Backing up photos while traveling with an iPad

### Problem Digital photographs can easily be lost while traveling due to theft, memory failure, or inadvertent erasure of a memory card. There are many devices designed specifically to make copies but don't want to carry an additional device. #### Solution 1 - Local copy on iPad Simply copy the photos on a daily basis to an iPad or computer. An iPad's small size makes it excellent to travel with but has limited memory especially given today's hi-resolution cameras. Also, the iPad can just as easily be stolen as a camera. #### Solution 2 - iPad + [PhotoSync App](http://www.photosync-app.com/) + [Google Drive](http://drive.google.com/) or [Smugmug](http://www.smugmug.com/) Assuming you are staying somewhere with WiFi, adding a backup to a cloud service provides extra security. Until recently, backing up was a painful task from an iPad. The latest version of PhotoSync provides an excellent solution and works with a variety of cloud services. Simply configure [Photosync](http://www.photosync-app.com/) with your preferred provider (Google Drive is free) and tell it to sync. It is smart enough to send photos/videos only once provided you pick the same folder (like All Photos). If you pick a different folder on your iPad each synch, a new folder will be created in [Google Drive](http://drive.google.com/) and it is possible photos will be sent again. Since internet connections in hotels tend to be slow, plug-in the iPad and let the sync run overnight. A recent experience was too many photos were uploaded exceeding the 15GB space allocation. In hindsight, [Smugmug](http://www.smugmug.com/) would have been a better choice as it offers unlimited storage with it's annual membership. #### Notes Photosync does not currently support [Pogoplug](http://pogoplug.com/) and the [Pogoplug](http://pogoplug.com/) app didn't work in testing. This is a disappointment as [Pogoplug](http://pogoplug.com/) allows you to get the files back to your house. This tip applies to taking photos directly on an iPad/iPhone.