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Do you need to organize and upload all the photos stored on your phone, Facebook, Instagram — and everywhere else you’ve saved pics? It should be simple, but figuring out how to get your photos off your devices can be confusing. Good news! If you’re Googling “how do I upload photos?” you’ve come to the right place. Whether your photos are on social media, in the cloud, saved on your phone, in the Shutterfly App — or all of the above — you can upload, host, and share your pictures right here on Shutterfly. Best of all, when your photos are backed up with Shutterfly, you can access them from any device anytime when you want to look back on your memories or use them to make prints or create one-of-a-kind personalized gifts.

Our image upload service safely stores your photos so they’re organized and available whenever you need them. Even better, when you’re ready to create unique gifts like wall art, photo books, and more, your photos are already uploaded and ready to go. Simply make a purchase every 18 months to enjoy Shutterfly’s free unlimited photo storage space. Ready to upload your photos now? Go for it!

Remember to create a free account on Shutterfly so you can upload and access your pics. For specific instructions on how to upload images, you can read step-by-step instructions below. Skip to see how to save and store on a PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device, and the Shutterfly App.

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Upload Photos from a Desktop

Is your computer overflowing with photos? Whether you’re uploading pictures from a family vacation or snapshots of your little one’s dance recital, it’s easy to back up photos online with our photo storage service. To start uploading, follow these instructions:

  1. Log into the Shutterfly website.
  2. Click on “Photos” at the top right of the screen.
  3. Click the “Upload” button next to the cloud icon.
  4. Choose to browse and upload photos from your computer, Google Photos, Facebook, or Instagram. If uploading from Google Photos, Facebook, or Instagram, connect these services to Shutterfly by logging in when prompted.
  5. Upload all your pictures from your computer to have them ready whenever you need them.

Our photo storage service will even organize your pictures for you so that you can easily turn take your favorites into photo books, personalized gifts, holiday cards, and other items that last as incredible keepsakes.


Upload Photos from a Smartphone

If you’re left with no space in your camera roll on your smartphone, there’s hope! You can store all of those incredible moments from one place with a Shutterfly account. Take all that memory off your phone and let us handle it for you! Our image storage service supports almost all smartphones, including iPhone, Samsung, Pixel, and more.  To upload photos from your phone, follow these instructions:

  1. Download the Shutterfly app.
  2. Open the app and select “Photos” at the bottom center of the screen.
  3. Click on the orange “Upload” button at the top right.
  4. Import photos from your device.
  5. Once they’re uploaded, you can also organize them into albums as well as select favorites.

Nothing brings a smile faster than a photo. But with the hassle of complicated printers or making a special trip to the store, too often we leave hundreds of high-quality photos saved to your smartphone. Instead, print photos from your phone to make beautiful canvas wall art, photo books, and so much more.


Upload Photos from Facebook and Instagram

Social media is the mecca of all your memories, but it’s not the best storage and organization system. Instead of scrolling through months and months of photos to find your favorite family photo, create backups that are safe, secure, and easy to access. To back up your photos from social media with Shutterfly, follow these instructions:

  1. Go to the Shutterfly website.
  2. Select “Photos” from the top right of the screen.
  3. Click the orange “Upload” button at the top right.
  4. From the drop-down options, select “Facebook” or “Instagram.”
  5. Log in to your Facebook or Instagram account when prompted to back up your photos.

Once you have all of your photos backed up and stored with Shutterfly’s photo storage service, you’ll want to be able to find each photo quickly and easily. The photos from your wedding, the pictures you took at each of your kid’s soccer games this season or all of your favorite photos of your grandparents from when they were young — you should be able to find them without any stress or hassle.

Upload Photos from the Shutterfly App

If you’re the app-y type, using the Shutterfly App is a no-brainer.

  1. Download the Shutterfly app from the Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android).
  2. Log in with your Shutterfly website credentials or create a new account.
  3. Once logged in, tap the “Photos” icon at the bottom of the screen.
  4. Choose “Manual” to select photos one by one or turn on “Automatic” to upload all photos.
  5. Wait for the Shutterfly “S” symbol to appear on the bottom of your photo thumbnail, indicating the upload is complete.

