storage solution to too many pix on your computer
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i read so many threads about people keeping pix on their hard drives. thought i would give you a tip where you could save these and not worry about losing them. the photo below is a flash drive--it is about 2 inches long and fits in your computer. They are less than $20 and worth the peace of mind. i don't have a printer--so i originally used this to take items off my laptop to get copies made of patterns, etc. the best part is i loaded it ALL off my laptop & it isn't SLUGGISH any more!!! YES!!
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Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am
i read so many threads about people keeping pix on their hard drives. thought i would give you a tip where you could save these and not worry about losing them. the photo below is a flash drive--it is about 2 inches long and fits in your computer. They are less than $20 and worth the peace of mind.
However, if you're prone to losing things (e.g., my boyfriend does), you might want to get an inexpensive storage container for it. They're only slightly bigger, hold more than one thumb drive, and zip up. They're also harder to lose!
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Originally Posted by Quilter7x
About how many pictures can you store on there?
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Originally Posted by QBeth
Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am
i read so many threads about people keeping pix on their hard drives. thought i would give you a tip where you could save these and not worry about losing them. the photo below is a flash drive--it is about 2 inches long and fits in your computer. They are less than $20 and worth the peace of mind.
However, if you're prone to losing things (e.g., my boyfriend does), you might want to get an inexpensive storage container for it. They're only slightly bigger, hold more than one thumb drive, and zip up. They're also harder to lose!
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Originally Posted by thequilterslink
i was looking at them at walmart the ohter night, they were $8. but it needed a micro adapter and they of course didn't carry those or were out. I wanted it for my camera.
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It depends on the quality setting on your camera, on how many pictures a thumb/flash drive will hold, as well as the size of the drive. I take pictures on the best quality on my camera and they take up a LOT of room on these. I filled my 4gig flash drive with about 300 pictures....
I went to storing everything on Carbonite, an online service, it automatically uploads all of my documents and pictures for around $50 a year. I can access them from any computer or internet device, and if my computer should crash, I can re-download everything.
I do use flash drives for transferring data from one computer to another, but like your computer's hard drive, they can fail....
I went to storing everything on Carbonite, an online service, it automatically uploads all of my documents and pictures for around $50 a year. I can access them from any computer or internet device, and if my computer should crash, I can re-download everything.
I do use flash drives for transferring data from one computer to another, but like your computer's hard drive, they can fail....
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