1. An apparatus for storing an image of a check, the apparatus comprising: a memory; a processor; and a module stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to: receive an image of a check; generate a thumbnail version of the image, wherein the thumbnail version of the image is generated immediately after receiving the image; link the image with the thumbnail version of the image; store the image and the thumbnail version of the image, wherein the thumbnail version of the image is stored for a longer period of time than the image.