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Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a sentimental fool and I document everything with photos. I’ve been this way ever since I can remember. When I tell you I have bins and boxes (and more bins) of photo albums that is absolutely no exaggeration. After I had kids, my photo obsession probably doubled and it became of the utmost importance to make sure that my photos were secure. In this day and age, everything is digital so it has gotten more difficult to keep files safe. The threat of something happening to photos if left on a device (phone, computer, etc) is very real. I would be beyond devastated if I lost even a few of the precious photos of my family. From the day they are born, kids change every single day and personally, I want to remember it all!
Just a few of the captured moments I would not want to lose:
Ruby & Ollie First Day of School August 2014
Ruby & Ollie Christmas 2014
Ollie & Ruby Easter 2015
Ollie, Ruby & Mama – Dance Recital May 2015
See how much they change in such a short time? Gosh, I am SO sentimental, I’m tearing up just looking at these photos. It is so important to me to have and KEEP these memories for our family and for the kids when they grow up! I have a few tips to aid you in keeping your memories safe and secure:
Print. Yes, I said PRINT on paper. I believe in printing those photos because I’m old school and I love to flip through a photo book. If I’m at your house and you have one, I will be looking through it! There is something about having a photo in your hands, I tell you. You can print at home or use an online service or even print at your local drugstore.
Flash Drive. Get a few flash drives and transfer (or at least copy) any photos from your computer or devices to a flash drive. That way, if disaster strikes in the form of a virus or total technology breakdown you won’t lose precious memories.
Cloud Drive. It’s the age of all things digital and the easiest way to secure your files is to use a service like RealTimes, an app that will protect your memories on a personal cloud drive. You know your photos will safe and secure and that’s peace of mind that I love. The RealTimes app also does a lot of things for you, like create a gorgeous montage of photo and video memories. I can’t tell you how many hours I have spent in my lifetime doing this stuff on my own. Too many. You can also share your memories easily with family and friends by text, email, Facebook, Twitter, and more. There are a ton of ways to customize your RealTimes stories with filters and all the fun stuff, even music! My favorite feature is that photos and videos are auto-organized in a timeline. I am a stickler for having my photos organized.
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I love the fact that you can pull up your pictures on any device! Im like you and love to take pictures. I have two, thats right two, dead computers that I haven’t gotten rid of yet because I want to pull the pictures off it first. It’s been years…..
I also use a external hard drive to back everything up. But I agree, prints are the best! I just switched and started doing family yearbooks thru blurb.
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As a photographer, I am always backing everything up on external drives and Cloud drives. I agree whole heartedly that you need several back up sources and not just one. I have had an external drive crash on me taking 2 years of photos with it… It was HEART breaking…
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My favourite feature is the personal cloud drive. I love that my memories are saved and that I am able to access them almost anywhere.
I it looks like a really great way to protect all of my digital photos.
We have so many pictures – we keep them on a drive here at home, but think this kind of storage would be a great alternative. What if my computer crashed – I’d lose them all!
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All of MY Recent photos are stored on my Mac. I’d hate for anything to happen to them!
I am the same way about photos. I have boxes and boxes plus several TB of storage. I love the backup to the cloud and the organize feature!
Really cool!
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Traci
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This is super important and something most people take for granted. I use online services, cloud and flash drive.
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Cloud Drives have really saved me time and effort when it comes to saving pictures. I take so many pictures throughout the week that a flash drive would give out on me.