Backup Method

I am looking for the best way to backup the many pictures I have in iPhoto5 so that they are readily useable in iPhoto. I see out of iPhoto that photos are backed up in literally hundreds of folders that have no indication of the contents of the folders. I essentially hop to somehow create an iPhoto Library on the backup disk that can either be used as a stand alone or accessed through iPhoto when the disc is in the drive.

HI dan,
This is from the iPhoto Help menu:
Creating your own CDs and DVDs for viewing in iPhoto
If you have an Apple-supported CD-RW or DVD-R drive, you can create your own CDs and DVDs to archive your photos. This process is called "burning" because when you write information to a disc (that is, save information on the disc), your drive "burns" the files onto it with a laser.
IMPORTANT: Use iPhoto's burn feature only to archive your photos and albums for viewing in iPhoto. If you want to create a disc to be viewed on a Windows computer or by a photo processing company, you must use the Burn Disc command in the Finder. (See Related Topics below.)
To burn your own CD or DVD:
Select the photo library, albums, or individual photos you want to burn to a disc.
Choose Share > Burn.
Insert a CD-RW disc or a blank CD-R or DVD-R disc into your drive.
Disc information appears at the bottom of the iPhoto viewing area. The green area on the disc icon represents the amount of disc space your photos require.
If necessary, type a new name for the disc in the Name field.
Click the Burn button.
Click the Burn button in the Burn Disc dialog.
It may take several minutes to burn the disc. You can cancel the burn by clicking the Stop button next to the progress bar, but if you're using a CD-R disc, you might not be able to use the CD after canceling.

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user12115 wrote:
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First of all thanks for your reply and suggestions. I have not lost the interest but reading and thinking on all your suggestion.
About expdp yes I think this is the only option I was thinking before post a question here. but as we know this is should not consider as a backup.
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Edited by: user12115 on Mar 5, 2013 5:08 AM
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4. As no. 3
> What's the difference between your last good installation and the clone? Is there one?
A good installation will, hopefully, contain just a clean and fresh system with no corrupt files whilst the clone may be a clone of both the system and your files in its current state (which may include unecessary, incorrect and/or corrupt files).
> Also, would anyone care to post/discuss their methods and ideas about backing up?
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