Why Where You Store Your Photos Is So Important
Before you purchase your next computer, consider this:
I'm still using the shadow copy feature in Historian 4 to back up most of my photos on my computer.  But what I've found in the past few years is this:  I always needed more hard drive space, so I would purchase a bigger external drive. With this system, it's up to me to maintain a separate drive or drives to store my photos and maintain an adequate backup. To manage things I've split up my vaults to make them smaller.  But I always run into the problem of having to remember to plug the backup drive into my laptop periodically so my shadow copy is up to date.
And then there are the hard drive crashes.  Not one.  Not even just one per year.  In 2016, I had to reinstall Windows 4 times.  In 2017, I've reinstalled again four more times on two different laptops. Just a few months ago in late 2020, I upgraded my laptop again.
Can you see where this is going?
Artisan 6 Tips and FAQs
I'm so excited to be using Artisan 6! But I've found that I have bunches of questions, and you probably do, too. Here are a few tips I've found so far. Keep coming back because I'll add more as I have them. 1. Importing the 15 free Art Kits that come with your...
Historian or Forever Storage – Which Should I Use?
(The links in this post may be affiliate links. All this means that if you click on a link and make a purchase, I will receive a commission. This in no way increases the cost to you, and may even help you save money. Thank you.) This is a question that I am asked...
How to Move Artisan Content to an External Drive
I was asked an interesting question this week. "Can I run all of my digital artwork from an external drive only?" The simple answer to the question is yes, and I'll show you how you can do that. However, please also read a few of my comments on that below after the...
How To Transfer Your Artisan Content To A New Computer
I honestly can't believe I haven't written this post before because I feel like I've explained it dozens of times. I think I've left bits and pieces of this information in other posts, but I never fully wrote down the process to move Artisan, and more importantly,...
How to Import Pages From Another Project in Artisan 5
Today I just want to share a quick tip about importing a page or pages you've already created in Artisan 5 into another project. This might happen if you want to add a page you made for one book into another one. To do this, you first need to create your new project...
How To Clean Up Content Tags in Artisan
I have been meaning to clean up my Content Manager in Artisan for a while. But it's one of those things that gets put on the back burner and I still haven't done it. So I'm very glad that Mendy asked me this question today because I can explain how to fix a messy...
My Experience With My First Phone-Only Vacation
I am the first to admit that although I really like new technology and software, I am really old school when it comes to how I take my photos. Up until this point, I almost always use a camera, and if it can be my DSLR camera, that's my preference. I grew up with a...
How To Import Creative Memories Content Into Artisan 5
Today, I did something I haven't done in two years. I shot a YouTube video for you. Woohoo! It's all about how to import/use Creative Memories' digital content (or digital content from any site other than Forever) into Artisan 5 for use in your photo projects. You...
How to Combine Historian and Forever Storage for a Secure Photo Backup Strategy
This is a post I've been trying to figure out for a long time. I'm the person who wants the best of both worlds: secure, local photo back up and a secure offsite backup. And I don't want them to be widely different. If you've been with me for a few years,...
