Saving photos and a giveaway
I take a lot of photos. And I mean A LOT. I’ve been trying to keep on top of them, so at the end of the month I sort out all the photos into one folder, deleting duplicates, blurred ones and the like… When I sorted January’s photos out, before I started I had over 1,000! Excessive much?! Over Christmas I was using our spare laptop as mine died, and I filled it rather fast with photos – so much so that the poor thing nearly gave up the ghost! I’ve also been in the position before of losing a tonne of images when a laptop has broken – queue millions of tears and several curse words.
I’ve discovered the importance of having an external hard drive – both to protect images from being lost, but also for freeing up space on your computer. I actually back all my images up to the cloud – but I think having them on multiple places is a wise move – you can never be too careful if you don’t want to loose a lifetimes photos.
Western Digital make this ‘My Passport Ultra’ – a tiny hard drive that has huge storage capabilities- anywhere from 1tb up to 3tb {The 1tb could hold almost half a million photographs!}. It’s given me a huge peace of mind to know that my photos are backed up on here. The other bonus I discovered is that I can use it to easily access my files from other laptops. If for some reason I need to use a different computer to my usual one, I can still get to all of my photos and files with no worries!
If you fancy winning one of these for yourself, I have a blue, 1TB My Passport Ultra to giveaway.
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Tracy Nixon
March 14, 2016 at 08:52I have a lovely photo of me and my children and our dog taken together in our garden by my mum – I would hate to lost that one!
Jo Hutchinson
March 14, 2016 at 09:47A lovely family photo with children and Grandmother and great grandmother in
Kim Carberry
March 14, 2016 at 10:10I would hate to lose the first photo of my girls after the were born.
iain maciver
March 14, 2016 at 11:06a family photo of us all together sadly some are no longer with us
claire griffiths
March 14, 2016 at 11:42a photo of me and my mum when i was little
Darrell
March 14, 2016 at 11:50I would hate to lose the photo of my parents holding me as a Baby. It’s my favourite :)
Spencer Broadley
March 14, 2016 at 11:50My 2 sons in a joint school photo – they look so brilliant together
Brad Start
March 14, 2016 at 12:07It would have to be the photo in my wallet of my wife, taken on the day we met (33 years ago).
Kim M
March 14, 2016 at 12:39A photo of my daughter as a baby
Jennifer Haden
March 14, 2016 at 13:22The day we moved into our new home x
Emiline
March 14, 2016 at 13:36I have lost plenty of photos because I didn’t back up properly/harddrive got drowned/computer burned in fire. The picture I’d currently be saddest about was the picture of my graduation with my parents both present. xx
lynn savage
March 14, 2016 at 13:59I have a lovely photo of me and my sister with our parents and grandparents, it’s the only photo of all of us together
mysweetiepiepie
March 14, 2016 at 14:12I’d hate to lose my wedding photos – or any my my other thousands of photos I got on my computer.
William Gould
March 14, 2016 at 15:18I have mine as my Facebook profile, me standing by the Golden Gate Bridge, my most favourite place in the world!
Susan B
March 14, 2016 at 15:24I have a lovely photo of the little people all together on a special family occasion.
Victoria Walsh
March 14, 2016 at 17:19I would never want to lose the photo of the my 1 year old smiling away holding our pregnancy test which told us we were pregnant again with his little brother/sister due in May. I’m so bad at backing up photos so would love this to encourage me to do it x
Paula Readings
March 14, 2016 at 18:32Picture of my grandparents.
Angela Treadway
March 14, 2016 at 18:52I cant pick one specific photo as all of the photos of my sons are precious but i would hate to lose 1st birthday pics x
Rey Chunara
March 14, 2016 at 20:34One taken at my mothers birthday with the whole family – all 4 generations!
ashleigh allan
March 14, 2016 at 20:46My kids first day at school!
Rebecca Jones
March 14, 2016 at 20:47I have a lovely photo of my son and daughter hand in hand facing away from the camera, on Nissi Beach in Cyprus, walking towards the sea.
claire woods
March 14, 2016 at 20:52My son’s baby photos.
Susan Smith
March 14, 2016 at 20:58A photograph of my husband and myself on our wedding day
laura banks
March 14, 2016 at 21:03my wedding pics
Leanne Lunn
March 14, 2016 at 22:01First photo of my girls :)
Leila Benhamida
March 14, 2016 at 22:59The photo of my children with their great grand parents
stephen smith
March 15, 2016 at 10:58the photos of my twin boys one has a life limiting illness so we take loads of them
brenda heads
March 15, 2016 at 14:05a photo of me riding a camel in the Sahara, I would never get on one again.
katie albury
March 15, 2016 at 15:19The first photo after I had Elsie…every time I look at the photo I’m flooded with memories of that moment and I would hate to lose it! x
Malcolm Thompson
March 15, 2016 at 18:25A lovely photo of a Swan spreading his/her wings in black & white.
ruth robinson
March 16, 2016 at 01:30one of me and my mum
Ruth Harwood
March 16, 2016 at 10:08I have a lovely pic of my whole family together and smiling xx
Anthony Webster
March 16, 2016 at 22:13Very few family photos of before I was born so the one of my grandad is priceless.
