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submitted 11 months ago by Mood-Level@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro
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Is there a way to take all of my old computers and storage devices and merge all of the pictures? I’ve been holding onto old computers for years. If I can’t get the pics off of them, I’m going to toss them.
Thanks!

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[–] tdammers@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There are many ways you can do that. Some ideas:

  • Get a nice big portable SSD, plug it into each computer in turn, and copy the files over.
  • Use SD cards or USB flash drives to move the files over.
  • Get a NAS (Network Attached Storage), hook each computer up to your LAN (as well as the NAS itself), copy the files over via the network.
  • Hook all your computers up to your LAN and copy all the files onto the "main" one.
  • Get one of those external HDD case thingies; these allow you to turn your old computers' HDDs into external HDD drives with a USB port; now you can plug them into your main computer and copy the files over directly.
  • Pay for cloud storage and upload all your pictures there. (Caveat: assuming that we're talking hundreds of gigabytes of photos, this is going to cost a bit, and you'll need a generous internet connection, both in terms of upload speeds and data allowance - if you have fiber or cable, probably no problem, but with DSL, better check beforehand).
  • If you live in the early 2000s: burn the pictures onto one or more DVDs and copy them over that way.
  • Probably a ton of other ways.
[–] Mood-Level@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks!