How to archive digital photos to CD or DVD

Archives conjure thoughts of old, dark libraries or musty basements. But, archiving your digital photos is simply creating a safe storage place for your special memories.  With a little preparation, archiving can be an easy activity that preserves your memories for a lifetime.

1. Think about how you search for your photos – perhaps it’s by event, place, time period or even people.
2. Then, organize your digital photos into those groups – so you can find your photos easily.
3. Finally, choose storage media that best suit your needs. Remember that technology constantly evolves, so be sure to review your media choices periodically and update as needed.

CD/DVD - It’s best to have several copies of your digital archives to store in different locations. That’s why CD/DVDs are a natural choice for archiving. They’re inexpensive, portable and easy to store. Saving your digital files to a CD/DVD is also easy – almost every computer comes with software to help you burn digital files onto a CD/DVD. In fact, you can have fun personalizing your CD/DVDs.  A printer, some quality paper and a little creativity can turn your CD/DVD case inserts into your own works of art.  And, with proper handling, CD/DVDs can last up to 100 years.

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