After uploading your photos, start purchasing personalized gifts, greeting cards, home decor, and photo books with your uploaded images immediately.

Wrapping Up

Your photos are your memories, so it’s important to keep them safe for years to come. Our photo upload service makes that possible. When you’re done uploading, take on a new photography challenge to level up your skills or create the best photo books with your favorite photos.

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Upload, Organize, and Store Photos Online With Shutterfly https://www.shutterfly.com/ideas/upload-organize-and-store-photos/ https://www.shutterfly.com/ideas/upload-organize-and-store-photos/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:32:35 +0000 https://www.shutterfly.com/ideas/?p=64334 While it's easy to rack up thousands of photos between your digital camera, smartphone, and social media accounts, it's hard to imagine losing a single one. Utilize Shutterfly’s unlimited photo storage service to upload and make custom items.

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Upload, Organize, and Store Photos Online

Easily back up and store photos with Shutterfly’s unlimited photo storage service.

While it’s easy to rack up thousands of photos between your digital camera, smartphone, and social media accounts, it’s hard to imagine losing a single one. Each image represents a precious memory that can’t easily be recreated or replaced. So it’s important to make sure that every photo you capture is safe, no matter what happens to your devices. There’s no better way to back up up your images than with Shutterfly’s unlimited photo storage service. Whereas a physical hard drive can fail, our photo storage service will keep your photos safe and secure. Best of all, when your photos are backed up with Shutterfly, you can access them from any device anytime when you want to look back on your memories and use them to create one-of-a-kind personalized products.



To help get you started with Shutterfly’s online photo storage service, we’ll walk you through the process of uploading pictures to the service from your computer, smartphone, or Facebook and Instagram accounts. Plus, we’ll explain how to organize your photos so they’re easy to find and use whenever you want to share them or transform them into custom gifts like wall art, photo books, photo prints, and more.

Back Up Photos With Shutterfly’s Unlimited Photo Storage

With Shutterfly’s photo storage service, you can save all of your best memories in just one place. From photos you take daily on your phone to the old pictures saved on your desktop computer, Shutterfly will store them all so you can download or share them at any time. You can even save all of the pictures you’ve taken on your social media accounts so they never get lost. And with the automatic upload feature, gather your photos from every device so you can create backups and store each image without even thinking about it. You can upload an unlimited number of photos, so you can watch your online photo library grow as you make more memories and take more pictures. .

Steps to Back Up and Upload Images

Uploading photos iPhone and Instagram to backup with Shutterfly's free photo storage service

Because of smartphones, we’re taking more photos than ever before. With snapshots of your kids’ biggest milestones, your dog’s cutest moments, and your most cherished family photos — it can be hard to keep track of all of the best memories in photo libraries. With Shutterfly’s unlimited photo storage service, we back up your photos from all of your devices to just one place, so they’re easy to access whenever you need them. From your smartphone and desktop computer to social media applications like Facebook and Instagram, you can store your photos online using whichever option works best for you. Instead of downloading your images to an external hard drive or deleting photos to create room on your devices, you can store as many photos as you want with an active account. Simply make a purchase every 18 months so you can save your most cherished. Keep reading to find the best way to back up photos online from each of your devices.

Upload Photos From Your Desktop

Is your computer hard drive filled with old photos? Save photo storage from your desktop computer and back up your photos with Shutterfly. Whether you’re uploading pictures from a family vacation or snapshots of your little one’s dance recital, it’s easy to back up photos online with our photo storage service. Follow the steps below to upload all your pictures from your computer so you they’re organized and ready to go whenever you need them.

  1. Log in to your Shutterfly account.
  2. On the top right of your screen, select My Photos.
  3. Click the Upload button on the top right corner of your screen, or drag and drop photos to upload.
  4. Once your images have uploaded, a notification will appear on the bottom with an option to add to an album or view all uploaded images.

