39: My Hard Drive Failed & I Lost Years of Images ... Here’s My Advice So This Doesn’t Happen to You!

I jumped out of bed, grabbed my coffee and sat down at my computer—excited to deliver the images I just spent all night editing. I turned my computer on, took a sip of coffee, and sat there waiting for my hard drive to load… Waiting… Waiting… Waiting… Something was wrong… My hard drive would not load… cue sheer and utter panic It was that morning that my hard drive completely failed, the hard drive I had been filling with my work for years. I lost YEARS of work in an instant. It was my worst nightmare. This is what can happen when you use the wrong hard drives and don’t have proper file organization systems in place. Knowing what hard drives to use and how to properly backup your images can make or break your business. Which is why I’m sharing ALL about hard drives in this episode, because I want to make sure you don’t lose any of those incredible images you’ve worked so hard to create. Hard drives mentioned listed below... Portable Hard Drives: Copy or click the URL to find the links in our Amazon Storefront  https://www.amazon.com/shop/horizonfound/list/XFY6FI3CKH7L?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfhorizonfound_62FFGJP6777NY88BSDA8 LaCie Rugged  Samsung T7  Desktop Hard Drives: G Technology LaCie Thunderbolt 2 Learn more about cloud storage here and sign up for a free 15 day trial. https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html#af9yv6 SIGN UP FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PATH WAITLIST: https://www.horizonfound.com/path FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/horizonfound JOIN THE HORIZON FOUND COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/477523419716008/ GRAB OUR FREE MANUAL MODE CHEAT SHEET: https://resources.horizonfound.com/ WHAT'S YOUR SECRET PHOTOGRAPHY SUPERPOWER? TAKE THE QUIZ! https://horizonfound.com/quiz