Product
Photo Map: Find Your Photos by Location in dosya.dev
Find photos by where they were taken with dosya.dev Photo Map. Browse your library on desktop, mobile and web, with GPS pins and photo previews.
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Guides from the dosya.dev team, page 2
Guides on file sharing, storage, and keeping your data private - from the team building dosya.dev.
Storage
Nextcloud vs managed cloud storage: the honest trade-offs
Running your own cloud is real ownership and a real second job. Where self-hosting shines, what it quietly costs, and the middle path between.
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Guides
How to download files straight to the cloud, not your laptop
A 40 GB dataset does not need to visit your laptop on its way to storage. How remote downloads pull a URL server-side while you close the lid.
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Storage
Cold storage vs hot storage: pick the right tier
Archive tiers look like the same product at a quarter of the price. The retrieval fees, thaw delays and minimum terms that explain the discount.
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File sharing
Stop emailing attachments: what to do instead
An attachment is a copy you no longer control, multiplied by every inbox it reaches. The case for links, and how to make the switch painless.
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Privacy
Data residency: does it matter where your files live?
Sometimes it is law, sometimes latency, often neither. Which reasons for caring where your files are stored are real, and what to ask a provider.
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File sharing
How photographers deliver full-res galleries to clients
Client galleries fail at the last step: delivery. A workflow for full-resolution shoots that survives inbox limits and links that expire too soon.
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Storage
External hard drive vs cloud storage for backups
The drive is cheaper right up until the click of death. Where each option genuinely wins, and the two-copy setup that beats either one alone.
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Guides
Checksums explained: how to verify a downloaded file
A checksum is a fingerprint for file contents. How to compute one on every platform, and when verifying is worth the thirty seconds it costs.
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Guides
Duplicate files: where they come from, how to find them
The same photo as the export, the copy and the WhatsApp version. Where duplicates come from, and how to clear them without deleting an original.
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Guides
A practical Google exit strategy for your files
Leaving an ecosystem is a project, not a download. A sequence for getting your files, photos and documents out of Google without losing anything.
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Privacy
Encryption in transit vs at rest vs end-to-end
Three phrases that appear on every provider's site and describe three different protections. What each one covers, and how to decide what you need.
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