Questions just keep rolling in at Verbatim’s user information site www.photostorageguide.com. General questions from people on how to gather, save, protect their family moments/memories photos and videos.

Here are answers to some of the latest questions (and answers) on archiving photos:

Q. Why are CDs and DVDs the best way to archive?

A. Since it is estimated that one out of seven computer hard drives "crash" within the first year, it could be dangerous to rely on storing irreplaceable photos on a hard drive alone. Optical discs (CD, DVD) are a very economical and reliable way to archive photos. For added security, write-once CD-Rs and DVD-Rs should be used and extra copies should be made that can be stored at another location. Users can add to the disc but cannot alter the content stored on the discs. The portability of CDs and DVDs also makes them easy to take with you in the event of an environmental disaster.  read more »

Sarah is typical of most young women today, balancing her marketing career, running a household, and enjoying her 10-month old son, Grayson. There just doesn’t seem to be enough time to complete daily chores, let alone additional projects. However, after Jack, her husband, accidentally erased the memory card with the family’s photos of their recent trip to visit Sarah’s parents in Maine, she decided to take on the task of organizing and protecting the family’s memories.

“It wasn’t as though we had lost our entire collection, but those photos were irreplaceable,” Sarah said. “Luckily, we were able to find a software program that recovered most of the pictures from the card. Otherwise, Jack may still be sleeping on the couch.”  read more »

Questions just keep rolling in at Verbatim’s user information site www.photostorageguide.com. General questions from people on how to gather, save, protect their family moments/memories photos and videos.

Here are answers to some of the latest:

Q. I want to organize and archive my photos. Where do I start?

A. Start by giving your photos descriptive file names. This will speed the search process. If you name the files as you download them, you won't have to go back and view each one to name it. You can also use the tag capability offered with most photo applications to attach a keyword (or many keywords) to a photo file. You can also organize your photos by creating folders for various themes, i.e., family vacations, reunions, and various family members.

If the task seems overwhelming, start with the most recent photos and work your way back through the older ones.  read more »

Since Verbatim launched their user information site www.photostorageguide.com, they have received a number of questions from people on how to gather, save, and protect family memories, photos and videos.

The following are some of the most commonly asked questions they received:

Q - What are the best practices for caring for images stored on my camera's memory card?

A - It is best to download all your photos from the card onto the computer. Then delete the ones you don't want. If you continuously delete them directly from your camera, you could accidentally delete a desired photo, or risk corrupting the files. One corrupted image file can cause many other images files to be lost. Keep a spare memory card on hand if you anticipate running out of storage space on your current card, to avoid having to delete photos just to make room for new images.

One of the most common causes of corrupt files is turning the camera off or removing the memory card before the camera buffer has completely transferred your files to the memory card.  read more »