I use my Unraid fro photo backups. This is the procedure I use, let me know if I'm taking the long way. Or if there is a better way.

1. I click-and-drag a folder of pictures from Iphoto to a folder on my desktop.  (mac)

2. I then click-and-drag that desktop folder to a disk in the Unraid.

I've been on a Mac for a few months still learing. Had Unraid for 3 years.

 

thanks

You should be able to go directly from iPhoto to the unRAID drive.

Or you could just backup the iPhoto Database file. Rather, keep it on your unRaid server and have iPhoto reference it there.

Or you could just backup the iPhoto Database file. Rather, keep it on your unRaid server and have iPhoto reference it there.

 

Backing up the database would indeed be the best option, though backing up each "roll/folder" individually also has its uses.  I would probably not move the iPhoto database to the server, unless yours is large and you have to.  The spin up delay (if the drive is sleeping) may screw with iPhoto as it may time out and then put the library back to the default location.

 

 

I wish it was still managed through a folder structure.  I have the latest iPhoto, and have to open iPhoto in order to extract photos.  Earlier versions allowed you to just browse through Finder, and view or copy files that way.  I do like the ability to export to Photobucket, Flickr, Facebook within iPhoto, however (some of those features may have been in previous versions, but I don't recall)

You could let TimeMachine backup you whole HD to unRAID.

"You should be able to go directly from iPhoto to the unRAID drive."

 

Is this configed. in preferences part of IPhoto?

 

 

"You should be able to go directly from iPhoto to the unRAID drive."

 

Is this configed. in preferences part of IPhoto?

 

 

 

Keep in mind that this is not the backup solution asked for in the OP. You will only have a single copy of your photos, only on the server. It would be safer to keep the files locally and have a backup on the server.