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The 9 Myths of Family Photo Sharing

by Alex Li December 3, 2023

Hello, Beautiful Souls!

Our cameras click away as we gather, creating those heartwarming moments and capturing the love. But let’s take a moment to unwrap some common myths about sharing these family photos. The Mylio Team is here to add more sparkle and clarity so you can share with confidence and care!

Myth #1: “It’s Always Safe to Share”

Let’s start with safety. Sharing a photo with a geotag of your parent’s house might seem harmless, but it’s like leaving breadcrumbs to your location. Imagine this: You post a cute pic with a geotag from Grandma’s, but oops! Now everyone knows the family’s not home. Let’s keep our safe havens, well, safe!

Turn the SafeShare option ON in Mylio Photos: No sensitive data will get shared.

Myth #2: “Posting Kids’ Pics is A-OK”

Here’s where we tread softly. Posting a photo of your niece’s birthday bash? Get a nod from her parents first. It’s like asking permission before borrowing someone’s precious jewels – it’s respectful and just plain right.

Myth #3: “It’s Just Between Us”

Think of your private family group as a garden. You plant a photo there, but what if a friend of a friend, like a bee, buzzes it to a public space? Suddenly, your intimate family moment is out there for all to see. Privacy settings help, but they’re not a magic shield.

Myth #4: “If One Agrees, All Agree”

Consent is critical! Just because Cousin Jane doesn’t mind sharing her dance moves doesn’t mean Aunt Clara feels the same about her turkey-carving mishap. It’s like giving everyone a voice in a family vote – make sure each face in that photo says ‘yes’ before you post.

Myth #5: “Online Equals Forever”

The popular Cloud albums aren’t resistant to the hiccups of the tech world. Platforms can change, and accounts can be hacked. It’s like keeping all your eggs in one basket – not the wisest choice. Always have a backup plan with a good digital vault or two. When sharing your memories online with your loved ones, we recommend doing so with Shared Albums in Mylio Photos+. This way only the people with the link will access your photos; your media will stay accessible as long as you decide and no sensitive data will be shared.

Myth #6: “Details Don’t Matter”

Those little tags and captions are more telling than you think. Mentioning your kiddo’s school in a caption might seem cute, but it’s oversharing. It’s like accidentally dropping your house keys in a public place – someone might pick them up and know too much.

Myth #7: “Share Right Away”

We might overlook a photo of Uncle Bob blinking or little Lily mid-tantrum in a rush to share. It’s like sending a letter without proofreading – constantly review before you seal and send!

Myth #8: “Filters are Harmless Fun”

Lastly, let’s talk about filters. Transforming your teen’s casual snap into a flawless portrait might set an unrealistic beauty standard. It’s like painting over a masterpiece – the original is beautiful. Consider using a photo editor that brings realistic results and is just meant to reveal the hidden beauty of your pictures instead of “overcooking” them.

Myth #9: “If It’s a Photo, It Must Be Real”

This one’s a modern twist. In a world where technology is like a wizard, crafting images that look oh-so-real, it’s crucial to remember – not everything in a photo might be as it appears. We’re talking about deepfakes and AI-generated images. Imagine this: You stumble upon a photo of a happy family buying a Christmas Tree, but wait – aren’t they too perfect in a photo? It could be a digitally altered image conjured up by clever software, like the one below.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) created this photo.

A Sprinkle of Insight

And there you have it – a bit more insight into these myths. Remember, sharing family photos is about spreading joy, not worry. Check out the tips on mindful sharing in another post. Until then, stay informed, stay kind, and keep those memories shining bright – safely!

Hugs and Sparkles, The Mylio Team 🌹✨

December 3, 2023 0 comment
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Revolutionizing Memory Preservation

by Alex Li November 1, 2023

In today’s digital age, capturing countless moments has become second nature, yet the bonds between generations often remain fragile.

In an interview with Website Planet, David Vaskevitch shared how Mylio was born from a desire to revolutionize the way we remember. It provides a powerful yet user-friendly platform for organizing, curating, and preserving precious photos, videos, and documents. By allowing users to keep their photos on any device rather than solely in the cloud, Mylio ensures privacy and accessibility without sacrificing security.

This unique approach empowers users to safeguard their memories, making them available across all devices and operating systems, ensuring that these cherished moments are always at their fingertips.

What motivated the creation of Mylio?

Even though we capture countless moments in today’s digital age, the connections between generations are often weak, and future generations may not remember their grandparents. Mylio’s mission is to change the way the world remembers. We wanted to offer memory-keepers a robust yet easy-to-use platform that helps organize, curate, and preserve important photos, videos, and documents. Mylio allows users to keep their photos wherever they want, not just in the cloud.

This ensures privacy, as users know their photos are not being used for data mining and are not locked away in a distant cloud. Mylio allows memory access on any device and operating system, ensuring these precious moments are always available.

Can you explain how Mylio helps users manage their photos and memories?

Mylio combines all your memories by consolidating photos, videos, and documents scattered across multiple devices into a single library. It syncs your memories across all your devices, ensuring you can access them wherever you are. With powerful organizational tools like face recognition, geotagging, and the unique Life Calendar, Mylio easily organizes and finds your memories quickly and easily.

What are the standout features of Mylio that differentiate it from other photo management tools?