Upload Photos From Your Smartphone

Thanks to our smartphones, we’re taking more photos than ever. From snapshots of Instagram-worthy meals to candid moments of your kids, you’ll want to make sure all of those memories are backed up and saved for whenever you’re ready to create something new. To store all of those incredible moments in one place, back up your photos from your smartphone to your Shutterfly account. Our unlimited photo storage service supports almost all mobile devices, including iPhone, Samsung, Pixel, and more.

  1. Log in to your Shutterfly account through the Shutterfly mobile app.
  2. Tap the Upload button on the bottom of the screen.
  3. Select the photo album that contains the photos you want to upload.
  4. When you are finished selecting your images, tap on the Upload button.
  5. To find your uploaded photos, tap the Photos button on the button of the screen.

Upload Photos from Social Media

Social media is an incredible way to share photos and wonderful moments with family and friends. But social media apps like Facebook and Instagram aren’t the best ways to store pictures that you want to keep organized. Instead of scrolling through all of your different apps and years of photos to find your favorites, create backups to make sure they’re safe and easy to access.

Back Up Instagram Photos:

  1. Log in to your Shutterfly account.
  2. On the top right of your screen, select My Photos.
  3. Click the Upload button on the top corner of your screen.
  4. To import from Instagram, click on Instagram from the drop-down list. Authorization is required.
  5. Select the photos you want to upload.
  6. You can switch to have Shutterfly auto-import your photos from Instagram automatically.

Back Up Facebook Photos:

  1. Log in to your Shutterfly account.
  2. On the top right of your screen, select My Photos.
  3. Click the Upload button on the top corner of your screen.
  4. To import from Facebook, click on Facebook from the drop-down list. A new window will pop up asking you to sign in. 
  5. Continue on the sign-in page, and you will have the option to select photos or albums or import all your photos.
  6. If you choose to select photos or albums, a list of albums from your Facebook account will be displayed. Here you can pick an album to either pick Select Images or the whole album to import.

How to Organize Photos With Our Online Photo Storage Service

Once you have all of your photos backed up and stored with Shutterfly’s photo storage service, you’ll want to be able to find each photo quickly and easily. The photos from your wedding, the pictures you took at each of your kid’s soccer games this season, or all of your favorite photos of your grandparents from when they were young — you should be able to find them without any stress or hassle. With our online photo storage service, organizing your photos couldn’t be easier. Here’s how to organize photos with Shutterfly:

  • Tag your photos: Use our easy photo tagging features that enable you to tag your photos so you can find the picture you want more easily.
  • Sort with albums: Create albums of your uploaded photos so each special moment is easy to find. Make photo albums for any occasion like your baby’s first year, last year’s beach vacation, or the candid moments spent at home during 2020’s stay-at-home orders. This way, your photos will be ready to go when you decide to make custom photo books, greeting cards, or other personalized gifts and products.
  • Organize by date: The photos you’ve uploaded will be organized by date so you can find the photo you want from any day, month, or year.
Organizing photos online with Shutterfly's online photo storage

Wrapping Up

Photographs are a wonderful way to treasure all of your most special memories. Whether you’re uploading photos of family snapshots, portraits of your four-legged friend, or professional photography, Shutterfly offers the best photo storage to save all of those amazing memories. Our unlimited photo storage service makes it easy for you to upload, save, and organize your photos. Even better, when you’re done uploading you can transform your favorite photos into personalized gifts, photo books, wall art, photo prints, greeting cards, and more that you can cherish for years to come.

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Shutterfly’s Unlimited Photo Storage https://www.shutterfly.com/ideas/shutterflys-unlimited-photo-storage/ https://www.shutterfly.com/ideas/shutterflys-unlimited-photo-storage/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:48:17 +0000 https://www.shutterfly.com/ideas/?p=63448 Preserve, share, and relive your favorite memories with Shutterfly's unlimited photo storage service. With our photo storage service, you can rest assured that your pictures are stored safely and available whenever you need them. You can easily sort, search, and filter images, too!

