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What do you use to backup all your photos and documents, cloud or external drive or both? (lemmy.world)
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I never want to lose photos I've taken over the years. What's the best solution to make sure they're saved?

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Apple ecosystem so: iPhone > iCloud Photo Library (imported all digital photos over the years through iPhoto, later Photos) > Mac Photos app (set to download all originals) > Time Machine backup on my Synology NAS with redundancy

And because I’m a belt and suspenders kind of guy:

iPhone > Synology Photos backup > Synology C2 cloud backup

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tip: Have a look at osxphotos, an open source software you can run on your Mac and export all your Apple Photos to your own full structure, including any metadata. So you get a copy that is independent on Apple photos and can be used in any photo library system later, if need be. I send that export to my Synology and C2 every day. I guess I just don’t liked Synology photos backup from phone, had to manually open it all the time.

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