Vacation Photos: 5 Tips For Saving Photos
If you are one of those people who take a lot of photos with their phone when they travel, don't wait for your smartphone to be full or break down to secure your memories. We will give you 5 tips to back up your vacation photos.
1- Do not neglect the backup
If you have never lost data before, you might underestimate the importance of making regular backups. It only takes a computer virus or a water-damaged smartphone for some files to be permanently lost.
To avoid such mishaps, the only solution is to make backups online or on physical media like an external hard drive. This good habit also helps to free up space in your smartphone's memory.
In the following paragraphs, I will remind you how to back up your vacation photos and more! The same precaution applies to all data you wouldn't want to lose, such as important documents, your phone contacts, or family video memories.
2- Transfer your photos from your phone to your computer
The first solution to save your vacation photos and free up your phone's memory is to transfer your images and videos to your computer, whether it's a laptop, Mac, or PC.
To do this, you can connect the two devices using a USB cable. Then, you need to open the Photos app on your computer and import the files from your smartphone.
3- Simplify your life with Bluetooth
Transferring images using a USB cable is one initial option. But this good old method has somewhat fallen out of favor with the advent of Bluetooth...
On recent computers, it is possible to transfer files via the Bluetooth connection, without needing to plug a cable between the two devices.
This other method will make your life easier every time you want to back up vacation photos or other precious files. Indeed, you just need to select the images to be transferred on your smartphone, click on the Share button, and choose the Bluetooth option.
If you own Apple devices like an iPhone and a Mac, you can perform the same type of wireless image transfer thanks to AirDrop.
4- Acquire a hard drive or a USB flash drive
Another method to back up videos, vacation photos, and files is to use physical media such as an external hard drive or a USB flash drive.
These storage devices function like your computer's hard drive. Their main disadvantage is having limited storage capacity, but their major advantage is ease of use.
You simply need to plug them into your computer via a USB port to transfer your files and have an additional backup.
5- Save your photos in the cloud
The latest method for saving photos is also one of the most common today. It involves using the cloud, which is an online storage space offered by Google, Apple, or Microsoft, for example.
Google Photos is the most well-known application for performing this type of online backup. Simply download it to your smartphone and log in to your Google account so that your photos are automatically saved to the American giant's cloud.
With this application, you get 15 GB for free. If you need more space, you will have to subscribe to a plan (starting at €19.99 per year for 100 GB of storage space).
