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so you've decided you want to scan all of your old pictures now you have to figure out what to do next here are some things you should be thinking about as we count down the top 5 mistakes to avoid when scanning your old photos to digital format mistake number 5 choosing the wrong resolution one of the most common mistakes people make is choosing the right resolution to scan your photos usually you want to scan them at 300 dpi this will allow you to do high-quality 8 by 10 prints and the only reason to go bigger or at a higher dpi is if you want to print larger photos keep in mind however that if you double the resolution from 300 to say 600 dpi you quadruple the amount of time it takes to do each skin so if you're doing them yourself it becomes a lot more pain staking and if you're using a service provider you might end up paying twice as much or more so in general it's best to keep keep the resolution at 300 dpi mistake number 4 putting photos back into their albums when it's better not to one of the most common questions are here when digitizing your photos is whether or not you should put them back into their album and the answer is it depends if it's a unique album like a wedding album or a bar mitzvah album then you're going to want to put them back into the album to preserve their original context if the album is one of the more inexpensive varieties would say the adhesive backing then the best option is probably not to put them back into the album as the adhesive backing can damage the photos and usually they they just don't stick when you try to replace them one option is to use a photo archive box which is available at many local retailers the the benefit of doing this is that it can protect your precious photographs as well as take up less space when storing them in your home mistake number three not using a photo organizing application another thing you want to think about is how you're going to organize the digital files you could just put them into my photos or my picture just folder on your computer and look at them that way but if you do that you're really missing out on some of the more advanced photo programs that are out there on the PC you can go to programs like Google's Picasa or Adobe's elements on the Mac there's iPhoto which is probably the most popular and the advantage of using these programs is it makes it easier to organize sort through and browse your photos you can also play with more advanced features such as geo-tagging your photos based on the location that they were taking mistake number two not backing up your photos your photos are very valuable family...