Leave it better than you found it, a sign

Leave it better

If there's a motto we can get behind, this is it. Introducing Archive Elements.
Sandisk external hard drive

External hard drives: a key element of 3-2-1 archive

Securing your data starts with a hard drive. See our suggestion for this key piece of hardware.
A monument at Manzanar, with Sierra Nevada mountains in the background.

Save Our Signs and preserve truth in our national parks

University of Minnesota librarians are spearheading an effort to document signage on national public land.

Our mission is to help families organize, curate, and preserve their digital memories and important personal files.

Modern technology allows us to create photos, video and text at a torrid pace. But the constant change and variety of devices and services we use can turn chaotic.

All too often, our digital files are scattered in the cloud or on stacks of hard drives. Key documents and treasured memories are effectively lost within the sheer volume of software and hardware in our lives.

Let's learn how to fix that, and create a permanent, practical family archive that can be around for generations to come.

An older couple looking at their laptop computer