Use these steps to safe-guard your memories.
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Remember hard-copy photos?
It’s such a gift to be able to capture moments so quickly and effortlessly.
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When I was a sophomore in college, I studied abroad and brought my laptop with me to England.
Since that hard lesson, I print photo books every year of our most cherished memories.
That way, whatever happens to my technology, I’m guaranteed to have some mementos.
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Learn from my mistakesprint your photos!
(And back up your hard drive, while you’re at it!)
Make three piles: keep, toss, and doubles.
If they don’t, be ruthless: Toss them out.
It’s incredibly easy to print individual photos.
At $0.39/3x5 (per Walgreens 2024 pricing), it’s sillynotto use this option.
Regular cardboard becomes acidic in a way that can cause your photos to fade over time.
you could find an inexpensive optionhere.
Preservation is truly an art form.
As you take and print more photos, your organization system will allow you to easily add them in.