Jodie Cook
March 16, 2016 at 22:32Photos of my dad
Gemma Massey
March 17, 2016 at 13:11A picture of me and my great nans who are now Angels x
HelenP
March 17, 2016 at 20:00Photo backups, it’s that job I always need to get round too! And the ironing ?
keri brooks
March 17, 2016 at 20:44Got a few photos 2 precious to lose same as most got my precious angel girls all I have left of them. Or my youngest girl first ever photo but I guess all photos are precious 2 us all specially loved ones no longer here .x
Anne
March 17, 2016 at 22:08Photos of my babies
Samantha O'D
March 18, 2016 at 10:27A picture of 2 of my kids on blackpool beach, it was a first holiday for our now middle child
Lynne Durkin
March 20, 2016 at 12:27A photo of hubby and our twin girls taken on a beach a couple of years ago, something about it that feels really special x
Natalie Baskerville
March 21, 2016 at 16:54First photo of myself, my husband and our two kids together
kimberley ryan
March 22, 2016 at 13:33I would hate to lose any photograph showing my parents as I have only one or two and they are irreplaceable
Sarah S
March 22, 2016 at 20:29I would hate to lose the first photos of my children taken when they were just minutes old.
Harline parkin
March 24, 2016 at 18:07My lovely picture of my dog paddy I recently lost its the last one we took of him he was a beautiful collie dog, and he never liked his picture taking but on this one he is looking straight at the camera
Kelly L
March 25, 2016 at 06:14When my son was a baby!
Tracy Hanley
March 25, 2016 at 08:58a picture of me with my son when he was born
Sheri Darby
March 25, 2016 at 20:17Photos of family holidays
Victoria Prince
March 26, 2016 at 09:25A photo of me, my dad, my grandmother and our dog :) The latter two have both passed away now, and it’s one of the only photos I have of my grandmother with us
Trevor Linvell
March 26, 2016 at 11:04Photos of family and me meeting Mark hamill
Ian Campbell
March 26, 2016 at 14:32A photo of the whole family taken sitting on the swing seat out in the garden during the blistering summer of 1996. Everyone, including now departed grandparents, were in it. A poignant and very historic reminder of times gone by xx
ki
March 26, 2016 at 15:27A big family photo we had taken last year in the summer with all the aunts, uncles and cousins
Claire Ward
March 26, 2016 at 17:35Pictures of my nan
Sylvia Paul
March 26, 2016 at 18:20I would hate to lose a picture of My Son with his new baby Sister
Michelle O'Neill
March 26, 2016 at 18:25my wedding photos x
Philip Thomas Boyle
March 26, 2016 at 20:40A picture of me & my brothers in the Lake District.
Vickie Jackson
March 26, 2016 at 21:59One of the first photos of my daughter after she was born and in special care.
Adrian Bold
March 26, 2016 at 22:12Photos of the family, or maybe our dog.
Jennifer Rhymer
March 26, 2016 at 22:34I have a photo of my baby boy that is no longer with me, it’s so precious x
janine atkin
March 26, 2016 at 23:42my fav photo of me and my mum
Lucy Irving
March 27, 2016 at 02:08a photo of me with Richie Sambora
Lynsey Buchanan
March 27, 2016 at 03:25My first photo of my daughter
Melanie Burton
March 27, 2016 at 09:09It’s got to be one of the last photos of my dad, when we were on holiday in Majorca with friends out there. Miss him.
Geoff Hibbert
March 27, 2016 at 09:50I’ve got a photo of my brother and me when we were about two years old.
amy bondoc
March 27, 2016 at 12:45our photos from our holiday to india, i dont have any other photos, we lost them all when our laptops were stolena few years ago
Sheila Reeves
March 27, 2016 at 13:14Photo of my two boys laughing and captured when they thought no-one was watching
Saran Benjamin
March 27, 2016 at 13:32Our wedding photo because it was before digital times ha ha
Katharina
March 27, 2016 at 13:35familie photos
zoe somerfield
March 27, 2016 at 14:27The first photos of my kids when they were born
Sam McKean
March 27, 2016 at 14:37Photos of my babies when they were just born.
jemma dwyer
March 27, 2016 at 15:52first photo of my little man after giving birth :)
Kim W
March 27, 2016 at 16:12The sepia polaroid one when my son was born, we had to borrow a camera!
Petra Hora
March 27, 2016 at 17:32The picture when my son was born.
Julie Jones
March 27, 2016 at 19:33The last photo I had taken with me and my dad
Deborah
March 27, 2016 at 21:01A photo of my late mother and father with my two brothers; I think it is about the only photo I have like this
Carol Cliffe
March 27, 2016 at 21:48I would hate to lose the photos of my children, especially when they were babies – they grow so fast!
Kat Glynn
March 27, 2016 at 22:00I would hate to lose some photos of my grandad who has sadly passed away.
Jane H Shaw
March 27, 2016 at 22:09The last photo of all my family together thanks
Karl Borowy
March 27, 2016 at 22:09WEDDING PHOTO
Tina Cleveland
March 27, 2016 at 23:04A photo of my Sister, Mum and myself at the National Television Awards
Natalie Crossan
March 27, 2016 at 23:20my daughters nursery photo x
Moany Mike
March 27, 2016 at 23:36A photo that I took of my wife and daughter standing by a fairy forest sign, both looked so gorgeous :)
melissa crowe
March 27, 2016 at 23:38childrens 1st steps