So for those of you who are not photographers or video editors what do you use the SDXC slot for?

[bigjnyc]

Since I'm not a photographer or video editor I feel like my SDXC slot is just going to waste lol. Looking for some ideas on what people use it for outside of the obvious 2 uses. I think I read someone on reddit using it for his time machine backups, is that possible or reliable?

 

[jameslgleason]

I am a photographer/videographer, but I usually have a Micro SD card inserted (with a slim adapter). This gives me more space to offload video files for reference on projects. I find it convenient and don't have to carry around an external SSD for those files.

 

[Apple_Robert]

My card arrives today. I plan on using it for Time Machine.

 

[bigjnyc]

My card arrives today. I plan on using it for Time Machine.

do you mind sharing which one you got? I am intrigued now with using it for time machine.

 

[Apple_Robert]

do you mind sharing which one you got? I am intrigued now with using it for time machine.

I got the 1TB card.

SanDisk 1TB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card - SDSDXXD-1T00-GN4IN​

SanDisk 1TB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card - SDSDXXD-1T00-GN4IN

Our most powerful SD UHS-I memory card yet saves you time transferring media with read speeds of up to 200MB/s(1) powered by SanDisk QuickFlow Technology(2). Pair with the SanDisk Professional PRO-READER SD and microSD to achieve maximum speeds (sold separately). With shot speeds of up to 140MB/s...

www.amazon.com

 

[ZMAN Z28]

Throw a 1TB card in there and enjoy the extra space

 

[4743913]

My card arrives today. I plan on using it for Time Machine.

thats a great idea. I am going to do that on my 2019 16" Macbook Pro.... oh wait. damn.

 

[maerz001]

I got the 1TB card.

SanDisk 1TB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card - SDSDXXD-1T00-GN4IN​

SanDisk 1TB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card - SDSDXXD-1T00-GN4IN

Our most powerful SD UHS-I memory card yet saves you time transferring media with read speeds of up to 200MB/s(1) powered by SanDisk QuickFlow Technology(2). Pair with the SanDisk Professional PRO-READER SD and microSD to achieve maximum speeds (sold separately). With shot speeds of up to 140MB/s...

www.amazon.com

I was thinking about that as well but since the SD card you can’t leave in the port anyway i guess a SSD is more practical cos its more durable and not lost that easily.

for $30 less you get a Samsung T7 with double the storage and min. 5x faster.

Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable SSD, USB 3.2 Gen2, Rugged, IP65 Rated, for Photographers, Content Creators and Gaming, External Solid State Drive (MU-PE2T0R/AM, 2022), Blue

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD delivers high performance on-the-go, not matter the terrain. It has an IP65 rating for water1 and dust2 resistance, with Dynamic Thermal Guard to manage heat control. Transfer huge files instantly. USB 3.2 Gen 2 and PCIe® NVMe achieve soaring sequential read/write ...

www.amazon.com

 

[Apple_Robert]

I was thinking about that as well but since the SD card you can’t leave in the port anyway i guess a SSD is more practical cos its more durable and not lost that easily.

for $30 less you get a Samsung T7 with double the storage and min. 5x faster.

Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable SSD, USB 3.2 Gen2, Rugged, IP65 Rated, for Photographers, Content Creators and Gaming, External Solid State Drive (MU-PE2T0R/AM, 2022), Blue

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD delivers high performance on-the-go, not matter the terrain. It has an IP65 rating for water1 and dust2 resistance, with Dynamic Thermal Guard to manage heat control. Transfer huge files instantly. USB 3.2 Gen 2 and PCIe® NVMe achieve soaring sequential read/write ...

www.amazon.com

I have 2 of the T7 drives I use for TM. They work great. I thought I would see what the micro card was like and it works but, very slow. lol

 

[saturnotaku]

I use it to transfer videos off my dash cam. I don’t edit them except to trim some parts with VLC.

 

[scouser75]

My card arrives today. I plan on using it for Time Machine.

Top idea. Would you just leave the card in the slot all the time and back up at set times?

