I knew it was only a matter of time before I had to replace it with a new computer. With so many outdated drivers, and the fact that it was over 15 years old, it was time.

If it is still properly working, then it is no actual need to replace it. Some of my friends are using much older computers. Sometimes me too, but currently I do not have any PC, nor laptop.

By the way, Hive and the applications on it, for example Ecency is probably a good backup for your photos.

I know that the photos are not uploaded to the blockchain in this case, but the applications still provide a good backup.

I document my life for years on Hive.

And of course, it is better to upload the photos to multiple places. Both to the internet, and to local, physically available storages (hard drive, SSD, SD, USB pendrive, CD/DVD, etc).

And if a photo is very important for you, then it is better to have in a physical format too (get it developed, or print it, and frame it).