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cilla4progress

(26,438 posts)
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 03:32 PM Jun 2025

Photo backup and organizing stick

Does anyone have experience with these - good or bad - to share?

My photos on my phone, in particular, are a disorganized mess!

TIA!

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Photo backup and organizing stick (Original Post) cilla4progress Jun 2025 OP
Is it a question about USB thumb drives? /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #1
It's a special thumb drive to back up and organize cilla4progress Jun 2025 #2
Well I'm disorganized but I'm not THAT disorganized. bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #3
not sure how it organizes cilla4progress Jun 2025 #4
Better to use a hard drive Pmut Jun 2025 #5

bucolic_frolic

(52,412 posts)
3. Well I'm disorganized but I'm not THAT disorganized.
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 03:54 PM
Jun 2025

It did take me awhile to get in the habit of creating folders and sorting them properly, and consistent naming routines and sort on the fly.

But how does it organize? Chronologically, all pics of Aunt Ida, Europe vs USA vacations are distinct categories. Those are date, subject, location categories. I'd be skeptical, but ........ hope it works for you!

Pmut

(4 posts)
5. Better to use a hard drive
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 08:53 AM
Jun 2025

It's better to use a hard drive for long term storage thumb drives have a high filer rate. I use portable drives for temp storage only and back them up on a hard drive.

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