Mylio stands out with its comprehensive syncing capabilities, allowing users to access their photo library across multiple devices without relying on cloud storage. The Life Calendar provides a unique way to organize and view your memories by mapping them across your life and the lifetime of your ancestors and future generations.

Mylio’s advanced face recognition (as well as all AI features) works entirely on your devices, ensuring privacy while helping you tag and organize photos efficiently. Mylio’s smart compression algorithm also enables users to store many photos on their devices without compromising quality or taking up excessive space.

How does Mylio ensure the privacy and security of users’ photos?

Mylio ensures the privacy and security of users’ photos by allowing them to store their memories on their own devices rather than relying solely on cloud storage. You can designate one or more computers or disks as “vaults” to store original copies of your photos, and Mylio automatically keeps these vaults in sync.

If you prefer cloud storage, Mylio offers options to store photos in Amazon or Google cloud services, with the additional choice of encrypting photos to ensure the cloud provider cannot access them. This flexibility gives you control over how and where your photos are stored.

Can you share a success story of a user who benefited significantly from using Mylio?

Thousands of success stories from people and businesses have benefited from using Mylio. Users have reunited with classmates at sports games decades after graduation and had photos of the graduation readily available on their smartphones. Small businesses manage thousands of images privately without overpaying for cloud storage.

Medical and security firms use Mylio as a private media hub for their photos. Families collaborate on building their family archives with Mylio, seamlessly using Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS devices to access and contribute to their family library.

What future developments or features can users look forward to from Mylio?

We understand that even an average family has over 20,000 photos, and organizing them can feel overwhelming. Our future developments aim to simplify this process even more by providing more options for sharing and enjoying photos and better managing business, personal, family, and extended family photos.

We’re enhancing ways to curate and organize old memories, including analog photos and videos, and improving personalization with enhanced face tagging. Integration with like-minded companies will allow you to print photos, share them with FamilySearch.org to preserve memories, and even get rewarded for your photography. Our recent update features integration with VIEWBUG, one of the world’s biggest platforms for photo contests, offering you even more opportunities.

November 1, 2023 0 comment
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The Problem With Too Many Digital Files: How Digital Mess Affects Your Mind.

by Alex Li September 22, 2023

As Friday draws close and the clock hits 5 PM, I find myself swamped in a maze of files, racing to finish a significant client project. This project isn’t just about creating logos or layouts; it’s about capturing the essence of a local business in digital art. Yet, as I scramble, I realize the need to organize my digital life and clean up the mess that’s become a persistent issue in my professional and personal life.

Digital file organization is not a trendy thing.

Firstly, I need patterns, photos, and graphics for print materials. I also have a lot of logo files to sort out. In the middle of this digital chaos, I discovered a file from another client – a quote I forgot. I’ve missed vital icons and still can’t find the patterns I downloaded.

For people like me who work with different people on various projects, messy and numerous files are a given. Depending on my work, I use my laptop, desktop, tablet-laptop hybrid, Android phone, or Android tablet. I’m rocking a Dropbox, a OneDrive, a Google Drive, various external drives, memory cards, and other devices.

Every week is an onslaught of emails with attachments to version control. Photos are coming in off my phone and my DSLR camera. I’m juggling graphics and design elements. Documents abound, from my forever-in-progress house-build schematics to drafted social posts.

Feeling the strain of the digital chaos.

Managing endless files is stressful. Time’s running out, and I’m searching everywhere, multitasking quickly. This digital turmoil increases my anxiety, especially with the ticking clock. Whether digital or physical, clutter stops us in our tracks to decide, over and over, “Do I need to deal with that?”

A standard after-school afternoon goes like this in the home I share with my husband and two sons. I’ll get started on dinner now, I think to myself. I head for the freezer to pull out something to defrost. Oh, the school bags are still on the floor. I’ll empty the lunchboxes and get those rinsed.

I grab the bags and pop to the sink. Empty the leftovers and rinse the lunchboxes. Duck into the laundry to hang the bags up for tomorrow. Oh, the washer’s finished. I’ll just put the next load on quickly. Load the dirty clothes and chuck clean ones in the dryer. Hmm, the dryer lint thing is full. Empty it. Oh, the bin’s packed. 

On and on it goes.

Digital files are the same. When working on a task, it’s easy to get pulled aside by other things we see. As you try to find a photo to print for Christmas, you get sidetracked wading through the clutter: The 20 photos you take to get a good one of your kids smiling. Are you trying to find the phone bill so you can pay it? Do you end up in a folder of pricing quotes for that house you’re working on, trying to remember whether you’ve emailed the builder?

Nowadays, many of us struggle to organize our digital lives. Handling multiple projects, switching between devices, and using various cloud storage options has become the norm. We receive emails with attachments daily, and our phones and cameras add to our vast photo collections. Sharing files has become a real challenge. The emotional toll is equally taxing.

The impact of too much digital content.

It’s Monday morning. I need to finish a client’s website, respond to three quotes from plumbers for our building project, and, ideally, bang out a few pages of my novel. Into my inbox, I go, ready to find those quotes and make a decision. Seventy-three emails later, I’m wondering what happened to the last hour and still searching for the third quote. I don’t have time to do this now – I’ll do it tomorrow. (And that is why my house still isn’t built.)

