Step 1: Transfer the photos

The first thing you need to do is place all your photos onto your computer. If your photos are currently on a digital camera, simply connect your USB cord to your computer and press download.

Step 2: Email the photos

Once you have the photos that you want to backup, one good trick is to email all the photos to yourself. By doing that, you'll automatically create a backup that is safe for as long as you have that email account!

Step 3: Open a Flickr account

While your email backup is safe, you should backup your photos elsewhere online to be double as safe. You can create a Flickr.com account and swiftly upload all of your photos. If your photos are private, just make your Flickr account private and you won't have to worry about prying eyes.

Step 4: Consider online data backup

If you are really serious about backing up your photos, consider a service like iDrive.com or Mozy.com. These online backup websites allow you to automatically backup your content for just a few dollars per month to start. Combined with Flickr backup and your email backup, this trio of backups makes sure that you'll always be able to get a copy of your photos.

Step 5: Stay updated

Don't forget to update your backups as you add more photos to your collections. Backing up your photos once a month makes a lot of sense.

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