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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/Karl_Verdun on 2026-05-18 15:59:23+00:00.

Finally getting around to archiving the many prints, negatives and slides accumulated by my parents over the years. I have the scanners and know how to use 'em, but upon starting out, I'm coming across many prints that have writing on the back and quite a few of the slides that have writing on the mounts.

The "archivist" side of me wants to preserve it all, but the practical side knows this will increase the workflow substantially with questionable payoff. Prints will need to be scanned both sides, and similarly, the slides will need to be scanned once as a transparency to capture the image and then again on a reflective flatbed to capture the mount. In both cases, numbering complexity is going to increase as everything needs to be keep together. Storage requirements are also going to increase.

So what say you all? Worth it or no?