So.. looking at revamping my SSD/HDD setup on my desktop. At the moment I have 240GB SSD (For OS and programs) and one 2tb drive(storage). The question is do I need another SSD for scratch file (for LR catalog/backup)? kinda noob about SSD

So what is your setup for SSD/HDD in terms of running a program/swapping files/storage/backup?

This topic open for photography & videography

I usually have
1 1TB HDD for active back up for the OS. (External 2.5 that is always connected but easily swappable)

1 3.5 3TB HDD to store images and where I keep my LR catalog. - SSD will make it faster too. I believe having a separate disk as the scratch file can help.

2TB HDD to to store my videos (External 2.5 for easy swapping)

Thunderbolt Raided HDD for video editing software scratch file - SSD will work too.

1 3.5 5TB HDD as the backup to the video editing software files.

This may not be the best setup. But I feel comfortable with sufficient number of redundancy incase something happens halfway through. *touchwood* and I still prefer HDD due to the size/price factor. Though the price of SSD have been steadily decreasing to make it a very legit consideration.

This post has been edited by LegendLee: Oct 24 2014, 09:43 AM

A HDD can last solid 5 years while a SSD will be more than that. But the cost you think of it.
Burning it to DVD also another way, but beware, it can last you for 4-5 years only as some files tends to unable to read.
Re writable DVD will last longer.

Burning GB upon GB of data into DVD is an incredibly troublesome process.
If I've 10TB of data, it'll take forever to burn them onto DVDs

Yes, you are right, so it depends greatly what we need at the end of day.
Like my D800's RAW each file need 7+MB, so you can imagine how much storage if I want to store under this format.
For mini DV tape's quality, 1 hour need about 13-15GB.
Now a HDD are dirt cheap, so I will choose HDD over SSD. External would last longer, so I won't worry on this.

for TS requirement..wont pumping in more RAM actually help in the swap file /scratch?
SSD is good for the OS and program while HDD for storage.
get a NAS for backup as well

Why is there a need for NAS when you're the only user and you're mainly editing from one computer ?

NAS is also more expensive and is slower than USB 3.0 assuming Gigabit Ethernet.