1. Yeah, I know. It’s bad.
2. I got an alert last week about not having enough iCloud storage to back up my phone and it set off all sorts of alarms because what do you mean, we’ve got TONS of storage floating around up there, why can’t my phone back up?
3. Imagine my surprise when I opened up the family iCloud settings only to find I’m using three times the data as anyone else. Good grief, people, it’s not like I’m writing a dissertation on this thing, what’s the deal.
4. Cue several google searches on how to make this right. I reset my app backups to pare down my storage.
5. I’m in the process of editing or deleting videos. How many slow-mo videos of the bird feeder does a girl need anyway?
6. And I love a kitten or dog video as much as the next person but I’ve got a gazillion of these things and that’s just nuts. But the time it’s taking to sort through and choose which to keep? Also nuts.
7. Which brings us to the 9,000+ photos on my phone. Nine.Thousand.And.Then.Some photos just waiting to be electronically sifted through for data worthiness.
8. I can’t begin to imagine how long it will take to go through this many photos. I also know it’s my own damn fault – anyone who takes ten shots of a sleeping puppy then doesn’t immediately delete nine of them gets what she deserves, I suppose. And it looks like I deserve several hours of mind numbing work.
9. Scroll, scroll, scroll, enlarge, decrease, enlarge, decrease, select select select select select select select, delete. Repeat ad infinitum.
10. Oh well, these photos won’t sort themselves. Let’s see how far we can get before my eyes cross and sleep kicks in. Wish me luck and happy Monday!
Buy more storage and pour a glass of wine – 9,000 is nothin’
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Well, Dan, both of my kids looked flat out flabbergasted when I told them the number. Turns out they each have about a thousand and they think that’s too many. My 9,000 broke their brains. 😆
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I won’t tell you how many I have 😏
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I’ve got too many photos. My iCloud fills up. A couple of times I’ve bought the next level up and within months filled it. Going to have to start weeding through the pics. That will take ages.
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Wish I had something encouraging to say but it’s taking me FOREVER. I’ve worked on it all day and managed to finish 2018. Only two more years to prune through and now I’m swearing I’ll make this a once a week task.
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Maybe there is a cloud storage deal that you can buy and forget all the work.
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You know, I do think part of the problem is that I never offload my photos and leave them somewhere. I know I should do this part either way but I think I’ll be looking into storage options going forward.
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You can also reduce their pixel size by editing. Good luck.
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Laura, if you are like us, you come across some going why did I take this one? Or, what is it or where is it? Keith
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The geo tagging has helped a great deal with photos taken while traveling. I’m pretty intentional about photos so I usually know why I took them. Why I saw fit to take FIFTEEN of the same sleeping animal is a mystery, though.
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I’m slowly working on a similar project with 3,000+
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May the Force be with you… 😂
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This is my nightmare, sorting through the stored data and photos. All the best Laura
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I know, ugh. Got too tired last night so I guess I know what I’ll be doing today! 😆
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I have to do it too.
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Well, I worked on them all day and I’ve only made it up to March 2019. 😫
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I’ve just started. Too tedious. Why can’t the computer automatically detect duplicates and delete them? 😻
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