Messy files cause procrastination. You know that getting everything sorted will be time-consuming. It feels overwhelming even to consider approaching such a task.  As a result, we avoid essential tasks, which exacerbates the problem. Clutter blocks the mental space we need to be creative, brainstorm, and problem-solve. When challenged, it’s hard to find space to make something new.

It’s time to clean up the digital mess.

Messy files lead to delays and a loss of focus. Thinking about cleaning up feels daunting. Digital file organization sounds more complicated than building a rocket to fly to Mars.

We usually delay essential tasks, making things worse. Clutter isn’t just physical; it’s in our minds, too. When our thoughts get jumbled, creativity takes a hit. Picture my work evening: I start photo editing, but suddenly, unrelated family photos pop up. Such distractions disrupt my flow and heighten the sense of being overwhelmed.

I primarily spend my working day building websites for creative people. I also write. Plus, I mix in photography and design work. I started my professional career as a teacher of physics and math. I’m now a mom, too. Across all of that, I have authored a book (and written most of another). 

The way that my professional and personal life has evolved over the years shows up in my files. In an ideal world, I’d reorient my files to how I work. But I’m generally not able to finish one job before starting the next. My work is self-driven and evolving, one opportunity leading to the next. 

Mental clutter is no less stressful than physical clutter.

With digital files coming at us from everything we’ve got going on, our laptops, phones, tablets, and hard drives reflect what’s inside our minds. Mental clutter is no less stressful than physical clutter, affecting more than our brains. Living with clutter causes the stress hormone cortisol to be released, especially for women (bad news for me). 

The anxiety is partly due to uncertainty about the effort needed to eliminate clutter. We feel guilty and embarrassed: “I should be able to manage this” and “I should have all this organized.” The anxiety only compounds when it gets so bad that we miss deadlines or flake out on our commitments.

As the clutter grows and deadlines approach, stress builds. So, how do we clean up our digital mess and find peace?

Embracing Mylio Photos for a cleaner digital life.

Mylio Photos can help organize your digital life. To successfully solve a clutter problem, start with quick, manageable chunks. Taking one part of the problem and working to fix it gives you a sense of accomplishment: I can do this. 

Mylio Photos is a big help for organizing your scattered photos, videos, and documents. It’s free to download for all major platforms, and the app lets you bring unlimited media from your device, hard drives, cameras, and scanners. Its powerful Photo DeClutter tool is a fun way to start your journey to clean up messy files. 

Photo DeClutter finds similar photos in your collection and brings them together for you to review and remove the ones you don’t need. Those burst shots of your kids to get one of them smiling all together? Photo DeClutter finds them and cuts through the mental noise of deciding which one to keep. 

I use Mylio Photos+, the optional premium plan with many great features, including the best duplicate-removing tool I’ve ever used. This tool searches everything on all your devices and tells you when you have duplicates. For instance, email attachments you’ve downloaded a dozen times and photos copied from your camera and then again by accident.

My advice: start with one folder, then one hard drive. Add one device and then add more to complete your universal library. You remove the overwhelm and the ensuing procrastination by chunking the task into pieces.

Hassle-free digital life organization.

Starting with digital file organization might seem tough, but Mylio Photos offers handy tools. Features like Map, People, and LifeCalendar make it user-friendly. Cleaning up years of messy files might feel like an endless task. In reality, you can bring automatic order to your files relatively quickly. Mylio Photos shines in battling digital clutter because of its automated tools and robust manual organization capacity when needed. 

Mylio Photos automatically organizes your files – regardless of where they are on disk – into logical, human-centered views. It helps you find your files in the same way that our minds remember.

From “I need that photo from winter three years ago” to “Where did I save the photos from our Hawaii trip?” the built-in views in Mylio Photos get you to where you need to go. Map, People, and LifeCalendar bring a new way to browse your files: Working with how we think about images helps us get to what we need faster.

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Safeguarding your files.

Often, we keep unneeded files “just in case,” making our digital spaces messier. But with Mylio Photos+, the Vault devices ensure your files’ safety, letting you tidy up without worries. Trusting Mylio Photos+ with backups ensures your essential files remain protected.

Protecting our important files is part of dealing with a messy file system. I have a bank of historical family photos dating back over one hundred years. I must store multiple copies of these precious photos to protect against drive failure and data loss.

Storing multiple similar files makes cleaning up duplicates nerve-wracking. It’s time-consuming and unreliable to manually check that I have these photos stored elsewhere as a backup before I delete anything. Mylio Photos+ solves this with Vault devices connected to your Library and Photo DeDupe. 

What is a Vault?

A Vault device is simply a computer, external hard drive or SSD (solid-state drive), NAS (network attached storage), or cloud service like OneDrive, Google Photos, or an S3-compatible private cloud that has been added to your Mylio Library and has enough room to store all your media. I use a 12 TB external drive as my Vault drive. It holds a backup of my entire media collection. 

With a Vault in place, I can run DeDupe in Mylio Photos+ and be confident that the duplicates the tool finds are indeed unnecessary copies. I already have a backup copy in my Vault, so I can safely delete duplicates scattered across my computer and other devices. Moreover, Photo DeDupe can merge metadata from duplicate copies, so any work I have done with one file will be copied and safely recorded.

Having a Mylio Photos+ plan and backup system alleviates the stress of being unsure if a duplicate copy is safe to delete. We know the duplicate can go because the original, and all the work we’ve done to it, is protected.

