Canon R1 has been announced

[Busted Knuckles]

little update:
discovered that my 14T HDD is not bit locked - so whew!. Now it is really just getting stuff moved (outlook the largest data file) to the online platform and the task of getting transferred is pretty well under control.

Getting the apps etc reset within the Mac environment will be a structure as you go.

As to long term large storage - I am thinking of investing in an SSD type array. I will what and see before I go too hog wild.

[neuroanatomist]

As to long term large storage - I am thinking of investing in an SSD type array. I will what and see before I go too hog wild.

I suppose it depends on your access needs. For archiving, I don’t see much point in using SDDs, there’s a reason archival storage used to be (probably still is in places) done with tape. In my case, since file transfers and backups to my local NAS are via WiFi, HDDs are plenty fast. I did switch from HDDs to SSDs for the backups I transport offsite, that’s been nice since I need to connect the drive to 5 Macs for the weekly backups, and what took 20-30 min with an HDD takes <5 with an SSD.

I’ve used both QNAP and Synology 2-bay NASs at home. The QNAP was a PITA – it worked great except that firmware updates would occasionally brick it; QNAP replaced it once, the second time I tossed it and got the Synology and that has been great. Easy to set up for Time Machine backups, one volume for the RAID1 array with separate folders for each of the TM backups (with a quota appropriate for each Mac’s internal storage) and a general folder (each ‘folder’ on the volume is seen as a distinct mountable drive).

I highly recommend setting up a TM backup – with SSDs, when you delete a file and empty the trash, the data are just gone (unlike an HDD where deleted files could often be recovered). A TM backup runs hourly in the background and protects you not only from a drive or Mac failure, but also from your own mistakes.