Legacy Memory Book guide library

Backup

Redundant copies, restore tests, off-site storage, and digital continuity.

Guides in this collection

Practical, preservation-aware help arranged around the work families are actually trying to finish.

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How to Scan Old Photos for a Memorial Book: A Careful 7-Step Guide

A careful seven-step workflow for choosing a capture method, protecting original photographs, creating useful master files, and checking every scan.

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Care & Display

How to Create a Family Archive Handoff Folder

A practical handoff package that lets another trusted person find, understand, print, maintain, and safely succeed a family memory-book archive.

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Photos & Preservation

Best File Formats and Resolution for Family Photo Scans

A practical guide to choosing TIFF, JPEG, or PNG and a useful scan resolution without confusing file size with real image detail.

An external drive and family photographs connected to an off-site archive

Formats & Tools

Best Cloud Backup for Family Photos: 5 Services Compared

Compare five cloud backup and storage options for family photographs, scans, recordings, and memory-book files, including restore and succession limits.

External backup drive holding a family photograph beside an off-site storage symbol

Photos & Preservation

3-2-1 Backup for Family Photos and Memory-Book Files

A practical 3-2-1 backup plan for family photographs, scans, captions, and memory-book source files, including restore tests and account handoff.