Did you get burned when Google Photos shut down their free unlimited storage option? If you're looking for an affordable alternative, here's good news. iDrive Photos is offering truly unlimited mobile cloud storage for a mere 99 cents the first year. Here's the scoop...
iDrive is one of the oldest online backup and storage services, which traces its roots back to 1995. They've won the PC Magazine Editor's Choice award for best backup SEVEN years in a row! iDrive continues to innovate and offer cutting edge features, and the latest has arrived just in time to save you from making an expensive mistake.
If you take a lot of photos on your Android or iPhone mobile device, you've probably heard that Google recently eliminated the unlimited upload option in Google Photos. For the past three years, they offered an all-you-can-eat online storage/backup option for photos and videos. But that's over. The service now costs $24/year with a 100GB limit. Similarly, Apple's iCloud for Photos will cost you $36/year.
Enter iDrive Photos, an inexpensive alternative to Google Photos and iCloud for Photos. You can get started for under a dollar for your first year, with this truly unlimited online backup for all the photos and videos from your mobile device. That's a 90% discount off the regular price of $9.95/year. There's no other product that comes close to that value for unlimited full-resolution backup on smartphones.
Automatic upload is an important feature of iDrive Photos on both Android and iOS, so you'll never lose a photo. You shouldn't have to think about backups - just snap a photo or record a video and iDrive Photos will safely stash it in your cloud storage.
There are no restrictions on image quality. All photos and videos are stored in the same resolution that you took them. (Google's "high quality" option compresses your images into a lower resolution format. And it's fast. Testing that shows their service backs up photos faster than Google Drive.
If you lose your phone, break your phone, or get a new phone, you can easily restore all your photos from your iDrive Photos backup. You can download selected photos or your entire gallery to any device whenever you want. A convenient web interface lets you view your photos from any desktop or laptop computer, with the option to print, download to your hard drive, or create a link to share one or more photos with a friend. The Timeline view lets you quickly find photos by date.
If you're considering mobile online backup -- and given the ever-increasing cyber threats, I believe you should -- iDrive Photos is my recommendation. PC Magazine gave it their Editor's Choice award for best backup seven years in a row. Even my dog Bonzai agrees it's currently the "best of breed" photo backup solution, and with iDrive's track record in cloud storage security, it's also one that you can trust. I've been an iDrive user for years, and have always found their technology and customer service to be top notch.
Can you afford to spend 99 cents to try iDrive Photos for a full year? Take advantage of this 90% discount for AskBob readers. If you enjoy the service and decide to renew, it's only $9.95 for subsequent years - far less than the alternatives offered by Google and Apple. You can cancel the service at any time, but this special pricing may not be available for much longer.
P.S. -- One further note. I want to remove all the risk here. If at any time during the year, you're not happy with iDrive Photos, I will personally refund your introductory $0.99 charge. EVEN FURTHER, if you renew for a second year and decide it's not for you, I'll ALSO refund your $9.95 renewal fee. I would not make a guarantee like this unless I had full confidence in the quality of what is being offered. I know you'll be happy with the iDrive Photos service.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I have purchased my own iDrive Photos subscription, and I only recommend reputable products that I use and love myself. You will not pay more elsewhere when buying through this offer. In fact, you'll be getting a deep discount that's not available elsewhere. This page contains affiliate links, which means I may get a small commission if you decide to make a purchase. Your support helps me to continue publishing free, high-quality information on my website.