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This tag covers photo backups in the context of Windows 11, focusing on self-hosted solutions like Immich that run via Docker Desktop and Windows Subsystem for Linux. Discussions emphasize the importance of real backups, storage placement, and ongoing maintenance over simply replacing cloud services like Google Photos. The content highlights that while self-hosting offers privacy and control, it requires proper backup strategies to be safer than the cloud. Users explore automatic mobile uploads, facial recognition, and semantic search, but the core theme is ensuring photo data is securely backed up on Windows systems.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 Immich Requires Docker Volumes and Real Backups

    XDA Developers’ account of replacing Google Photos with Immich gets one important thing right for Windows 11 users: a self-hosted photo service can run on a PC they already own. But its privacy case against Google is overstated, and its setup experience skips the part that determines whether a...