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photo back up

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    Backup iPhone photos, but remove the preview from phone, too?

    I am looking for the best way to make a digital backup of my photos, but not exactly through iCloud. They are already backed up there, but even having the tens of thousands of previews is annoying and overwhelming, so I want to start fresh while still maintaining a reliable backup. I’d just...
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    Exporting photos issue

    I'm backing up my Photo library. When I Select All, there are 15.089 photos to export. I choose Export Unmodified Photos, and I get an message that an internet connection is needed. I assume this is a normal prompt. I definitely have an internet connection. However, when I click the progressive...
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    Resolved Photos library - repair, reformat, recover?

    Hello, I would appreciate some help. I was keeping my photolibrary on a WD 2Tb My Passport for Mac. The file is around 64gb. A few months ago the hard drive became sick and the photolibrary would no longer open. I got quoted around $500 to recover the files and get a new hard drive. (I...
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    iPad Pro iPad Pro 10,5: USB 3 Camera Adapter vs. SD Card Camera Reader

    I need an adapter to import photos from my camera to my 10,5 iPad Pro when I am away from my Mac. I just don't understand the difference between the USB 3 Camera Adapter and the SD Card Camera Reader. Of course, I know that the first will require my regular camera data cable while the latter can...
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    Went from iPhotos to Photo.

    This problem is two fold. I have a lot of unwanted JPG's populating my new Photos library, like thousands, apparently from Apple. I also have the problem of the photos from the former iPhoto I used for years not populating the new Photo library. These problems started when the hard drive...
  6. Marinier

    iCloud access\backup lack issue since 28-04-2017

    Note: I was also recently affected by 50 gb iCloud unsubscription. I’m experiencing an awful issue and I really need any help or advice about the ways to resolve it. This morning I entered my iCloud from PC and I saw that my 50 GB was almost free (49 of 50) while it was just 22 GB free...
  7. HappyDude20

    EVERYTHING, ALL of my files are in iCloud, EXCEPT....

    iCloud 1TB a month holds huge amounts of music, documents, files, folders, scans, pdfs, etc... even gigs of photos. EXCEPT... My Current Camera Roll It's a bit frustrating knowing everything is properly backed up, including photos from previous iPhones except my most recent photos on the...
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    HELP! Get photos off iPhone and onto computer or hard drive

    I have about 12,000 photos in the photos app on my iPhone6s. The problem is 11,000 of them are NOT in the camera roll. A little back story, I had all these pictures on my computer and synced them to my phone. They range from 10 years ago until somewhat recent and are the only copies I have...
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    Backing up and organizing photos on EXTERNAL hard drive

    Hey guys! I run my time machine once a month to back up my data. And I have Google Photos Backup in the cloud. At the end of each year I also export my iPhoto (yes, I have an old Mac)into external hard drive. However I noticed that once I transfer my iPhoto library onto the external hard drive...