Photo Backup to USB - BackNest

Back up iPhone photos and videos to a USB drive or SD card. Files stay on your storage. Restore them to Photos from the same drive.

BackNest copies photos and videos from your iPhone to a USB drive, SD card, or portable hard drive. Files are saved on your storage, in a “media backup” folder you can open on a computer.

Backup • Copy originals to USB or SD you control • Choose any folder on the connected drive • Resume if the drive unplugs or the copy is interrupted • Optional: download iCloud originals after local files • Optional: Hidden album, and media from On My iPhone • Restore from the same drive back into Photos (Premium)

How it works

1. Allow Photos access (full access for a complete backup)
2. Review library totals. Open Backup settings if you need iCloud originals, Hidden album, or On My iPhone
3. Connect your drive and pick a folder
4. Tap Start backup

On the latest iOS, copying can continue after you lock the iPhone. On earlier iOS, background time is limited - keep BackNest open, then tap Resume if iOS stops the copy.

Free • Backup 20 photos • Resume an interrupted free backup

Premium (one-time unlock) • Unlimited photo backup • Video backup • Restore to Photos

Notes • USB-C drive or adapter on most iPhones • BackNest does not upload your library to its own cloud. If you turn on iCloud originals, missing files are downloaded through Apple Photos, then copied to your drive • Full Photos access is recommended. Limited access cannot back up the whole library • The Hidden album may be empty or locked by iOS until you unlock it

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