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your hard drive crashes at a gig what do you do??

Discussion in 'DJing, Mixing and Production Discussions' started by DjFadez, Jan 25, 2015.


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  1. djshadez
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    Play cds.
     
    djshadez, Aug 17, 2015


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  2. xwikednessx
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    Always always always have a backup. I keep multiple backups with friends and family. in case of emergency someone can bring it over to you. Start using cloud storage as well. worst case scenario you can download major songs from the cloud.
     
    xwikednessx, Aug 17, 2015


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  3. G8147
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    go to the nearest market, ask where the tissues are, buy them and start crying..lolololol. from experience never have one copy of anything. ALWAYS back up your music to another source. Hard Drives have a knack of failing at the WORST TIMES POSSIBLE!!!!..... burn them on DVDs or even BLU-RAY blanks, or if you can afford it buy another external hard drive or big enough flash drive
     
    G8147, Aug 17, 2015


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  4. nuclearfusion
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    This can be very disappointing, you should have a backup system on hand incase this ever happens
     
    nuclearfusion, Aug 19, 2015


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  5. DJ Epidemik
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    i have two laptops who has the same library that is in sync so when I download new music they both get updated.
     
    DJ Epidemik, Aug 27, 2015


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  6. DJ_Ryan
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    you always need to make sure to bring a backup a hard drive, and a backup computer.
     
    DJ_Ryan, Sep 14, 2015


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  7. Jokerson19
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    Bring extra cds just in case but other than that a backup hard drive
     
    Jokerson19, Sep 15, 2015


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  8. Rav1Mix
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    use an aux cable with Youtube.
    I did have my drive crash and lost all my music fortunately it was not live so i Had time to download a new collection, but i still cannot find everything.
     
    Rav1Mix, Sep 21, 2015


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  9. Johnnie Walker
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    I have a backup hard drive and computer. That is part of DJing.
    When I used to DJ with CDs I had at least 2 copies of every CD. When I had records I had at least 2 copies of every record. So now we have computers so I have 2 Computers and 2 Hard Drives.
     
    Johnnie Walker, Sep 26, 2015


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  10. usm01
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    stop using the drive and look for some professional to help out..
     
    usm01, Sep 27, 2015


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  11. Torontobrotha
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    Always carry a backup
     
    Torontobrotha, Nov 6, 2015


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  12. RastaMan
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    I would advise anyone today to SWITCH from spinning hard drives to SSD especially when you're dealing with music. Imagine the wear and tear on something spinning 7200rpm every time you request a audio file.
     
    RastaMan, Jul 11, 2019


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  13. drbaboolal
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    always have a back up laptop
     
    drbaboolal, Jul 16, 2019


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  14. DJ Chucky
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    USB stick or have mini mixes on your phone
     
    DJ Chucky, Aug 13, 2019


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  15. Vish070
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    Always have a back up
     
    Vish070, Oct 12, 2019


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  16. theleach
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    Always have a backup up plan. Extra laptop, CDs, hard drive thumb drive with at least the necessary songs to get you through the night.
     
    theleach, Dec 2, 2019


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    Also good to use a controller with an onboard sound-card in case something happens with the laptop.
     
    asd415, Aug 4, 2020


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  18. chrissy
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    Alllllways have 2 drives. I feel like this is a lesson every DJ has learned the hard way at one point or another :0
     
    chrissy, Oct 23, 2020


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  19. madskunt
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    Having music ripped to a cloud based server/home server is a good idea. You can always hot spot from your phone and stream/download.. Last resort could be to play youtube or spotify.
     
    madskunt, Nov 1, 2020


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    Carry a usb stick. They have high capacity ones. Can also have some songs stored on the internal hdd of the pc just put the best hits on the internal harddrive. If your pc crashes then have your phone to play your music until it comes back online
     
    shawneyz, Jan 22, 2022


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