Back up the photos on your phone

The photos on your phone are often irreplaceable. When backups are automatic, you will not lose your memories even if your phone is lost or broken.

You will need

• Smartphone
• A cloud service (iCloud, Google Photos, OneDrive or other)
• A computer and an external hard drive (recommended)
• Wi-Fi connection

Steps

1. Choose a cloud service

   iCloud on an iPhone, Google Photos on Android. OneDrive works on both.

2. Check your storage space

3. Turn on automatic backup

4. Back up over Wi-Fi

5. Check that the backup works

6. Make a second copy

7. Clean up and organise

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