 

[macduke]

I use it to transfer videos off my dash cam. I don’t edit them except to trim some parts with VLC.

Kind of off topic but I also transfer my crazy dash cam vids to my Mac and when my daughter is old enough to drive someday I'm going to edit them together into a big montage, post it on YouTube, and make her watch it before I teach her to drive. Then when she says "Yeah dad, I get it, there are some crazy drivers on the road, I've seen these compilations before." I'm going to drop the bomb that all of these crazy videos are things that only I recorded and that's why you need to be a really careful and a defensive driver on the road. I've avoided a lot of crazy drivers and accidents! Although my numbers have dwindled since I started working from home a few years ago.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Top idea. Would you just leave the card in the slot all the time and back up at set times?

You can do either option. Just be mindful of the fact that a backup with that card would be very, very slow. If that doesn't matter to you, you should be good.

 

[splifingate]

I use it to transfer videos off my dash cam. I don’t edit them except to trim some parts with VLC.

Exactly!

 

[Fomalhaut]

Other devices that use SD cards:

• Audio recorders
• Drones - although could be considered to be a photo/video use, not sure if they store config data too?
• Raspberry Pi or other embedded computers
• Photo frames that play a selection from the card
• Mobile phones with slot for extra storage
• Some consumer or specialist electronics where removable data storage is needed - I have some astronomy gear that stores star catalogs on SD

 

[Chancha]

Ever since Nikon D4, my main card has already been XQD, then moved on to modern (flagship) cameras where CFExpress is the norm. SD is still quite popular in smaller devices due to its small footprint though, especially with microSD.

 

[solouki]

Hi,

I use 1TB micro-SDXC cards for offsite backups. In particular, I use a script that gtar-s (Apple's tar does not archive all files, but gtar does), bzip2-s the tarfile, encrypts with RSA, then splits the encrypted archive into 1GB subfiles, shasum-s all of the split files, and copies all of the split files and necessary scripts to the micro-SDXC card. I then send a micro-SDXC to the East Coast, one to the Gulf Coast, and one to the West Coast. There is a script that copies the split encrypted and compressed archive onto large HDDs at each site and checks the checksums to make certain that there were no transmission errors; and another script that will merge, decrypt, uncompress, and extract the tarfile, if needed.

The micro-SDXC-s are easy to tape to the inside of a Hallmark card and USPS mail to the three offsite locations.

I know that this is "ridiculous" ... but it works. And can be used to transfer other things, such as family photos that you don't want to loose or be stolen during transfer -- the encryption makes sure that even if the micro-SDXC card doesn't make it to the proper destination, you don't have to worry about anyone else having access to the archive on the card.

Solouki

 

[subjonas]

Hi,

I use 1TB micro-SDXC cards for offsite backups. In particular, I use a script that gtar-s (Apple's tar does not archive all files, but gtar does), bzip2-s the tarfile, encrypts with RSA, then splits the encrypted archive into 1GB subfiles, shasum-s all of the split files, and copies all of the split files and necessary scripts to the micro-SDXC card. I then send a micro-SDXC to the East Coast, one to the Gulf Coast, and one to the West Coast. There is a script that copies the split encrypted and compressed archive onto large HDDs at each site and checks the checksums to make certain that there were no transmission errors; and another script that will merge, decrypt, uncompress, and extract the tarfile, if needed.

The micro-SDXC-s are easy to tape to the inside of a Hallmark card and USPS mail to the three offsite locations.

I know that this is "ridiculous" ... but it works. And can be used to transfer other things, such as family photos that you don't want to loose or be stolen during transfer -- the encryption makes sure that even if the micro-SDXC card doesn't make it to the proper destination, you don't have to worry about anyone else having access to the archive on the card.

Solouki

Just curious, who receives and checks and archives your offsite backups? Colleagues or just really good friends 😆? I’d guess these are work backups?

 

[solouki]

Just curious, who receives and checks and archives your offsite backups? Colleagues or just really good friends 😆? I’d guess these are work backups?

Previos colleague, student, and a current colaborator on a small project included in archive.