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I love the idea of that (and your tool). I 100% agree on the idea of that implementation. I now have almost 15 years of photos in iCloud with things that would

I love the idea of that (and your tool). I 100% agree on the idea of that implementation. I now have almost 15 years of photos in iCloud with things that would be particularly devastating to lose. Memorable vacations, lost pets and relatives. It really would be like loosing a large chunk of my history. Looks like you don't support iCloud, not surprised I'm sure there's no public API and their API would be quite fragile and hostile to use. I do use google photos on my phone, so everything syncs from iCloud -> Google Photos anyway.

dewey 7y ago
Why don't you use the Apple Photos option that keeps (or syncs back if you don't have it locally) the original file on your Mac and then just do a regular TimeMachine, Arq, rsync backup of the directory from your Mac? I think that's what this feature is for, only downside is that you need the disk space for it but shouldn't be a problem with an external drive.
- thinkmassive 7y ago
  The other minor problem with this approach is it requires a Mac. Is there a decent solution for iOS photo backup to Linux?
  - toomuchtodo 7y ago
    No. I’ve successfully used an OSX virtual machine to broker between Apple Photos and other object/file management systems though.
  - mixmastamyk 7y ago
    I move my photos to linux then back them up to several places. One day I’ll publish my scripts, but they aren’t strictly necessary. Gthumb, exiftool, and ffmpeg will get you far.
- geerlingguy 7y ago
  This is exactly what I do. I have an old headless Mac mini that has a 2 TB drive and syncs all photos via iCloud/Photos, then a time machine backup of that volume. I can take a picture on any device, or copy in a picture or video, or import from my camera SD card on any device, and within a few minutes I have at least 2 backup copies available. I just wish Nikon, Canon, Sony, or anyone really would be able to integrate a DSLR/mirrorless camera into Dropbox or iCloud Photos so I could take out the manual import process :P
  - snazz 7y ago
    > I just wish Nikon, Canon, Sony, or anyone really would be able to integrate a DSLR/mirrorless camera into Dropbox or iCloud Photos so I could take out the manual import process :P Given that eyefi exists, this is mostly a client-side software issue. We already have the technology, which is awesome.

dewey 7y ago

Why don't you use the Apple Photos option that keeps (or syncs back if you don't have it locally) the original file on your Mac and then just do a regular TimeMachine, Arq, rsync backup of the directory from your Mac? I think that's what this feature is for, only downside is that you need the disk space for it but shouldn't be a problem with an external drive.

thinkmassive 7y ago
The other minor problem with this approach is it requires a Mac. Is there a decent solution for iOS photo backup to Linux?
- toomuchtodo 7y ago
  No. I’ve successfully used an OSX virtual machine to broker between Apple Photos and other object/file management systems though.
- mixmastamyk 7y ago
  I move my photos to linux then back them up to several places. One day I’ll publish my scripts, but they aren’t strictly necessary. Gthumb, exiftool, and ffmpeg will get you far.
geerlingguy 7y ago
This is exactly what I do. I have an old headless Mac mini that has a 2 TB drive and syncs all photos via iCloud/Photos, then a time machine backup of that volume. I can take a picture on any device, or copy in a picture or video, or import from my camera SD card on any device, and within a few minutes I have at least 2 backup copies available. I just wish Nikon, Canon, Sony, or anyone really would be able to integrate a DSLR/mirrorless camera into Dropbox or iCloud Photos so I could take out the manual import process :P
- snazz 7y ago
  > I just wish Nikon, Canon, Sony, or anyone really would be able to integrate a DSLR/mirrorless camera into Dropbox or iCloud Photos so I could take out the manual import process :P Given that eyefi exists, this is mostly a client-side software issue. We already have the technology, which is awesome.