Digital Life & Security
Photo Backup and Organisation System Checklist
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16 itemsStop losing memories to dead phones. This free photo backup and organisation system checklist gives you a 16-item head start so nothing important slips through the cracks. it's been shaped by real families using it in real moments — the kind you don't get a second chance to prepare for. Use it as-is, or open it in Checkbloom to customise every item, share it with anyone by link (no account required on their end), and tick things off together in real time from any phone. When you're offline, changes queue and sync the moment you're back. Every Checkbloom template is free to preview and free to download as a PDF. Create a list from this template and share it with anyone by link — they can check items off in real time with no account or app download required.
Set it up once, then let it run quietly in the background.
What's on the list
- Pick one primary cloud backup service
- Enable automatic phone backup on every device
- Confirm backup is actually running
- Set up a second backup on an external drive
- Decide a simple folder structure by year
- Add albums for big events as you go
- Tag faces if your service supports it
- Schedule a quarterly cleanup of duplicates
- Delete obvious blurry or screenshot clutter
- Star or favourite the keepers
- Print a photo book once a year
- Share a yearly album with family
- Check storage usage and upgrade if needed
- Migrate old photos from CDs and drives
- Document where everything lives
- Add the system to your digital legacy notes
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