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Shutterfly’s Unlimited Photo Storage
Upload photos to Shutterfly's free unlimited online photo storage service

With Shutterfly’s online photo storage service, we make it easy for active customers to preserve, share, and relive their favorite memories. Everything from capturing your baby’s first milestones to last summer’s family vacation, there isn’t a moment too simple or too small that shouldn’t be treasured. But with all of those photos you’ve taken, you might not know the best way to backup and organize the images that mean the most to you. That’s why Shutterfly offers a way to upload, save, share your pictures with our unlimited online photo storage service.

With our online photo storage service, we make it easy to preserve and share your most cherished photos. Simply upload your images from any device to your secure Shutterfly account, so you can easily access them all in one place whenever you need them. Enjoy unlimited photo storage with an active account, by simply making one purchase (no minimums) at least once every 18 months. And don’t worry, we’ll send you a friendly reminder when the 18-month deadline is approaching. 

When you use our photo storage service, you can rest assured that your pictures are stored safely and are available whenever you need them. Even better, when you’re ready to create personalized gifts like photo books, wall art, and more, your photos are already uploaded and ready to go. When you back up your photos online with Shutterfly, you have endless possibilities on what you can do with them.


Preserve Memories With Our Unlimited Online Photo Storage

At Shutterfly, we want to make sure you keep all your memories in one simple spot. In just minutes, you can easily store and organize all of your photos, so you have easy access to them at all times. Sorting, searching, and filtering your images is quick and easy to do. You can upload an unlimited number of photos, so you can watch your online photo collection grow as you take more pictures. Shutterfly will keep them safe so you can use them whenever you’re ready to create something new.

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Save All Your Images in Just One Place

With Shutterfly’s online picture storage, you can save all of your images from all devices in just one place. From your old photos on your desktop computer to the snapshots you take daily on your phone, Shutterfly will store them, so you can download them anytime. The automatic upload feature gathers your photos from each device, from Apple to Android and mobile to desktop so you backup photos without even thinking about it. Whether you use your uploaded images to make holiday cards, create personalized gifts and home decor, they will be stored safely.

Organize Photos Easily With Tagging

Organizing your photos is a breeze with our online photo storage service. You can create albums to easily sort through your photo collection and we offer features that enable you to tag your photos so you can find the picture you want more easily. These photo organization features will come in handy when you’re ready to create products like custom photo booksphoto calendars, or wedding albums and need easy access to the images you want for each one-of-a-kind item. 

Steps to Store and Backup Photos

With Shutterfly’s photo storage, we upload your photos from every device to just one place so they’re easy to access whenever you need them. You can create albums to easily sort through your photo collection and we offer features that enable you to tag your photos so you can find the picture you want more easily. When you’re ready to upload photos, there are plenty of options. From your desktop computer and smartphone to social media sites like Facebook and Instagram, you can store your photos online with whatever option works best for you. So instead of deleting images to create room on your devices, you can store as many photos as you want so you can cherish your memories longer, which makes printing photos and creating custom keepsakes even easier. Keep reading to find the best way to store photos from each of your devices.

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Upload Photos From Your Desktop

Have a computer filled with photos? Whether you’re uploading photos from your kids’ soccer games or digital assets for a work project, it’s easy to backup photos online with Shutterfly’s unlimited picture service. Follow the steps below to upload all your pictures from your desktop computer.

  1. Log in to your Shutterfly account.
  2. On the top right of your screen, select My Photos.
  3. Click the Upload button on the top right corner of your screen, or drag and drop photos to upload.
  4. Once your images have uploaded, a notification will appear on the bottom with an option to add to an album or view all uploaded images.

Upload Photos From Your Smartphone

You probably capture a lot of moments with your phone, so you also need to make sure those moments are backed up. To make sure those unforgettable memories are safe, backup your photos from your smartphone to your Shutterfly account. Our unlimited storage service is available to active customers who make a purchase every 18 months and supports almost all smartphones, including iPhone, Samsung, Pixel, and more.

