How to save your photos on the internet
22 Jul 2016
While nothing can replicate that nostalgic feeling when viewing an old family photo album, you can now save your photos online so they can be viewed from anywhere in the world at any time.
There are a few different ways you can save your photos online as backups, so you’ll never lose them. Here’s a list of websites where you can store your images.
Dropbox
Free and easy to use, you can save lots of things on Dropbox, such as photos, documents and videos, which you can share with loved ones.
It also automatically syncs to all your devices, if you’re using Dropbox on your smartphone, tablet or laptop. And if you’ve accidentally deleted something, don’t worry - anything can be restored within 30 days.
Find out how to sign up for Dropbox.
iCloud
If you have an iPhone, an iPad or a Mac computer, then every image uploaded to your camera roll is accessible on every Apple device you own or at iCloud.com. Family and friends can also add their photos, too. It comes with 5GB free storage.
Flickr
First established in 2004, Flickr offers the most amount of free storage here - one terabyte. If you want more space, you’ll need to pay up.
You can invite your family and friends to view your photo stream, where they can leave their comments under images. Another option is to create public or private groups, which are ideal for small groups of friends and events such as weddings.
It’s also possible to upload photos from your camera directly onto Flickr.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to using Flickr.
GoogleDrive
Best used if you’ve got a Gmail address, you can store any file to Google Drive – photos, videos, documents. Unlike Flickr, everything you save in Drive is private, until you decide to share them. Your files can be shared by anyone, even if they don’t have a Gmail account.
You get 15GB free.
Check out this helpful YouTube tutorial on how to upload your photos to GoogleDrive.
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