» 5 Top Offline Photo Backup Solutions

We are aware of the benefits of online photo backup solutions. They are safe and secure. The servers where our photos are backed up are managed and maintained by professionals. However, 100% privacy, cost-effectiveness, and control are still a question.

For that matter, you can have a look at below listed offline photo backup solutions. Here we are not suggesting you use offline photo backup tools only but to use a combination of offline and online photo backup tools. You can backup all your photos on these offline tools and the important ones in an online space like Flickr, Skydrive / Onedrive, Dropbox etc.

Rsync

Rsync backup tool was launched in 1996. Then it was only meant for Unix based system. Today it runs on almost all platforms like Windows, Linux, and Mac. The biggest advantage of using Rsync is the speedy and efficient transfer of data. It is a Free tool.

Time Machine

Time Machine is a Free tool developed by Apple and runs only on Mac platforms. It is a tool designed for versioned and incremental backups. Apple’s Time Machine backs up your data and keeps a check for changes. Another similar tool from Apple is the Time Capsule, a wireless external hard drive, This time capsule backs up your data wirelessly.

Acronis True Image Home

This offline backup tool runs on Windows platform and costs about $50. This tool gives you three type of backup options either you can opt to perform incremental and differential backups or image whole disk or you can back up the entire disk.

Windows Home Server

This backup tool also runs on Window platforms and costs about $99. The main advantage of this tool that it’s easy to setup and easy to use. It backs up your data on daily basis onto your network. The only disadvantage here is that it’s not a tool but an operating system and requires a dedicated machine to be installed on.

SyncBack

SyncBack is one of the finest offline backup tool available in the space. It creates redundant copies of your system’s data onto an external hard disk or other medias like removable disks etc. The basic version of this tool is Free whereas the advance versions cost $50 approximately.