There are several good cloud document apps out there and you probably already subscribe to one or two.
There are 2 apps that I use frequently that have an easy to use interface and was easy enough to set up and connect to my home computer (where I ultimately store my documents & photos). Microsoft's One Drive and Dropbox are both great options. Let's quickly dive into the set up of each of these.
As of writing this article, Microsoft offers a free account with 5GB of OneDrive Storage. Get the Details This gives you access to their OneDrive app which you can link to your laptop or desktop computer to help organize your files.
Step 1: Create a Free account with Microsoft
Step 2: OneDrive comes preinstalled with Windows 10 or go to their download webpage Sign into OneDrive and a shortcut will be created in your Windows Explorer (if one isn't already there)
Step 3: Download the OneDrive app on your smart phone and follow the setup/sign in steps
After signing in with your Microsoft credentials, Microsoft will encourage you to 'upgrade'your account. If you are going to use this just for the purposes of digitizing your receipts and easily getting them to your laptop/desktop there is no need to 'upgrade' You can simply click on the 'back arrow' in the upper left of your screen.
Microsoft will try one more time to get you to pay for their services, click "STAY BASIC" to remain on the FREE Plan.
Although you probably have your pictures in several different clouds at this point (for example: Google photos)Turning on Camera Upload would be an easy way for your pictures to automatically show up on your computer/laptop.
At the time of writing this article, Dropbox offers a Free Indivdual Plan of 2GB
Once your Dropbox account is synced on both your computer and your phone you are ready to start digitizing your receipts!
Open the app on your phone.
If this is your first time opening this app and you already have an account, just click on the blue "Sign in" Otherwise, you can sign up for a new account here.
If this is your first time opeing up the app on your phone then you will be prompted with an option to back up your photos from your phone to your Dropbox account.
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