The GallerySort journal
How to keep the photos you care about safe, private and in the right hands before you delete, share or switch phones.
Backup & privacy · 6 min read
Before a big photo cleanup, make sure a second and third copy exists. Learn the 3-2-1 backup idea, why sync is not a backup, and how to test your copies.
Backup & privacy · 6 min read
Hide sensitive photos on iPhone, Google Photos and Samsung Secure Folder, and learn the backup and cleanup traps so private photos do not get lost.
Backup & privacy · 6 min read
Photos can carry the place they were taken. Learn how to leave location out when sharing on iPhone, Google Photos and Samsung Gallery, and stop saving it.
Backup & privacy · 6 min read
A safe order before you sell or trade in an iPhone: confirm your photos exist elsewhere, sign out, then erase, without deleting from iCloud by accident.
Backup & privacy · 6 min read
Switching phones? Sort out junk before the move, then copy photos with Quick Start, iCloud, Smart Switch or Android's setup transfer, and check what is missing.