Creating image backups during transfer

Digital images are valuable. Imagine negatives of your recent snapshots were lost at the photo shop during processing. There would not be any chance to bring back those image memories. The same can happen with digital images when a problem occurs with the computer the images are copied to.

To make backups from digital images separate from their storage on a computer minimizes the risk of data loss which is why application Photo Album Helper allows to make a backup copy of image files directly at the time they are transferred from the digital camera. To do a backup

  1. connect the backup device to the computer (e.g. an external USB hard disk or a memory stick, etc.)

  2. set up image transfer as described in chapter "Copy images"

  3. select "Backup to"

  4. press the folder button next to field "Backup to"

  5. select a backup location and

  6. press button "Transfer images now"

Images are transferred as described in chapter "Copy images" and a backup is done to the chosen backup location at the same time. A subdirectory is created in the backup location too if one was chosen in the transfer setup.

With option "Backup to" the backup function can be deactivated when the backup device is not available. A backup of transferred image files should then be done later with a separate backup or synchronization software. Photo Album Helper remembers the last backup location and reinstates it when "Backup to" is switched on again.

See also

Transferring images

Copy images

Change image names