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Staying ahead of the digital clutter.

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Each of those bites takes you one step closer to cleaning up messy files, a calm workspace, and the clarity to approach each task with focus.

You can also set time aside to tidy up at the end of your work day. Have you downloaded another two or three copies of that critical photo from your email? Run Photo DeDupe to clean up. Have you put that stock pattern where it belongs? Drop it into your Mylio Inbox so it’s ready to go for next time. 

Regularly taking steps to sort out clutter and prevent it from building up will cause lasting change. This is why I’ve embarked on a journey to transform and organize my digital life. Are you on board?

Story by Jemma Pollari. For more, visit https://jemmapollari.com.

September 22, 2023 0 comment
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Digital Clutter No More! 5 Mind-Blowing Ways to Organize Your Digital Life NOW

by Alex Li September 22, 2023

Clearing spaces and organizing are high on many to-do lists. Cleaning out closets and garages may be top of mind, but don’t forget about digital clutter. We are creating more digital files than ever, including precious memories in photos, documents, and videos. But do we organize our digital lives? Are the most important files backed up and protected? Can you find and access them at all times? Do you even know where to look for that specific photo or contract?

Most people have their digital memories scattered across devices: phones, computers, cloud services, old hard drives, and more. Wouldn’t it feel good to have all those files backed up and organized in one place?

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Create a central library for all your photos, videos, and documents

The first step in managing your digital memories is to get everything in one place. Most people think it’s not very easy. But it is more straightforward than it sounds.

Start by collecting all the devices where you’ve stored photos and other digital media (smartphones, computers, external drives, thumb drives, memory cards, etc.). Next, list all the digital services where you’ve stored and shared photos. (Apple Photos, Google Photos, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, etc.)

​Start importing all the media into a central storage location. An external drive with a lot of space or a desktop computer with a large hard drive is ideal. Software like Mylio Photos can simplify this process.

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Ensure your digital archive is protected

Now that you’ve consolidated your entire media library in a single location (here are a few recommendations), it is time to create a backup copy. Remember, all hard drives eventually die; it is just a matter of when. (Learn more in this article.)

The universal standard of 3-2-1 Backup tells us we should have three copies of our data. That’s three copies stored on at least two different drives or services, with one copy stored off-site. This method ensures your family archive is safe and protected, even in a worst-case scenario.

Here is an example of a 3-2-1 backup solution

Mylio Photos is installed on your laptop computer to manage your media library. You’ve connected an external drive that stores your primary archive to that computer. You connect a second external drive to your laptop that Mylio Photos+ automatically syncs to create a backup of your library. When creating a single archive, don’t forget about your old memories.

With Mylio Photos+, you can collect, sync, protect, and manage unlimited photos, videos, and documents across unlimited devices. For just $9.99 a month, this may be one of the smartest investments to achieve a clutter-free and organized digital life.

And there’s more: in the new Mylio Photos version 24, Mylio Photos+ users can back up and protect their files even faster with Mylio Drive. Click here to learn more about it.

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You’ve added an optional cloud service (such as Google Drive) to your Mylio Photos+ account that automatically syncs to create an offsite backup of your family archive to the Cloud. A 3-2-1 backup setup provides maximum protection if a hard drive fails, is stolen, or something catastrophic happens to your home or office where the original archive is stored.

Mylio Photos+ enables you to automate a 3-2-1 backup routine easily. Once set up, it runs in the background, keeping your precious memories backed up and protected.

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As you organize your digital life with Mylio Photos, remember the documents you’ve digitized.

Discard the digital clutter

Now that you’ve brought your photo sources together, it’s time to start the organization process. The excellent news is that Mylio Photos has already done some work for you. Quickly and easily browse your entire media library by date in the LifeCalendar view or by place in the Map view, even if you’ve stored your media among multiple devices.

For some people, the automatic organization tools in Mylio Photos are just what’s wanted and needed. However, you might realize that your consolidated library has duplicates and other clutter holding you back from thoroughly enjoying your photographic memories. Mylio Photos has several tools to help you tame your digital chaos.

Bridge the OS divide with Mylio Photos

In today’s diverse tech ecosystem, individuals often juggle Windows, Android, and iOS devices, leading to a syncing nightmare. Transferring and organizing media across this OS mosaic can be plagued with compatibility issues, file duplication, or even data loss.

That’s where Mylio Photos+ shines as a beacon of simplicity. Regardless of your device’s operating system, Mylio Photos+ seamlessly syncs your media, ensuring your cherished memories are consistently organized, accessible, and protected. It’s not just software; it’s a universal digital life organizer that harmonizes the chaos of cross-platform media management. No other software will give you this level of security and flexibility.

Photo DeDupe

You will likely have a few duplicate photos as you bring your media into a single library. The Photo DeDupe tool helps you find and remove exact duplicates from your photo library as soon as you start to import. This time-saving tool is available to Mylio Photos+ subscribers and users currently on our free 30-day trial. Click here to learn more about Photo DeDedupe. Now that you’ve removed the exact duplicates, you can focus on eliminating clutter and finding your favorite and best photos.

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Photo DeClutter

Once you’ve removed duplicates, you can focus on cleaning up similar photos. With modern phones and cameras, capturing images in burst mode is straightforward. These sets of near-duplicate photos tend to become unnecessary clutter.

