I've never really treated my photos like special data that require an interface beyond my OS. I keep them in an encrypted folder on my backup drive, on my laptop and on my cloud service.
Maybe it's different if you have kids or something... but my folks only have about 60 photos of my entire youth and that's 40 too many.
Yes, it's different when you have kids. I don't give 1 shit about any photo my kid isn't in, but all photos he is in, regardless of quality, must be preserved FOR ALL ETERNITY!! I suspect that feeling is common among parents. That's why your parents have those 40 other pictures :)
Maybe it's different if you have kids or something... but my folks only have about 60 photos of my entire youth and that's 40 too many.