What is the best way to store photos from your phone?
One of the best of these options is Google Photos. Google's free app allows anyone to upload their photos and videos to the cloud. Even better, it comes with free unlimited storage for videos (up to 1080p) and photos (up to 16-megapixels).
On the top right, tap your account photo or initial. Select Photos settings, followed by Back up and sync. Toggle Back up and sync on. Once your backup is done, future photos you take will be saved to the cloud.
- Dropbox. iOS and Android. Free (up to 2GB) ...
- Google Photos. iOS and Android. Free. ...
- iCloud. Accessible with Apple ID. Free (5GB) ...
- Internxt Photos. iOS and Android. Free (10GB) ...
- pCloud. iOS and Android. ...
- Flickr. iOS and Android. ...
- Amazon (Prime) Photos. iOS and Android. ...
- Microsoft OneDrive. iOS and Android.
- Back-up your hard drive. Make sure that your images are not saved only in one place (your desktop/laptop computer, for example). ...
- Burn your images on CDs/DVDs. ...
- Use online storage. ...
- Print your images and place them in a photo album. ...
- Save your prints, too!
Your photos should regularly back up to the cloud for safekeeping, and you can download them one by one or in batches if you ever want to print them out. iCloud: If you're using an iPhone, you probably have iCloud Photos turned on by default, which ensures your photos are backed up to Apple's storage service.
If you want to store a stack of photos, layer them between sheets of acid free paper in a metal box. If you use a cardboard box, make sure it's acid-free. You can also store the layered photos in a cabinet, closet, under the bed, or in this clever Bookcase of Secrets.
JPEG Quality Settings and File Size
A 128GB card or drive can hold about 35,500 photos. The number can vary depending on the picture quality, so that number assumes a lower-quality image. If your camera has more megapixels, each picture will take up more space. A 12MP camera can fill 128 gigs with about 35,500 photos.
USB drives hold much more information than a CD, making it easier to keep track of projects and have project-related images in one place (Burris notes that their drives are 4GB, which they find holds all the info they need).
Not only will it give you 100GB of storage space (that's enough for over 30,000 photos, or more than 28,000 songs, or approximately 250,000 files!) but it will keep them safe and protected, thanks to its military-grade 256 AES encryption.
- Use External Hard Drives to Store Digital Photos.
- Save Digital Photos with USB Flash Drive.
- Save Photos to an SSD for Long-term Protection.
- Store Photos to the Cloud Drive.
- Run Backup and Recovery Software.
- Print These Photos to Save Them.
What is the difference between a flash drive and a photo stick?
The biggest difference is the data transfer port. Usually, there is only one USB-A port for connecting the USB flash drive and computers. While for a photo stick, there are at least two ports with one for connecting the photo stick to a mobile phone and the other for connecting the photo stick to a computer.
USB sticks
Simply remove the cap, insert the end into the USB slot on your computer, then drag and drop the photos you want to store on the stick on to its icon, which will have appeared on your desktop.
Using iCloud will mean your images can sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, with all the enhanced functionality that Apple's Photos apps offer, including the option to optimize your device's storage. But if some or all of your devices are not made by Apple, Google Photos is the clear winner.
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What to do with all those digital pictures
- Choose photo-editing software. Got years of photos stored on your computer? ...
- Get organized. ...
- Digital slideshow. ...
- Create a website. ...
- Book It! ...
- Make presents. ...
- Scrapbook sans glue! ...
- Short-on-time scrapbooking.
- Make sure your flash drive and phone are compatible. ...
- Plug in your flash drive via your phone's USB-C port. ...
- Find the image files you want on your phone. ...
- Copy the image files to your USB drive.