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Everyone wants to capture those magical moments in life, but for moms, those moments are constantly presenting themselves. Before you know it, you've snapped off 30 photos in a day. Most of us think, “We'll get to organizing them later,” but most often, later never comes. Before you know it, you have hundreds, thousands, of digital photos, videos, and a huge project of deciding when and how to organize them. At least that’s how it is for me. That is until now! If you’re trying to figure out how to how to organize digital photos like I am, check out these tips.
How To Organize Digital Photos
Download
Gather all of your digital cameras, memory cards, and devices and transfer all of your digital images to one central location. I set up a master folder called “Photo'” on my computer and transferred all the photos to that folder.
Declutter
Review each image, and delete any images that are duplicates, blurry or just plain bad. I can't believe I had so many photos that were so similar to each other. I took the time to review each one and then picked the best one of the bunch.
Create a filing system
Decide how you want to organize your photos. I found chronological to be the easiest way for me. I have a folder for each year, and then within each year, I set up monthly folders.
Backup Regularly
One thing I learned is that it’s very important to back up your photos. I lost hundreds of photos one year when my computer crashed. Since then, I’ve made it a habit to back up my photos regularly. I recommend buying an external drive. They provide a relatively easy way of backing up your data and many are now both lightweight and small. The SanDisk Extreme Portable External Drive is an excellent place to start.
SanDisk Extreme 1TB External Drive
The SanDisk Extreme offers high-speed storage for all your photos and videos. You won't have to wait for your pictures to appear on the screen with this high-speed photo storage system. The SanDisk Extreme 1TB external drive offers its users high-speed transfers that make it ideal for saving and editing those high-resolution photos and videos. It is also extremely rugged and durable in its ability to withstand rain, spills, splashes, and dust.
Storage
The SanDisk external drive has up to 1TB of high-speed storage for all the memories you've captured on film or video. The SanDisk is ideal to take when you’re traveling or on the road as it's highly portable and durable. With the drive being smaller than your average SmartPhone, there is no reason this drive can't go everywhere and anywhere memories are formed. It's so small it can fit in the palm of my hand.
Compatibility
The SanDisk Extreme is compatible with Windows, Mac, USB-C, or USB-A. As it is designed for compatibility with Mac and Windows, the SanDisk external drive is equipped with a 3.1 USB C-type connector and also comes with a C-type USB to C-type cable and a C-type to A-type adapter; this means that it is compatible with current, new, or older PCs and Macs.
SanDisk
SanDisk has been a leader in technology and innovation since they invented the world's first flash-based solid-state drive more than 25 years ago. They have taken their role as a technology leader and continued to evolve their products to reflect the changing times and deliver the ultimate in performance, reliability, and creativity.
SanDisk SecureAccess
SanDisk drives are also admired for their security features. With SanDisk SecureAccess software, you can create a private password so only you can access your protected folder on your SanDisk extreme 1TB external drive.
When it comes to capturing those magical family moments, your photo storage system has to be as portable as you are. With SanDisk Extreme 1TB External Drive, you can enjoy its large storage capabilities, compatibility with both Windows and Macs, durability and ruggedness for on-the-go transport, compact-size, editing, transferring, and offloading high-speed capabilities. Now that you know how to organize digital photos from start to finish, you can edit your digital photo collection so they will be as preserved and treasured as the memories they capture. What more could you want in a photo storage and organizing system?
You can find the SanDisk Extreme Portable External Drive at Best Buy.