Paraben Photo Backup STICK User manual

Paraben’s Photo Backup Stick
V4.1
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User Manual

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Contents
About Paraben’s Photo Backup Stick..............................................................................3
What’s New? ...................................................................................................................4
Getting Started ................................................................................................................5
Backing Up from Windows Computers............................................................................5
Viewing and Editing Photos with the Windows App.........................................................8
Backing Up from Apple Mac Computers ....................................................................... 10
Backing Viewing and Editing Photos with the Mac App ................................................ 13
Backing Up from iOS Devices (iPhones, iPads, & iPods) – Direct Connect .................. 15
Viewing and Editing Photos with the iOS App ............................................................... 18
Backing Up from Android Phones & Tablets – Direct Connect...................................... 21
Viewing and Editing Photos with the Android App......................................................... 23
Backing Up Phones & Tablets Using the Computer Apps............................................. 25
Application User Interface ............................................................................................. 26
Scanning for Photos ...................................................................................................... 28
Photo & Video Types..................................................................................................... 31
Remove Duplicates ....................................................................................................... 31
Copying Your Backup to Another Location.................................................................... 33
Convert HEIC to JPEG (Mac app)................................................................................. 34
Organize Backups ......................................................................................................... 34
Viewing Photos.............................................................................................................. 34
Deleting Backups .......................................................................................................... 35
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................. 37
Restoring Your Photo Backup Stick .............................................................................. 38
How Many Photos/Videos Can I Backup?..................................................................... 39

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About Paraben’s Photo Backup Stick
The Photo Backup Stick is an easy-to-use picture and video backup tool. The Photo
Backup Stick Universal version supports Windows & Mac computers, Apple iPhones,
iPads & iPod Touch, and Android phones and tablets. The Photo Backup Stick for
Computers version supports Windows & Mac computers. It can also backup photos from
phones and tablets connected to the computer. Both Photo Backup Stick USB drives
have backup software that makes backing up photos and videos from computers, phones,
and tablets simple. There are no monthly cloud storage fees. One tool backs up all your
devices.
With the Photo Backup Stick, you have a physical device with a copy of your precious
photos and videos.
Please Note: To extend the life of flash drives, please follow these tips
1. When removing the drive, go to the system try icon to “Safely Remove Hardware”
2. Avoid electrostatic discharge. Static shocks can cause irreversible damage or loss
3. Replace the cap when not in use to prevent dirt and debris from damaging ports
4. Do not keep drives plugged into computers when not in use
Photo Backup Stick Universal
Photo Backup Stick for Computers
Website
https://photobackupstick.com
Phone Support
801-930-5821
Email Support
[e-mail]

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What’s New?
•Updated the Windows App: Added the Phone2Frame Photo Editor to allow you
to edit photos for digital frames and TVs. Added HEIC to JPEG converter to
convert Apple iOS images to standard format.
•Updated the Mac App: Added a Photo Viewer to make viewing backed up
photos easier. Added the Phone2Frame Photo Editor to allow you to edit photos
for digital frames and TVs. Added HEIC to JPEG converter to convert Apple iOS
images to standard format.
•Updated the Apple iOS App:Added the Phone2Frame Photo Editor to allow
you to edit photos for digital frames and TVs. Added HEIC to JPEG converter to
convert Apple iOS images to standard format.
•Updated the Android App: Added the Phone2Frame Photo Editor to allow you
to edit photos for digital frames and TVs.

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Getting Started
We made the Photo Backup Stick the easiest tool for creating photo backups for
Windows & Mac computers, Apple iPhones, iPads, & iPod Touch, and Android Phones
& Tablets. Instructions vary depending on which app you are using: Windows, Mac, iOS
(iPhone/iPad), or Android (Android phones and tablets).
Backing Up from Windows Computers
To quickly backup all photos stored on your computer, plug the Photo Backup Stick into
a USB port on your computer.
Run the PhotoBackupStartup.exe app found on your Photo Backup Stick USB drive.
You will see the Start Page:
To start your backup of just the photos in your Pictures folder on your Windows
computer, click the Start Backup button.
Next, choose where to back up from:

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•Backup from My Files – backs up from the current user’s account. This includes
the Pictures folder, Desktop, Documents folders, and default folders for cloud
accounts.
•Backup from other locations – You can specify other drives or folders to scan
including your entire C: drive or other drives on the computer (note, to reduce
unwanted images such as program and system graphics, very small files will be
skipped).
Click the Start Backup button to begin your photo backup.
Note: You can connect phones and tablets to your PC to back them up using the
Windows app. For instructions, see the “Backing Up Androids – Using the Computers
App” or “Backing Up iPhones/iPads/iPods – Using the Computers App” sections of the
help file.
You will see the progress of the backup.
Please Note: Files are backed up from smallest to largest so the progress will slow down as more files
are backed up. Video files can take a very long time to back up.

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After the backup is complete, click the Close button.
Clicking the close button brings you to the next screen where you can choose to open
the Phone2Frame photo viewer and editor (Photo Viewer), view the backup in Windows
Explorer (View Photos), go to the Home Page, or Exit the program.
That’s it. Your files are backed up to the “Backup” folder on your Photo Backup Stick
USB drive under a folder named after your computer. Your photos may be located in
sub-folders in the same structure they were found on your computer if the Option to
organize backups is selected (i.e. Computer Name/C/Users/Account/Desktop/Photos).

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Viewing and Editing Photos with the Windows App
Using the Phone2Frame®Feature
The Photo Backup Stick for Windows app now has the Phone2Frame photo viewing
and editing feature so you can edit your photos to fit digital frames and smart TVs like a
professional.
To get started, click on the Photo Viewer button. This will launch the Photo Viewer /
Editor:
Viewing Photos
You must select a folder to view photos. If you select the “Backup” folder, it will display
all photos in all folders under the Backup folder, even if they are from backups of
multiple devices. To display photos from a specific device or folder, click on the + button
to expand the folders. If there are folders within folders, there will be a + button which
you can click to expand and select sub-folders.
You can sort photos from Old to New, New to Old, Small to Large, or Large to Small by
using the drop-down menu titled “Sort by:”.
Editing Photos
You can edit one or multiple photos by checking the box(es) by the photo and clicking
the Edit button. To edit all photos, click the Select All button. You can clear your
selection by clicking the Clear All button.
When you click the Edit button, it will launch the Phone2Frame editor.

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The editor’s black edge represents the edges of Digital Frames and smart TVs with a
16:9 aspect ratio (the most common ratio for these devices). This allows you to edit your
photos so they fit how you want on the screen.
Rotate Photos
The buttons rotate the photos left and right. Use these to make sure the photos
display in the orientation you want.
Crop Photos
To crop photos so they fit the frame properly, use the buttons to enlarge or
reduce the photo until it takes up as much of the frame without cropping out people as
you want:

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You can use the mouse to move the photo up, down, left, or right in the virtual frame to
center it so it displays exactly how you want. Simply click on the photo, holding the
mouse button down as you drag the photo into position. You can use the button to
undo your last action.
Once you are satisfied with how the photo will display in the frame, click the button to
save the edited photo. Note, this will overwrite the backup copy of the photo on the stick
but not the original photo on the device it was backed up from. Click the arrow to
move to the next photo for editing.
Backing Up from Apple Mac Computers
To quickly backup all photos stored on your computer, plug the Photo Backup Stick into
a USB port on your computer.
Open the PHOTOBACKUP drive when it appears on your desktop and then run the
PhotoBackupStick app.
To start your backup of just the photos in your Pictures folder on your Windows
computer, click the Start Backup button.