While DVD and Blu-ray dominate today’s world, VHS tapes ruled supreme in the ’80s and ’90s. It wasn’t uncommon for families ...

What you can do, though, is utilize various systems and services to convert the footage on that dusty tape into a digital format, after which it can be safely stored in your local or cloud storage ...

Go the DIY route To convert your VHS tapes to digital, you'll need a VCR or VHS camcorder. If you don’t have one, try eBay, OfferUp, Facebook Marketplace, or another local sales platform.

Have someone do it for you Costco, Walgreens and Walmart all convert tapes, with prices starting around $20 a pop. Not bad. They’ll take VHS footage and put it on a DVD for you, and they’ll give you a ...