Back It Up!

Everyone will experience data loss.  It's not a matter of if, but when.  In the very recent past I was working with an educator who was organizing years worth of files and I encouraged having a 2nd place to house all of the files other than the USB flash drive that had been used for years.  Just as our spring break had begun I received an email filled with joy and relief!  Yes, the USB flash drive indeed had seen better days and was now laid to rest.  However, the work was not lost!  The "cloud" is your friend!  take the time to back up your work!

Working with learners who are fortunate to have iPads as their main device for all of their school work it is important to insure their work is also safe.  A device can fail.  We hope it won't, but it happens.  Accidents happen and work can be lost in an instant.  iCloud gives all Apple ID accounts 5GB of free storage.  You have the option to purchase more space.  You also have the option to delete old backups in iCloud.

You also have the option to auto backup and sync using Google Photos.  Watch this video to learn how to free up space on the iPad and backup valuable work.

Did you also know Google Photos can automatically delete all the image files it just transferred?  Yes!  You don't have to individual delete all of these files on your own.  Follow these steps to learn how...

Now, save yourself the heartache and headache of data loss.  Backup your files!