One problem that the Photostick says it addresses is that it will scour your computer and find all your photos and pull them onto the Photostick.
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I looked for some free software options that behaved just like the Photostick and couldn’t really find anything similar (leave a comment if you’ve found one!).
Software AlternativesĪ backup hard drive doesn’t behave like a Photostick although many harddrives do come loaded with backup software tools that can get you part of the way. A one terabyte external hard drive (which can cost between $50-90 Cdn) can be had for about the same price (or less) than the 64gb Photostick and be able to hold the equivalent of 15 Photosticks worth of photos and videos…plus all your other files and documents. Photosticks seem to come in 8, 64 & 128 gb sizes. For the same money you’d spend on that product, you could easily get a much larger back up device – such as an external hard drive to back up all of your photos and even your entire computer. Our simple recommendation is to not buy a Photostick. We recently did a whole segment on our radio show about them which you can view here: It’s also fairly expensive for what you get – basically a USB thumbdrive and some software. One of the most common complaints I saw was that it isn’t compatible with older computers. I did find lots of negative reviews that seem like actual bad experiences with the product.
Try looking for one at your favourite electronics retailer – you won’t find them there either – I looked. Even searching for where to buy it on Google showed a number of places that looked like the actual store but simply redirected to spammy and glowing reviews in the form of a blog post about the product rather than a legitimate store to buy it. While researching this product, I couldn’t find what I’d call a single legitimate, positive review of the product – they all seemed fake. They also claim to be able to find all the photos on your computer and even identify duplicates. These are heavily advertised on Facebook and Instagram (among other places on the web) as a simple solution to find all your photos and back them up to a USB thumb drive. We regularly get questions from our audience about Photosticks and we always seem to be discussing them on our radio shows.
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