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We love the simplicity and comfort of iCloud Photo Library: Take an image or shoot video on an iPhone or iPad, and that content material magically seems on each system you personal. But generally it’s preferable to make native backups as a substitute, like when taking pictures storage-hungry 4K movies with out entry to dependable Wi-Fi.

That situation is precisely what OWC Copy That was made for. Brainchild of venerable storage guru Other World Computing, this free iOS app takes a lot of the friction out of backing up pictures and movies from an iPhone or iPad to exterior or network-attached storage.

Using an elective {hardware} adapter (extra on that in a second), merely join the exterior disk to your cellular system, then choose the kind(s) of media you need to switch: Photos, Videos, Screenshots, and/or Selfies. By default, copies are saved to the “Copy That” folder (which could be renamed), with choices to append system title, content material kind, and date to every file.

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Transfers could be restricted to content material shot throughout a particular timeframe—nice for solely backing up media from your newest shoot—and works incrementally, so on subsequent classes you’ll be able to robotically skip, exchange, or retain duplicates. A $Three in-app buy permits verifying copies in opposition to originals, which prolonged total backup time about 25 p.c in my assessments. The tradeoff, nevertheless, is peace of thoughts previous to completely purging information from your cellular system.

Cloud caveat

Copy That does have just a few limitations price mentioning. Most irritating for iCloud Photo Library customers is how the app ignores smaller device-sized variations of pictures and movies, backing up solely full-resolution information. This means all however your most just lately shot content material can’t be backed up on units with Settings > Photos > Optimize iPhone Storage enabled.

Although we had no drawback attaching a wide range of USB exterior drives to an iPad Pro by way of OWC’s glorious new USB-C Travel Dock E ($65), the scenario was just a little thornier when backing up pictures and movies on an iPhone 12 Pro Max. My drives have been an excessive amount of of an influence draw for Apple’s $29 Lightning to USB Camera Adapter, requiring a $39 Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter so the iPhone may stay plugged into AC energy on the identical time.

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Last however not least, it’s essential to notice Copy That was designed strictly for backing up your Photos Library—the app has no entry to every other system content material. That means it may possibly’t be utilized in tandem with professional digital camera apps like FiLMiC Pro except you select to save lots of new movies to the Camera Roll.

Bottom line

OWC Copy That is a chic, easy-to-use app which needs to be thought-about vital for anybody taking pictures professional content material on iOS units.