  1. Log in to your Shutterfly account through the Shutterfly mobile app.
  2. Tap the Upload button on the bottom of the screen.
  3. Select the photo album that contains the photos you want to upload.
  4. When you are finished selecting your images, tap on the Upload button.
  5. To find your uploaded photos, tap the Photos button on the button of the screen.

Upload Photos from Facebook and Instagram

Social media is a wonderful way to share our best memories with friends and family, but it’s not the best way to store photos you want to keep organized. Instead of scrolling through years of pictures to find your favorite photos, create backups that are safe, secure, and easy to access.

Facebook:

  1. Log in to your Shutterfly account.
  2. On the top right of your screen, select My Photos.
  3. Click the Upload button on the top corner of your screen.
  4. To import from Facebook, click on Facebook from the drop-down list. A new window will pop up asking you to sign in. 
  5. Continue on the sign-in page, and you will have the option to select photos or albums or import all your photos.
  6. If you choose to select photos or albums, a list of albums from your Facebook account will be displayed. Here you can pick an album to either pick Select Images or the whole album to import.

Instagram:

  1. Log in to your Shutterfly account.
  2. On the top right of your screen, select My Photos.
  3. Click the Upload button on the top corner of your screen.
  4. To import from Instagram, click on Instagram from the drop-down list. Authorization is required.
  5. Select the photos you want to upload.
  6. You can switch to have Shutterfly auto-import your photos from Instagram automatically.

Make Personalized Cards & Gifts With Your Stored Photos

Your favorite photos deserve to be showcased. With Shutterfly, the photos you’ve taken and the memories you’ve made have a place to be relived, enjoyed, and shared through products. You have endless possibilities for what you can do with the photos you upload to our storage service. Let your personality shine through with personalized gifts made with your images and custom designs that add a unique touch to any everyday item. When the holidays pop up, it will be easier than ever to use your best family portrait for a custom Christmas card. If you need a gift for a loved one, design a photo book filled with all of your favorite moments together. No matter who you’re shopping for, you can create one-of-a-kind items made with images saved with photo storage.

Personalized gifts, photo prints, and wall art made from uploaded stored photos

5 Product Possibilities With Stored Photos

From home decor pieces and photo prints to coffee mugs and custom pillows, you can preserve all of your most cherished memories in a personalized keepsake you or a loved one will treasure for years to come. Use the following ideas as inspiration for the endless possibilities you have once you upload your pictures with Shutterfly’s online photo storage service.

Photo Calendars

Design custom photo calendars that will look wonderful on your wall, desk, or countertop with your uploaded photos.

Custom 2021 photo wall calendas, desk calendars and easel calendars

Custom Mugs

Choose from a vast collection of photo mug sizes and designs with plenty of room for customization with your favorite pictures.

Custom photo mugs made with uploaded pictures

Custom Pillows

Upload photos to a custom pillow designed with your most special memories to make cozy and unique home decor.

Custom pillows designed with uploaded photos

Photo Books

Turn your uploaded photos into a cherished keepsake with a personalized photo book made with unique backgrounds, stylish embellishments, and custom text.

Custom photo books made with uploaded pictures

Wall Art

Transform your stored photos into unique custom wall art pieces with our canvas prints, photo tiles, framed prints, and more.

Custom wall art made with uploaded photos

Wrapping Up

Whether you’re uploading photos of family vacations, professional photography, or portraits from your wedding day, you will never be short of the best photo storage when you preserve your memories with Shutterfly. Our unlimited photo storage service makes it easy to save and organize your photos. When you’re done uploading, get creative, and create personalized gifts, greeting cards, home decor, or wall art with your stored photos that you can cherish for years to come.

At Shutterfly, we value the trust you place in us when you store your photos on our platform, and we can assure you that we treat your content as private information that belongs to you. For more information on how we protect your content, you can find our Privacy Notice here.

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