How to Backup Your Photos
With the advancement of technology, taking pictures with our cell phones has become a daily activity. However, these photos can take up significant space in your phone's memory. Also, there is always a risk of losing those precious memories due to phone damage, loss or theft. Therefore, backing up your photos is an essential practice that we should all adopt. Here are some simple ways to do this.
1. Backup with Google Photos
Google Photos is a cloud-based photo and video storage service that offers free, unlimited storage for photos and videos (with some quality limitations). To backup your photos with Google Photos, follow these steps:
- Download and install the Google Photos app on your phone.
- Open the app and sign in with your Google account.
- Go to app settings and enable 'Backup & Sync'.
- Choose the backup quality. If you choose the high quality option, you get free unlimited storage. If you choose the original quality option, the photos will count towards your Google Drive storage.
- Once you enable backup and sync, your photos will be automatically uploaded to the cloud whenever you're connected to Wi-Fi.
2. Backup with iCloud
If you are an iPhone user, you can use iCloud to backup your photos. iCloud gives you 5GB of free storage, but you can buy more space if you need it. To back up your photos with iCloud, follow these steps:
- Go to your iPhone settings.
- Tap your name and then iCloud.
- Select Photos and turn on iCloud Photos.
- With iCloud Photos turned on, your photos will automatically be uploaded to the cloud whenever you're connected to Wi-Fi.
3. Backup with an External Drive
If you prefer not to use the cloud, you can back up your photos to an external drive such as a thumb drive or an external hard drive. Here are the steps:
- Connect the external drive to your phone using an adapter if necessary.
- Access your photos through your phone's file management app.
- Select the photos you want to back up and copy them to the external drive.
Backing up your photos ensures that you won't lose your precious memories even if something happens to your phone. So choose the method that best suits your needs and start backing up your photos today!
