Photo is precious! Photo is one of the assets that can not be replaced. That is why when you ask people what they would save from the burning house, a lot of people answer "photo album."
Photo is precious! Photo is one of the assets that can not be replaced. That is why when you ask people what they would save from the burning house, a lot of people answer "photo album."
In today's age of digital photos, there is a simpler solution than running into a burning building to save your photos. Here are some solutions:
Backing up on a diskette/flash disk
Save your photos in a folder on the computer, and then copy the folder into. There are several levels of quality floppies - look for a disk that is made for archiving purposes, so it will last a long time. Other types of floppy disks will be broken timeless. Make at least two copies - one to be stored in an accessible place and another stored elsewhere, such as in room safe deposit box.
using memory
Other similar solution is to use a memory - sometimes called "USB memory." More and more storage capacity, and the magnitude of the storage capacity that you can buy at a price which is pretty cheap. external can be used in the same way. Periodically, copy back your photos deposits in these storage devices to ensure that your photo archives remain durable. Again, it is wise to make more than one copy and keep the other one in a different place.
Online storage
The new method is to use an online storage. This storage method is often called the store "in the cloud." This means that you upload your photo (or other data) to the online service, which will store it for you until you need it. There are several advantages of using this method. You can access this data from anywhere that has internet network. For example, when visiting Grandma's house, only to go to the storage site, you can show these photos easily to your grandmother. You will be able to take photographs through any device connected to the Internet, whether it is a computer desk, computer tablet, or. Also, are used by these service providers are of high quality. Some examples of these services is Dropbox, Flickr, Google Docs, and iCloud. You can even use Facebook for this purpose. The most favorable is the service is provided free of charge, and some of them offer a large enough storage space.
Your photos are backed up on your own computer, to disk, memory, or external, as well as additional copies "in the cloud" is a wise way. If you have a house fire and the loss of data on your computer, your photos are still waiting for you, safe, on-site online storage. If for some reason, the computer from online storage service that is damaged (although rare, but can happen), you still have a copy at home.
Now you can sleep better at night because you do not have to risk your life to save a photo from the fire.
source:
"7 ways to preserve digital pictures" by Margot Hovley.
