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Backing up Flickr

Posted by Zak Mensah on Monday 08 June 2009 at 8:51am
Tags: flickr | migration | workflow |

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If you're like me, you may have wondered at some point how to download/back-up all of your full size Flickr images. Dan Benjamin of Hivelogic has a solution that uses a python script to solve this pesty issue.

Screengrab of our Flickr page

His description of how to run the script should be fairly easy to follow. I am not very technical so will  give this a whirl on the mac and report back on how easy it is for the average mortal. This script refers to the use of the command line via Apple Mac and Linux BUT does link to a Windows solution.

Backing up Flickr at Hivelogic

JISC Digital Media Flickr account

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Comment posted by Tele2002 on 11 June 2009 at 11:41am

Interesting concept since people normally use Flickr to backup their photos, the so the concept of backing up your backup I guess would seem a foreign to some.
Maybe he should think of the script as restoring your photos from your Flickr backup :)

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Comment posted by Zak Mensah on 11 June 2009 at 12:46pm

The risk of using Flickr as a primary backup is that at any point the service could cease. This script for me would be purely to backup the Flickr pics i put up instead of having to guess! For backing up all my photos I currently use dropbox (online backup) and 2 external drives. triple safe i hope.

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