Updating .cos files to back ups
Hi all,
On a shoot we will back up the Job folder to other external hard drives.
Post shoot we will edit the images in Capture One on one computer.
How can I update the image settings on the back up drives to have the latest adjustments?
Is it just a case of copying the .cos file from the main computer and replacing the older versions on the back up hard drives? Or are there other setting files/folders that would have to copied/replaced?
Many thanks.
On a shoot we will back up the Job folder to other external hard drives.
Post shoot we will edit the images in Capture One on one computer.
How can I update the image settings on the back up drives to have the latest adjustments?
Is it just a case of copying the .cos file from the main computer and replacing the older versions on the back up hard drives? Or are there other setting files/folders that would have to copied/replaced?
Many thanks.
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Not just the .cos files, but anything that is in the settings folder which may include adjustment layers (.comask). Also, if you've renamed any files since the backup you will need to copy the newly named raw (or jpg/tiff) file to keep the association with the setting file's new name. 0 -
This is where an application like CarbonCopyCloner helps to have in your workflow. 0 -
Chrono Sync is a great backup solution for shoots.
I use CCC for backing up whole disks but find Chrono Sync great for syncing folders from one drive to another.
I think its $40 and all updates are free for life.0 -
Hi,
As far as copying parts of a shoot, there are too many pitfalls where a file may have been deleted, file properties (ie file names) modified, settings modified, etc, it's best to copy the whole shoot when it's been edited. I know it takes ages.
I wouldn't recommend leaving back ups to software. I've never used any, I just wouldn't trust them to not randomly miss a file here or there , or corrupt or over-write a file. Call me old-fashioned.
At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs, I also keep another external hard drive as the on-the-shoot backup, keep that aside from any other working drives, so if the worst happens, you still have the pristine copy, even if you lose the edits, you still have the shoot.
Jono0 -
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Hi,
As far as copying parts of a shoot, there are too many pitfalls where a file may have been deleted, file properties (ie file names) modified, settings modified, etc, it's best to copy the whole shoot when it's been edited. I know it takes ages.
I wouldn't recommend leaving back ups to software. I've never used any, I just wouldn't trust them to not randomly miss a file here or there , or corrupt or over-write a file. Call me old-fashioned.
At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs, I also keep another external hard drive as the on-the-shoot backup, keep that aside from any other working drives, so if the worst happens, you still have the pristine copy, even if you lose the edits, you still have the shoot.
Jono
I could have written that.
The only difference, perhaps, Is that I may backup (ie Copy to disk) part way through an edit of the whole shoot. In which case I will later rename the first backup copy. Re-copy the completed shoot in full (which will align deletions and so on) and, once I know that has been successful, I will delete the interim backup.
There are probably more effective ways but, to be honest, there is usually some point at which you can set the copy off and go and do something else - eat, sleep, whatever - so you don't lose any productive time or slow down performance when you xould do without having it slowed.
HTH.
Grant Perkins0 -
Hi Jono
I've been a pro tech in NY for longer than I care to admit and I can say I haven't lost a file from a shoot b/c of my backup strategy.
Which is Chrono Sync and 2-4 backups of a shoot.
I Chrono Sync after (sometimes during) every shot. Chrono Sync backups everything and tracks changes even if file names do not change. It can also be set to archive changes to a separate folder so that if you make a mistake - it will not be overwritten - it will be moved to an archive folder.I don't think you could work professionally (at least commercially) and not use Chrono Sync or File Syncronize X.
I also have a ridiculous amount of HD backups - at least one internal backup to a 2nd drive in a tower or laptop, then an external archive HD and then a portable drive that I take with me. And yes on travel jobs I take this portable drive with me at all times - dinners, (rare occasions of) sightseeing, etc.
So I'll stick with what works. you might think its old fashioned to backup manually but I would say its misguided and ineffective.0 -
Hey Jono
You are aware that the FINDER is a piece of software. The number of times I have been given finder copied sessions that are corrupt or not complete would amaze you. Seems to be a more common thing with SSD's. Using an application like Chrono or CCC at least the copies are bit for bit duplicates of the original files.0
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