Improve your photos
Which simple edit does your photo need?
Choose a modest crop, brightness or colour adjustment and recognise when to stop.
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Are those photos really duplicates?
Compare similar photos carefully and decide what to keep before any deletion.
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Choose simple folder names for your family photos
Choose a simple folder naming pattern and keep originals, edits and family notes clear.
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Make a small photo album on your iPhone
Group one event in an iPhone Photos album and find it again without deleting your library photos.
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Is seeing photos on two devices the same as a backup?
Understand why photos visible on two linked devices may still need a separate backup.
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Photos everywhere? Make a simple starting plan
Make a short list of your photo locations and choose one manageable first task.
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What happens when you restore a whole Photos library?
Understand how full Photos-library recovery differs from recovering picture files, including its effect on iCloud.
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Keep your Mac photo backup up to date
Keep your Time Machine photo backup current with a simple connection, completion and recovery routine.
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Practise recovering a photo folder with Time Machine
Recover a small test folder with Time Machine while keeping your working Photos library untouched.
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Set up Time Machine for your Mac photos
Set up a separate Time Machine drive and check the first backup includes your Mac photo library.
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Check what your Mac photo backup needs to include
Identify your Photos library, local originals and outside folders before planning a Mac backup.
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Create a small Google Photos album for your family
Start with harmless pictures, check the audience and test one recipient before inviting the whole family.
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What a shared photo album does and does not preserve
Understand access, sharing copies and closure before choosing an album for family viewing.
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How large can you print this photo?
Use the pixels left after cropping, then check the print shape and a proof before a large order.
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Correct one date in Google Photos on a computer
Make a small evidence-based date correction and understand why a downloaded file may still show another date.
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Correct one known photo date on your iPhone
Record the evidence, adjust one date in Photos and check the result before changing a group.
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Find a photograph in Google Photos on a computer
Try a strong clue, inspect the match and record a way to find the picture again.
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Find one photograph with iPhone Photos search
Start with a remembered clue, narrow the results and check the exact image you wanted.
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Request a Google Photos download with Takeout
Choose Google Photos, request a one-time ZIP export and keep track of every download part.
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Keep your File History photo backup up to date
Reconnect your File History drive, back up new photos and keep a simple record of what you checked.
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Practise recovering photos with File History
Recover a small photo folder from File History into a separate location and check it without replacing your originals.
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Set up automatic photo copies with File History
Set up File History on Windows 11 and check that a photo folder has been copied to your portable drive.
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Copy photos from a Windows computer to a portable drive
Make a spare copy of one Windows photo folder on a portable drive, check the copied photos and keep your originals.