Hmm. Even with a 1TB drive I'm going to have to bite the bullet sometime and start using NAS storage for much of my media files. Maybe I'll keep putting that off as long as I can....
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tommyrot - Oct 30, 2013 6:43:31 am PDT #23271 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Oct 30, 2013 7:03:35 am PDT #23272 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maybe I'll keep putting that off as long as I can....
Why? I mean, it's easiest to start when you're setting up a new main computer. And it really is handy.
How do you back up now?
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2013 7:09:28 am PDT #23273 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Why?
Laziness? I just like having everything on my main computer. Although with iTunes Match I don't really need to anymore.
I mean, it's easiest to start when you're setting up a new main computer. And it really is handy.
Good point--I'll have to think about it.
How do you back up now?
A 2TB Time Capsule.
NoiseDesign - Oct 30, 2013 8:25:11 am PDT #23274 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
I have a 4TB drive connected to the iMac on my desk in the office. That is where the iTunes library is housed. It's close to full and I think I'm going to need to migrate to a desktop Drobo for this soon. About 27,000 of my music tracks are also in the iTunes Match system so that I can get them from my Laptop or iPhone as needed. I have another iTunes library on the studio iMac that has around another 15,000 tracks that I didn't want to sync with Match. All of these are accessible from the Apple TVs in the household, as well as from all of the computers.
§ ita § - Oct 30, 2013 8:43:13 am PDT #23275 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I cobbled together my network solution, but in the end, I can access all my tracks directly via the desktop whose library it is (ergo iTunes on all authorised machines), the Apple TV, and Twonky (ergo all the UPNP devices). I've not actually looked into Match.
A 2TB Time Capsule.
Ah, I see. I'm running both OS X and Windows backups to one of the NAS devices, so it's part and parcel of the same thing. Some irritation getting AFP to play nicely, but the QNAP seems to be best suited for it. I wish one of my network storage devices did everything well, so I could consolidate, or the strengths were distributed enough that each could have its own separate function, but I'm a ways away from that.
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2013 9:21:50 am PDT #23276 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
About 27,000 of my music tracks are also in the iTunes Match system
I thought the limit is 25,000.
I have almost that many.
Rob - Oct 30, 2013 9:33:09 am PDT #23277 of 25496
I'm going to need to migrate to a desktop Drobo for this soon
I'm thinking about buying one of those when I retire my 2008 Mac Pro. Have you been happy with them?
NoiseDesign - Oct 30, 2013 10:17:10 am PDT #23278 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
I thought the limit is 25,000.
That is for tracks not purchased through the iTunes store. I also have a lot of music purchased through iTunes and that does not count against your 25,000 limit.
Have you been happy with them?
I have a Drobo 5N on the network that has been working quite well. I've been been through a drive failure and the auto repair worked like a champ. The Drobo alerted me of a bad drive, I pulled it, popped in a replacement, it repaired the files and it just worked.
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2013 10:22:52 am PDT #23279 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I also have a lot of music purchased through iTunes and that does not count against your 25,000 limit.
Me too. Cool.
Rob - Oct 30, 2013 11:03:52 am PDT #23280 of 25496
What brand/model of drives do you put in the 5N?