After a quick scan, the Photo DeClutter tool identifies photos taken on the same device within a short period (that you can customize). You can quickly select the best and delete (or hide) the rest from your library. Click here to learn more about Photo DeClutter. Narrowing down your “keepers” to the best of the bunch saves hard drive space and makes your library more fun to browse and more accessible to search.

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Quick Review

Culling in photography is the process of choosing your best images. Mylio Photos’ QuickReview mode simplifies finding your best photos and lets you hide (or delete) the ones that aren’t. When working in QuickReview mode, there are other distracting options so you can focus on reviewing your photos.

Designed for mobile devices, the tool lets you swipe left or right to keep or mark images for deletion, making the process addictively fun. At the same time, you can easily add Flags and Star Ratings to an image and then Auto-Advance to the next photo. You can also use the tool on a computer with keyboard shortcuts, a mouse, or a computer trackpad. Click to learn more about QuickReview.

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QuickFilters and SmartTags

New AI-driven tools in Mylio Photos make it easy to filter for and quickly find images based on specific parameters. Using computer vision to scan your pictures on your local device (no Cloud required), SmartTags can identify more than 1,000 activities (from scuba diving to weddings), objects (from balloons to street signs), and visual properties (from blurry to underexposed).

You can use QuickFilters to search for photos (in a folder or your whole library) that are blurry, underexposed, or overexposed, or show people with eyes closed to get results of images quickly that you may want to improve or delete.

Another neat trick helps you quickly delete screenshots you no longer need. Use the “By File Extension” QuickFilter to find all your .png files, then delete any unwanted screenshots. Click here to learn more about QuickFilters.

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How do you access all your memories at all times?

Managing vast photo libraries across multiple devices is often synonymous with the dreaded “Storage Almost Full” notification. By creating optimized images, Mylio Photos+ solves this problem for you. Optimized images in Mylio Photos+ are more space-efficient versions of your original photos. With Mylio Photos+, you get the best of both worlds. These images retain the original’s richness, detail, and editing features, ensuring no compromises in quality.

What’s even more impressive? These optimized images typically consume just 5%-15% of the original raw file’s space. So, whether you’re thinking of regular prints, sharing memories on social media, or browsing your collection, Mylio’s got you covered. With such efficient space utilization, gone are the days of constantly juggling and deleting files. With Mylio Photos+, you can carry your vast photo libraries in your pocket without the perennial storage anxieties.

In essence, while your original shots remain unaltered on the initial device and any protection vaults, Mylio ensures that you always have access to your memories in a space-efficient manner. It’s not just about storage but intelligent, efficient, and seamless photo management.

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Keeping your digital life in order

Organizing your digital life is more than just a one-and-done event. As we capture new memories, it’s helpful to remember that managing our digital lives and maintaining an organized digital archive is ongoing.

The first step is ensuring Mylio Photos receives new media from your phone, camera, and other sources. If you take photos mostly with your smartphone, install Mylio Photos so your camera roll photos automatically get added when the app is open on the home screen. Setting up automatic importing and doing manual imports when needed ensures your most recent pictures are always backed up and protected. 

To keep your photo library in good shape, schedule an hour or so each month to audit your images. Check for new clutter and get rid of things you don’t need. That way, once you’ve done your initial organizing push, you never have to tackle a significant digital decluttering project again.

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Revealed: The Shocking Mistakes Of Digital File Management! 🔥

by Alex Li September 22, 2023

We’ve all faced this: frantically searching the computer for that perfect family photo for the holiday season. Did you save it on your phone? Or perhaps your tablet? And why are there so many selfies blocking the way?

The challenge of managing digital files.

In today’s digital-centric world, the seemingly simple task of managing digital files has morphed into a complex puzzle. From the sprawling galleries of photographs taken on a whim to crucial documents saved in obscure folders, the digital realm can quickly become a chaotic web. While technology promises convenience, the sheer volume of files we deal with daily can lead to missteps and mishaps.

The challenge of managing digital files – from photos to documents – is real and growing. Whether you’re a professional handling photos for work or a parent sorting through family memories (or both!), it’s shockingly easy to drown in a sea of digital clutter.

But, breathe. Regaining your digital serenity is achievable. Here are five pitfalls we stumble into when trying to manage digital files and how to sidestep them.

Mistake #1: Losing Track of Your Files.

The tricky part? Keeping tabs on everything. Often, I’ll launch a project, and its direction shifts several times. My filing system reflects this chaos, making things hard to locate. Old folder systems are limiting. But what if you could look for files based on when or where they were created? Enter Mylio Photos+. This software reinvents how to search and manage digital files, offering several intuitive ways beyond the usual folder dive.

Mistake #2: Wasting Space with Duplicates.

Duplicate files are silent space hogs. They clutter space from re-downloading email attachments because you can’t remember their original location to duplicating photos across multiple devices. Thankfully, Mylio Photos+’s DeDupe tool sweeps through all your devices to spot and eliminate these duplicates.

Mistake #3: Hoarding Almost-Identical Photos.

Camera phones are a blessing, but they can be indiscriminate. Multiple shots are taken to get the ‘perfect’ one, leading to an overflow of nearly identical photos. Mylio Photos introduces a solution with its Photo DeClutter tool. It helps you swiftly choose the best shot and discard the redundant ones, streamlining how you manage digital files.

