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Photos & Videos — Who Gets Them and How to Hand Them Over

Published October 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Where the Pictures LiveGather from every corner first — then you can hand them over.The whole collectionPhone & tabletComputer & cloudOld drives & discsTapes & printsIllustration — a schematic. Set-up screens differ; each takes only a few minutes.
A schematic overview — your set-up screens may look a little different, but the idea is the same.
From Scattered to SharedDo one box at a time — this guide walks each one slowly.GatherPull it allinto one spotCopyMake 3 copies,2 kinds, 1 awayShareA drive or albumfor each personKeepsakeA printed bookto treasureIllustration — a schematic. The order is a suggestion; do one box at a time.A schematic of the plan — company steps vary; the order does not have to.
The plan as a short checklist you can work through a little at a time.

A lifetime of photos and videos is scattered across phones, computers, the cloud, and old drives. This guide shows you how to gather it all, back it up safely, and hand a copy to everyone who should have it.

Bill Davis
Bill's Home Tech · Atwater, Ohio
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A lifetime of photos and videos is scattered across phones, computers, the cloud, and old drives. This guide shows you how to gather it all, back it up safely, and hand a copy to everyone who should have it.

What's inside this guide

The printable PDF walks through 36 short chapters, in plain language. It also includes an everyday cheat sheet and at-a-glance pictures.

  1. The Whole Plan on One Page
  2. Handing the Pictures to the People
  3. Why Memories Slip Away Quietly
  4. Deciding Who Should Receive the Pictures
  5. Finding Every Place Your Photos Hide
  6. Collecting Photos From an iPhone or iPad
  7. Collecting Photos From an Android Phone
  8. Collecting Photos Already on a Computer
  9. Old Drives, Cards, and Discs
  10. Three Copies, Two Kinds, One Away
  11. Making a Copy on a USB Stick
  12. Making a Copy on an External Hard Drive
  13. A Copy for Each Family Member
  14. Sharing With an iCloud Shared Album
  15. Sharing With Google Photos
  16. Cloud, Drive, or Both?
  17. Printing a Keepsake Photo Book
  18. Prints, Frames, and Digital Frames
  19. Organizing and Labelling the Collection
  20. Adding the Names Behind the Faces
  21. Weeding Out Duplicates and Blurry Shots
  22. Understanding Your Video Files
  23. Old Camcorder Tapes and Film
  24. When the Collection Is Enormous
  25. Protecting Against Accidental Deletion
  26. Keeping the Originals Safe While You Work
  27. A Gentle Word About Privacy
  28. Sharing Links and Staying Safe
  29. Common Worries, Answered
  30. Sorting a Shared Collection Together
  31. When the Photographer Has Passed
  32. If You Only Do Three Things
  33. Turning the Handover Into a Gift
  34. A Habit That Keeps Memories Safe
  35. When Something Will Not Cooperate
  36. Finish the Job Soon

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Everything above is a quick summary. The full, printable guide — the same words, laid out to read and keep by the computer — is a free PDF.

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Last verified October 2026. Information accurate as of October 25, 2026.

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