Moving from internal hard disk to QNAP in the mobile world
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:39 pm
Hi,
Considering moving to QNAP. other options I am considering is the Drobo, or just keep as is.
We are a family where all the mobile devices are backing up their photos to dropbox.
Our "canon" cameras are connecting to a computer and dumping their photos directly.
Eventually all is in the "cloud".
BUT, it becomes now a mass on the central computer.
What I am thinking to do:
- Move all the images and videos from the computer to QNAP.
- Use this opportunity to put them all in proper "date taken" folders.
- Then make sure they are all indexed and "facial recognized" with Adobe or other tools.
The time to move isn't a big factor.
1. Is there a proper way to do it ? Is there a QNAP utility I can run on the main PC, which will handle the "MOVE" as well as out in proper folders on the QNAP ? I guess this can take days, so it needs to be able to handle stop/start.
2. How will my mobile phones continue to "upload" their photos ? should I keep using Dropbox ? can they upload to QNAP ?
Thanks
Gur
Considering moving to QNAP. other options I am considering is the Drobo, or just keep as is.
We are a family where all the mobile devices are backing up their photos to dropbox.
Our "canon" cameras are connecting to a computer and dumping their photos directly.
Eventually all is in the "cloud".
BUT, it becomes now a mass on the central computer.
What I am thinking to do:
- Move all the images and videos from the computer to QNAP.
- Use this opportunity to put them all in proper "date taken" folders.
- Then make sure they are all indexed and "facial recognized" with Adobe or other tools.
The time to move isn't a big factor.
1. Is there a proper way to do it ? Is there a QNAP utility I can run on the main PC, which will handle the "MOVE" as well as out in proper folders on the QNAP ? I guess this can take days, so it needs to be able to handle stop/start.
2. How will my mobile phones continue to "upload" their photos ? should I keep using Dropbox ? can they upload to QNAP ?
Thanks
Gur