Mistake #4: Managing Digital Files Without Backups.

Backups are vital. If disaster strikes – from hardware failures to accidental drops in a lake – backups are your safety net. While manual backups are tedious, cloud drives can be pricey, especially for large libraries. Mylio Photos+ bridges this gap. It lets you employ your devices as secure backup options, synchronizing in real time.

Mistake #5: Letting Memories Fade Away.

What’s the point in capturing memories if they’re lost in the digital abyss? With Mylio Photos, reliving those cherished moments becomes a joyful journey, not a chore. From exploring past trips using the Map view to reminiscing about significant events, it’s all at your fingertips. And with the new Mylio Photos 24, sharing your memories with your loved ones is secure and enjoyable.

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In conclusion, managing digital files doesn’t have to be a Herculean task. You can reclaim control over your digital domain with the right tools and awareness of common pitfalls. Mylio Photos+ could be your ticket to a clutter-free, well-organized digital life and long-lasting digital memories!

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Tired of Endless Scrolling? Discover How to Find Photos Fast!

by Doug Daulton September 20, 2023

Our devices are flooded with countless photos. Every picture tells a story, from cherished family moments to essential business assets. But, finding photos fast often feels like searching for a needle in a haystack. That’s where the all-new Dynamic Search will help.

Find your photos fast.

Dynamic Search isn’t just any search bar. Instead, it’s a clever tool that taps into AI. This tool helps to read and understand your photos. Afterwards, it sorts them. This makes it easy to find photos quickly. Moreover, all this magic happens on your device. So, your memories stay safe and private.

Now, let’s delve into what Dynamic Search brings to the table:

Firstly, SmartTags: They use AI to spot things in your photos. They can see over 1,000 different things. This makes your photos easy to find. Next up, Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Snapped a superb quote or a sign? With OCR, you can hunt that text down in your pictures. Then there’s Face Detection: Want photos of friends or family? No problem. Mylio finds faces. It even offers matching photo suggestions.

On the technical side, Deep Metadata Analysis: Mylio notes where you took each photo. It uses GPS for this. It also notes camera details from the metadata. Also, Personal Touch: Add your details to a photo. Mylio sees them and remembers. And don’t forget, Human-Readable Addresses: Type a location in plain English. Like “Beach 2020”. Mylio finds it using reverse geocoding.

To wrap things up, a lightning-quick database drives all these features. This makes your photo searches faster. With Mylio Photos+, gather your pictures from all your devices (phones, computers, memory cards, photo sticks – anything). Put them all in one safe spot.

Wedding photos, birthdays, reunions, and road trips. You’ll find any photo fast with Mylio Photos 24.

Rediscover memories.

On a chilly winter evening, your thoughts turn to family vacations while you sip your hot cocoa. In particular, you remember a memorable trip to Disneyland for Sarah’s 5th birthday. During that time, she had an infectious smile as she enjoyed the carousel.

You clearly remember capturing that unforgettable moment. But now, you wonder: where’s that photo? Thankfully, with Mylio Photos, you don’t have to guess or lean heavily on those pieced-together memories.

Type “Sarah’s 5th birthday” or “family trip to Disneyland” into the search bar. Due to Dynamic Search, Mylio Photos can easily find those memories using the details you provided for the photo. Also, Face Detection ensures any photo with Sarah’s bright smile from that day shows up for you.

Moreover, with embedded GPS data and straightforward addresses, you can search with “Disneyland 2017.” Before you know it, those precious memories are there for you to relive.

In today’s digital world, we snap countless photos. But sometimes, we can’t find that special picture we’re looking for. It’s easy for memories to get lost among all our files.

Dynamic Search is here to help. It brings your moments closer and ensures they’re always easy to find. It’s sensitive to the feelings in each photo, prioritizing your privacy while searching with precision. When organizing your family memories, Dynamic Search will be your go-to tool. It’ll help you relive and share all those golden times.

Why let precious memories get lost in your device? With Mylio Photos 24, you’ll know every photo is just a click away. Step into the next level of memory keeping. Stay connected to all your best moments. Try Mylio Photos today. Keep your memories close and always ready to view.

Exciting updates are on the way! Dynamic Search, Spaces, Mylio Drive, Shared Albums, and more will soon be in Mylio Photos 24. Grab Mylio Photos+ now, and you’ll be among the first to experience these fantastic new features. Make your memories last!

September 20, 2023 0 comment
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Mylio Drive: Sync photos in 100% privacy

by Doug Daulton September 18, 2023

Mylio Drive is the new feature in Mylio Photos Version 24.

One of the main benefits of Mylio Photos+ is its ability to sync and share original and optimized images. Over your local network, nothing is faster than one device talking to another.  Speeds are often faster than using portable hard drives to transfer the media.

But when traveling on the go, things might not run as smoothly. Perhaps your home network is set up to block external access. OR you forgot to leave a device with all your photos powered on at home and connected to the network.

How about a more streamlined way to access your photos? Imagine accessing your Mylio Photos library anytime to sync optimized images while on the move effortlessly. Optimized photos are 5X7, print-resolution images and can include complete raw editing flexibility.

Doesn’t that sound like the perfect solution to your photo management challenges? 

