needlessly spending money you didn't
have to spend and I'd be very hesitant to back your venture...

> Regardless, only #2, portability, is a "requirement". The
> others merely list existing resources, which may or may not be
> useful as part of the solution.

Unless you are volunteering to fund this project, all the requirements
are indeed requirements for ME.

jc

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