Are you backing up your photos? This survey says most of us aren't

Date:
Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:03:47 +0000

Description:
Photography survey reveals just 35% regularly backup photos and videos - but most of us don't look back on old images anyway.

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Not enough of us are backing up our photos and videos - thats the message
from Mixbook following its survey on the photography habits of Americans.

While theres no shortage of photo cloud storage and cloud backup services,
the popular online photo printing service revealed just 35% of surveyed respondents regularly backup the photos on their camera roll.

The report also showed just how fleeting some photography is. Of those surveyed, 80% said they have pictures or videos on their phone that they haven't looked at since the day they took them. Gathering digital dust

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Mixbook calls it phlushing, which is probably the ugliest word to be written this week. Its the act of taking photos, then flushing them down the memory hole like they didnt happen. Moments captured in time, and never seen again. It all sounds suspiciously like the time before everyone had a camera in
their pocket.

The data revealed users stored an average 3,139 pictures and videos on their phones. But 55% of respondents admitted not looking at their camera roll in the last year. And despite the best cloud storage providers storing years-worth of media, users said they rarely went back to those taken more than twelve months ago. The same number confessed to feeling overwhelmed by how many photos and videos were stored on their device. Perhaps a problem easier ignored - at least until the likes of Apple iCloud and Google One come knocking for a storage space subscription.

What actually happens to all those photos and videos? In 50% of cases,
nothing at all. A further 30% share them with family and friends, while 17% post to social media. In a sign of the times, just 3% print them, online or with a photo printer .

But the real concern is that 65% who are not regularly securely storing media - especially with so many ways to backup photos - whether theyre phlushing those images or not. Best photo editing PC : Top tech to breathe new life
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