That’s what Mylio Drive brings to your Mylio Photos+ experience.

How Does Mylio Drive Help You?

With your Mylio Photos+ plan, you get unlimited storage for optimized images. This means you can keep a copy of your entire photo collection, ensuring easy yet private access on all your devices.

When you add images to your Mylio Photos library, they are also dynamically indexed for our improved search. A new optimized image is also created for portable and space-constrained devices.  Optimized images are smaller, more space-efficient versions of your original shots. Don’t worry; your originals are never modified and remain on the original device and any protection vaults you’ve set up.

These optimized images are great for daily use because they keep all the editing features and details of the original. You can use them for regular prints, sharing on social media, and more. Plus, they take up only about 5%-15% of the space of your original raw file. This means you can store many more photos on your phone or tablet without the fear of running out of storage space.

And the best part? This feature comes at no additional cost with your Mylio Photos+ plan.

How Does Mylio Drive Work?

As a Mylio Photos+ user, you have the exclusive opportunity to activate a Mylio Drive. Once activated, your devices will securely transfer a copy of your optimized images to store them on an encrypted server. This feature simplifies adding a new device or accessing files while you’re on the move. Say goodbye to the need for multiple devices to be turned on to sync your everyday images.

Your privacy is paramount; Mylio, the company, never accesses your content. 

You can activate Mylio Drive by accessing your Sync settings (Settings > Sync > Sync with Mylio Drive).

You will then see Mylio Drive in the list of connected devices. If Mylio Drive doesn’t meet your needs, you can remove the drive from the Device panel. It’s all in your hands!

Today, photos are ever-present and invaluable. Mylio Drive offers more than just storage; it’s a refined approach to image management. Your photos are kept private in an ad-free space. Prioritizing security, convenience, and efficiency, Mylio Drive helps you keep more of your library everywhere. 

Explore Mylio Drive included with Mylio Photos+. Your memories are worth it.

Mylio Drive will be available in the all-new Mylio Photos Version 24 (Coming soon).

September 18, 2023 0 comment
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Shared Albums Redefine Photo Sharing

by Doug Daulton September 15, 2023

Looking for a unique way to share your cherished memories or exclusive projects? Explore Shared Albums in Mylio Photos+. It’s a quick, easy, and semi-private way to share your favorite snapshots and moments.

What is A Shared Album?

Shared Albums allow you to design and curate semi-private photo collections, which you can then share with a select group of individuals. Pick an album and choose the Create Shared Album option. Then, step through the process to share with family, friends, or colleagues.

What Sets Mylio’s Shared Albums Apart?

Shared Albums are stored on web pages intentionally hidden from search engines. So, only those provided with the direct link can view or download your content, offering a layer of privacy. It’s comparable to a private directory that’s shielded from general access.

Users are expected to comply with Mylio’s terms of service when publishing shared albums. Specifically, they may not share offensive, inappropriate, or copyrighted content.  Mylio has provided users the means to report any content they find inappropriate or potentially infringing on copyrights.

How Might One Use Shared Albums?

The joy of family gatherings is unparalleled. Think back to that family reunion at Grandma’s home in the country. The kids playing in the field, Uncle Bob’s BBQ skills on display, and Aunt Lisa’s storytelling sessions. Every moment, every laugh, every shared story captured. 

With Shared Albums, you can create an album for these memories and share the link with family members across the globe. It becomes an exclusive, living digital album to which you can add new photos as they become available.

Shared Albums are exclusively available to Mylio Photos+ users and those sampling it on an active trial. At Mylio, we’re committed to enhancing your photo-sharing experience, blending user-friendliness with top-tier privacy.


Shared Albums, Spaces, and other fantastic features are available in Mylio Photos version 24. Click here to learn more about Mylio Photos 24.

September 15, 2023 0 comment
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Photo Vaults: Don’t Lose Your Memories

by Alex Li September 14, 2023

In our digital age, where we’re inundated with random content on our screens, the need for a secure photo “vault” to safeguard our most important pictures is clear. Every candid snap, every cherished memory, and every important document deserves a haven, and that’s precisely what Mylio Photos+ offers.

The chaos of scattered memories

We capture our memories today across various devices: phones, cameras, and tablets. Then we receive more images through multiple channels: emails, messaging apps, and social media. But how often do we centralize and back up these scattered memories in a dedicated photo vault? The answer, sadly, is not often enough. Leaving our media scattered increases our vulnerability, risking losing valued memories to the abyss of a misplaced device or a technological hiccup.

Have you encountered the 3-2-1 backup rule? It’s simple in design yet mighty in effect. The rule is: Always keep three copies of your invaluable data: two copies stored on local devices like a hard drive or desktop computer, and a third copy stored offsite such as a cloud-based storage service. The intent is crystal clear: Construct multiple protective nets for your memories. Mylio recommends adding at least two “Vault” devices to your Mylio Photos+ setup.

Video: Why two Vaults?

The magic of Mylio Photos+ Vaults

So, what exactly is a Mylio Photos+ Photo Vault? It’s your memories’ protective cocoon. This photo vault can be any device with enough storage to house your complete photo library, including the high-definition original files and the Mylio Photos+ catalog that encompasses all the organizational info you’ve created. While one photo vault does wonders, imagine the security of having two or more!

