Backup strategies, workflows, and keeping your work safe.
Practical guides on backup, file management, and protecting creative work on Mac. Written by the team behind Tusk, a backup app built for photographers, video editors, and content creators.
May 10, 2026
Running out of space on your MacBook is a storage problem on the surface, but a workflow problem underneath. Here's how photographers and video editors keep their Mac lean without losing track of a single file.
May 10, 2026
Right after a shoot, your footage exists in one place. Here's how to offload an SD card to multiple drives on Mac with checksum verification, so the footage is safe before you reformat.
May 2, 2026
Manual backups lead to errors and missing data. Here's how to set up automatic project folder backup on Mac so every file change is covered without you having to think about it.
May 1, 2026
The 3-2-1 backup rule is standard advice for photographers and videographers but most people set it up wrong. Here's how to do it properly on Mac, automatically and with verified transfers.
April 30, 2026
Carbon Copy Cloner is a capable scheduled backup tool for Mac, but it's not built for project-level backup or creative workflows. Here are the best alternatives depending on what you actually need.
April 28, 2026
ChronoSync is a capable sync tool, but it's built around scheduled tasks and folder rules rather than projects or creative workflows. Here are the best alternatives depending on what you actually need.
April 27, 2026
A comparison of OffShoot (formerly Hedge), Shotput Pro, and Silverstack for SD card offloading on Mac based on input from professional photographers and DITs. Which one fits your workflow, and what all three miss once the offload is done.