Do you save your raw files?

[Scrapbird]

I have been saving my RAW files on an external hard drive, but they are huge, it takes extra time to organize and save them, and I have never looked at them in two years.
I "develop" them and save as high-quality jpegs. My jpegs are backed up in more than one place, and I never write over the originals so I can preserve the quality.

So I ask, what on earth do I need the RAW files for?
Do you save yours? What for?

[Myra]

I would say that throwing out your RAW files is like pitching your negatives because you have the prints. And I could never sleep again if I did that.

[DonnaNJ]

I only save the raw files for the special occasion pictures. DonnaNJ

[katrinak]

Ditto what Myra said.

[Amy L]

I save the RAW files too.

[Cassie Jones (1gr8muggle)]

I save them, too.

[Pokey79]

I back them up on disk and and external drive... they are your negatives for sure!

[namratasnv]

Originally Posted by Pokey79

I back them up on disk and and external drive... they are your negatives for sure!

Yes it is exactly true as, they are no doubt are the negatives and it is very important to save it as a backup.

I do save all my raw files.

Thanks!

[anxela]

I save all my raw files (as .dng)! They are saved on two separate external drives and on mozyhome (Mozy - Safe, Secure, Affordable Online Backup) which is online backup. I'm not taking any chances with these babies! That said, I don't export them as jpg before I need them... That's how I save space.