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How to back up photos from computer?

sarahpanda — Mon, 06 May 2024 09:04:03 GMT

I need to back up my photos that live on my desktop computer. I watched the video on the 'ClickFree' product but it appears that they plug the devise into a phone to back up phone photos on the demonstration. Would it work the same on a desktop computer? Do you have any suggestions on how to back up my photos other than the ClickFree? Thanks !

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

I am still oxox — Mon, 06 May 2024 10:05:12 GMT

If you have a Mac, photos are backed up to I cloud on a regular basis.

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

jackthebear — Mon, 06 May 2024 10:24:50 GMT

youtube

back up photos or copy photo from xxx computer to jumpdrive or usb

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

Ainhisg — Mon, 06 May 2024 10:33:33 GMT

@I am still oxox wrote:
If you have a Mac, photos are backed up to I cloud on a regular basis.

Only if that setting is turned on. I have mine turned off, as I don't want the gazillion photos I have on my Macbook populated on my iPad. I store my MacBook photos on an SD card. The majority of my photos taken in the last 10 years have been taken with my iPad or my android phone, so I use Apple's and Google's cloud storage for those. For the photos I still take with my camera, depending on the subject, I usually store them in both clouds as well as on my Macbook/SD card.

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

gardenman — Mon, 06 May 2024 12:39:08 GMT

There are roughly a billion ways to back up photos. I mostly use cloud backups and I have Google (I pay $1.99 a month), Amazon (part of Prime), and Microsoft (part of my 360 subscription) all backing up my photos automatically. It's easy-peasy and largely foolproof. The odds of my computer and all three of them failing simultaneously are near zero.

The more manual way of doing it is to plug in an external hard drive, USB drive, etc., and dragging and dropping the photos you want to save. Then you have to find a safe place to store the backup and then remember to back up any new photos. It's just easier to let the online services do it all for you.

If you already have Amazon Prime just install their Amazon Photos app on your computer and let it find and save your photos. If you've got an Android phone you've already got Google's Photo app on the phone. You can also go to their site on your computer and let it find your photos. If you've got a Microsoft 360 subscription for Word, etc. then you've got One Drive and it'll find and save your photos for you.

Those services are so fast and efficient that I'll sometimes take a photo. look at it for a minute or two, and decide I don't want it and delete it. One or more of them will have likely already backed it up and be holding it in that short of a period of time and I'll find my deleted photo there.

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

Mz iMac — Mon, 06 May 2024 19:46:21 GMT

@sarahpanda @gardenman

The fun thing anout the Amazon Photo app is that your backed up photos as well as videos can be used as "wallpaper/sceensaver" on a smart tv and/or Fire Stick if you have one. Instructions are in either in the smart tv, the app or FS settings.

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

sarahpanda — Mon, 06 May 2024 20:29:05 GMT

@gardenman ..Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I do have Amazon Prime - I think I will get my DD to 'install the app' because I don't even know what that means - and save my photos in that manner. Thank you again.

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

jackthebear — Tue, 07 May 2024 09:54:23 GMT

@sarahpanda wrote:
@gardenman ..Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I do have Amazon Prime - I think I will get my DD to 'install the app' because I don't even know what that means - and save my photos in that manner. Thank you again.

it is an easy thing to do, and you should try to do that for yourself you can't mess anything up

youtube will help

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

shoesnbags — Wed, 08 May 2024 02:14:54 GMT

This thread reminded me that I have older photos on my desktop PC that need to be saved somewhere. For years now all of my pictures have been taken by phone and automatically saved to the cloud but I tend to forget the older pics on the PC. Thanks, @gardenman, for the suggestions!

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

Sunshine Kate — Wed, 08 May 2024 02:21:32 GMT

I know I can backup photos from my Iphone onto a flash drive.

Question: Can I have folders on the flash drive with names and put photos in particular folders?

If so, how? I don't want a separate app so I have complete control.

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

Mz iMac — Wed, 08 May 2024 17:45:35 GMT

@Sunshine Kate Yes

W/o knowing your system or device which you did not provide, the following is for Mac computers....

Finder>Apple>File>New Folder

Name the folder (s)

Add photos to folder(s)

Connect flash drive to computer

Click on icon to open

Drag folder(s) inside

Drag folder ontop of the flash drive icon.

***Unknow if the above works on Apple iOS devices.***

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

Nuttmeg — Wed, 08 May 2024 23:38:18 GMT

I backup my photos to my Google Drive from my phone or computer.

You do need a Google account,

and have 15GB of free storage.

You can find YouTube videos to help you set up an and copy your photos to a Google.

Google Photo app on an Android phone will automatically store the photos or remain you to back them up.

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

Susan345 — Wed, 08 May 2024 23:53:49 GMT

I back up all my files to an external hard drive because they have more space. I have 2 that hold a terabyte.

You just plug it into a USB port on your computer and it acts just like an internal drive.

At one time I used click free and did get one back up out of it. But one day it decided to fail when I plugged it in.

I have no idea how to back up with an app on my phone.

Re: How to back up photos from computer?

Sunshine Kate — Thu, 09 May 2024 12:53:05 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@Sunshine Kate Yes

W/o knowing your system or device which you did not provide, the following is for Mac computers....
Finder>Apple>File>New Folder
Name the folder (s)
Add photos to folder(s)

Connect flash drive to computer
Click on icon to open
Drag folder(s) inside

OR

Drag folder ontop of the flash drive icon.

***Unknow if the above works on Apple iOS devices.***

Thank you @Mz iMac. I'll try this.