Couple Loses Video Of Baby's Birth When Smartphone Gets Stolen

DENVER (CBS4) - There are a lot of different options for consumers who want to make sure precious family photos and videos don't get lost, and Denverite Jessica Pinkoczi can assure you it's worth the relatively low costs of them.

The recent birth of Pinkoczi's baby Ava, her first, was recorded on her boyfriend's phone. That phone was stolen Wednesday, and now their precious memory is gone.

The new parents tried to recover the video by contacting their cellphone company, but that didn't work. They couldn't even ping the phone. Pinkoczi says her unfortunate story is a lesson for everyone.

"Back everything up, everyday," she said.

Pinkoczi shared a plea with the thief:

"I don't even care about the phone. I get that it's Christmas and people need money. All I want my video back," Pinkoczi said.

"Just put it on a flash drive and give it somebody. It can be completely anonymous," she said.

Caleb Baker, an employee at Denver Mac Repair, said he recommends using an external hard (some cose between $60 an $100) and using cloud storage.

"The cloud? A lot of people have misconceptions about it. It is very secure. Basically, these companies have their own servers where all your data is stored, but they have it heavily encrypted," Baker said.

"A lot of companies offer free services -- Google, Microsoft, Apple and Dropbox."

The iPhone automatically backs up up your information if the feature is turned on. Other free cloud storage options, according to CNET.com, include:

OneDrive - 15 GB
Google Drive - 15 GB
Copy - 15 GB
Box - 10 GB
Dropbox - 2 GB

If a consumer wants more storage than that, plans range from $2 $10 a month.