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Storing all your photos in one online basket is never a good idea. If you want to migrate to another social media network or delete your profile, you'll want to ensure albums and tagged photos are backed up. Plus, since you can never be too careful with the media you entrust to social media sites, use these six online tools to download tagged photos for safekeeping.

• Social Folders (free up to 2,000 files downloaded) — Sync photos from Facebook, Flickr, Photobucket, Google Docs, Twitter, Instagram, Picasa, and more to a folder on your desktop. Use SocialFolder to move files easily from one website to another, or send and receive files to/from your friends.
• Pick & Zip (free) — Download albums, photos tagged of you, and videos from Facebook through this free software. Pick which media you'd like to back up, and the software will compress the video and images into a .zip file or .pdf.

Continue reading for even more handy Facebook photo utilities.

Talk about a nightmare! A 20-year-old Minnesota woman found her Facebook account had been hacked. Not only was she denied access, but also she found her Facebook photos had been stolen and posted to a porn site. Getting hacked is just like being robbed — you feel totally violated — but she wasn't the only one being taken advantage of online. Turns out, the same hacker had gained access to at least 100 other Facebook accounts, posting names and places of residence alongside photos on sexually explicit sites.

Not only is this kind of incident bad for your online reputation, but for your reputation as a whole. Imagine if a potential employer decided to Google your name, only to find photos of you on a not-so-savory website promoting pornography! The good news is there are steps you can take to lower your risk of being hacked on Facebook, Twitter, and other online destinations. Get the tips when you read more.

Earlier this year, Kodak announced a partnership with Facebook allowing users to print photos via in-store kiosks. Now, not long after Facebook announced new, larger photo sizes would be added to the site, Kodak kiosks at Target stores nationwide are poised to allow the ability to print your Facebook photos in-store. To print your photos, simply log onto your Facebook account on the kiosk and access your photos. And to allay any privacy concerns, rest assured that these kiosks will have very limited access to your Facebook information — the software has been specially created to access photos only.

The kiosks will support a variety of photo options, from single prints to photo books and collages — perfect for immortalizing your favorite vacation, new baby, or formative and fun college years.