Depending on your goals, budget, and library size, you have lots of options for vault devices: a larger computer hard drive, external hard drive, solid-state drive, NAS device, RAID arrangement, and even Cloud services like Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, and S3-compatible cloud servers like Backblaze B2. With the current affordability and accessibility of external storage drives, setting up your photo vault has never been simpler.

Adding a Cloud service to your Mylio Photos+ setup is a good idea, but it’s not a one-stop solution. Various Cloud services work differently and have pros and cons. That’s where Mylio Drive steps in, providing unlimited storage of your optimized images on an encrypted server that’s private to your account at no extra cost. Mylio Drive facilitates setting up new devices and faster, more efficient access to new images when you’re on the go.

Video: Mylio Drive.

Optimized images vs. originals

High-resolution images can occupy significant storage space, and image file sizes grow with each new generation of smartphones and cameras. Mylio Photos+ addresses this challenge with “Optimized” images. Essentially, these are versions of your original photos that maintain full raw editing capabilities and all metadata while using approximately 1/10th the storage of a standard raw file. 

The SpaceSaver feature in Mylio Photos+ is a strategic solution that maximizes storage utility, especially on limited-capacity devices like smartphones and tablets. When SpaceSaver is enabled, it ensures that the device contains optimized images instead of bulkier high-resolution images that would max out the storage. It’s like having a lightweight version of your entire media library at your fingertips at all times.

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The bottom line: You can now fit an impressive number of photos on mobile devices. If you ever need original, full-quallty images, you can easily access them from your designated vault using Tap to Sync.

You’re in control: Device Sync Policies and Remote Control

With Mylio Photos+, you’re in command. You designate which files and file types are stored where with Device Sync Policies. With Remote Control, you can finetune settings on any connected device, including those that family members may be using. From managing image views and synchronizing photos to bolstering security with a PIN, Mylio Photos+ ensures a tailored experience.

Video: How to use the Remove Control feature in Mylio Photos+?

Mylio Photos: A vanguard of privacy

Guaranteeing the safety of memories is just the tip of the iceberg. At Mylio, user privacy stands atop our priority list. Unlike some tech mammoths whose terms suggest shared content ownership, Mylio enforces the sanctity of user data and photo privacy. Documentary maker Jacob Rush reciprocates this sentiment: “I feel secure with Mylio Photos. I don’t have to worry about someone hacking into my internet-based account.”

When you integrate with Cloud storage, Mylio Photos ensures your files are encrypted. Bright individuals indeed value extra protection, like Cathi Nelson, CEO of The Photo Managers, who stresses the pivotal role of photo privacy in our online world.

Ultimately, your photos and memories are too valuable to leave at risk for loss, hacking, device failure, or theft. With its latest features, Mylio Photos V24 guides Mylio Photos+ users through setting up automated protections so you can relax knowing your digital legacy is organized, secure, and private. It’s that simple and reliable.

September 14, 2023 0 comment
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Spaces & Remote Control: Collaboration Is Here

by Doug Daulton September 12, 2023

Ever wanted to show off your Mylio Photos library without revealing everything? That’s where Spaces comes in. It lets you decide what’s visible and what’s not. Imagine avoiding those awkward moments when a colleague accidentally sees your beach vacation pics while you’re presenting work photos. Or, you could share a Mylio Photos+ account with your family and don’t want everyone’s photos jumbled together.

With Spaces, you’re in control.

What are Spaces?

Simply put, Spaces are subject-specific views of your Mylio Photos library. You determine what categories of your library you want it to contain. Spaces can be made available to other Mylio Photos users to collaborate on editing, managing, and sharing the media visible within a given Space.

Your Privacy Preserved

Need to keep some media, like X-rays or other medical documents, private? Assign them to the Private category, and they won’t appear in other Spaces. You can hide individual items or entire folders. You can also set a PIN for added security.

Populating Spaces

Add media to Spaces using one of the following methods:

For Individual Items: Select a photo and add a Category. For Folders: Assign a Category to a folder, and all subfolders and items pick up that Category (unless you move them out).

Custom Spaces

With a Mylio Photos+ account, you can create custom Spaces using a combination of default and custom Categories. Put several categories into a QuickCollection to share with your family and friends.

For example, create custom categories for Birthdays, Holidays, and Vacations. Make a QuickCollection called “Our Family,” which includes all three, and add the Family category. Then, share that QuickCollection with your spouse and children. Add photos to any category within the QuickCollection, and everyone sees them.

Collaboration Made Easy

Use Remote Control with Spaces and collaborating with other users on your library becomes a breeze. Do you want them to view but not edit? No problem. Prefer they can share but not delete files? You got it. Adding new devices to your account for family members or colleagues? Give a user device complete control or no control.

Remote Control allows granular control of what each device can see and what actions a user can take on your library. It’s all about giving you the power to decide who sees what and how they interact with it.

Spaces and Remote Control reimagine how we manage, share, and collaborate on our media libraries. It offers a tailored experience, ensuring your privacy is maintained while allowing seamless collaboration.

Whether you’re looking to keep specific photos private, share specific memories with family, or collaborate on ongoing work or personal projects, Spaces provides the flexibility and control you need. With the added security of PIN protection and the convenience of Remote Control, managing your media has never been more accessible or private.

Spaces and other great features are available in Mylio Photos V24.

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