In a world where we’re snapping hundreds and thousands of images yearly, that’s really important. 1 most downloaded photo app on iOS, per Apptopia) happens to have the best search. Pro: The default photo app on Android phones (and no. Why: Pay $9.99 monthly for 2 TB of storage, and have an easier time finding your photos and videos, thanks to Google’s superior search. Videos are included in auto uploads, but only if they’re 1.5 GBs or less, which knocks most of my videos out of the auto loop. If you remember when you snapped the photos (or visited a specific place) you’ll have an easier time finding those images. Everything you snap on your phone goes into a specific storage folder that’s organized by month and year, so even when on vacation, you know everything is being backed up while you sleep.Ĭon: Search for photos isn’t in the Google/Apple league, although you can help yourselves by taking the time to keyword and tag photos, a chore many people may not want to do. Photos look great on the Web and in the app, they’re easy to share, and the auto-upload process works like a charm. ![]() Pro: (Full disclosure: SmugMug is sponsoring the upcoming season 4 of # PhotowalksTV.)Īimed at photographers, but accessible to all, the price and SmugMug services (customer support that answers questions within minutes) should make anyone looking for a safe home for their photos consider it. ![]() Why: With rates starting at $75 yearly for unlimited storage, it’s the most affordable of the services. My recommendation: store your stuff on Amazon, but elsewhere as well. This happened in 2017 when Amazon killed off what was called “Cloud Drive,” a service that also, at one time, offered unlimited storage. And you could upload your entire photo library to Amazon and see the terms one day and suddenly change. Another bonus: if you have Amazon Fire TV streaming, your recent smartphone pictures (or ones uploaded from your camera) will show up on the TV as a screensaver, and that’s fun.Ĭon: The interface of the Photos app isn’t pretty, navigation is tough, and the canned slideshows Amazon creates to really bad music aren’t worth your time. Download the Amazon Photos app and you can set up automatic uploads from your iPhone or Android device. Why: Members of the $139 yearly Prime subscription service for faster shipping and entertainment also get unlimited photo (but not video) uploads. The question is: where do your dollars go, as you have several alternatives. I try to stay on top of my Gmail, but my mailbox currently has 46.27 worth of gigabytes that needs to be cleared out, and I have 17.21 GBs in Google Photos.Īpple and Microsoft give you 5 GBs of “free” storage as starter points, but a few weekends of casual photo and video shooting, and you’ll eat that up in no time. Google offers 15 gigabytes of “free” storage, but that counts for Google Photos, as well as Gmail and Google Drive. There’s no such thing as free backup anymore. And paying more in the coming years as well, as you snap more images. This time I’d like to go over the best alternative photo backup options for you in more detail, because like it or not, in today’s world, just like paying for food, shelter and taxes, if you snap photos on your smartphone or camera, you will be paying for online storage. ![]() When last we met, I pointed out the perils of using Apple’s iCloud Photos for photo backup for one simple reason: if you delete an image off your iPhone, Apple will in turn also delete it from iCloud*.
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