In Managed mode (checked), all of your photos, whether you import them from a phone or camera, or from a folder on your computer or external hard drive, are copied to your photo library. The Photos default mode is Managed, and is considered to be the safest and easiest way to ensure that all of your photos are protected. Ensure that you back up and restore the whole photo library to keep this important metadata. If you back up or restore your individual photo files, without the library containing this metadata, this information is lost. Back up and restore photo libraries: Photo applications rely on libraries to store metadata about your photos, such as where they are located, how they are organized, and edits you have made to them.New photos and changes are queued for backup like all other files. The Code42 app continuously monitors these changes in real-time. Real-time file watching: Information in your photo libraries may change frequently as you edit and organize your photos.

For more information, see our special considerations on speed of initial and ongoing backups for photographers. On average, you can expect your Code42 cloud backup to progress by at least 10 GB of information per day, as long as your computer is powered on and not in standby mode. Time required to back up: Photo libraries can be quite large (it is not uncommon for libraries to exceed 30 GB).

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