How Do You Back Up Your Phone Photos?
Published: August 12, 2026
Pulling live prices…
Live data across PricePerGig listings. Prices may change; Updated every few hours.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.com is $115/TB or $0.115/GB across the 5,912 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $36.6/TB or $0.037/GB. The best deals on Amazon.com start from about $270 for 8TB ($33.8/TB), $340 for 14TB ($24.3/TB) and $599 for 20TB ($30/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $24.3 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.com is $113/TB or $0.113/GB across the 11,060 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $95.8/TB or $0.096/GB. The best deals on eBay.com start from about $190 for 8TB ($23.7/TB), $300 for 14TB ($21.4/TB) and $520 for 20TB ($26/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly $19.9 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical HDD on Newegg.com is $99.8/TB or $0.10/GB across the 1,135 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $42.8/TB or $0.043/GB. The best deals on Newegg.com start from about $325 for 8TB ($40.6/TB), $525 for 14TB ($37.5/TB) and $860 for 20TB ($43/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly $37.5 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.co.uk is £153/TB or £0.153/GB across the 3,350 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £61.6/TB or £0.062/GB. The best deals on Amazon.co.uk start from about £299 for 8TB (£37.4/TB), £367 for 14TB (£26.2/TB) and £612 for 20TB (£30.6/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly £26.2 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.co.uk is £95.3/TB or £0.095/GB across the 10,593 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £28.1/TB or £0.028/GB. The best deals on eBay.co.uk start from about £200 for 8TB (£25/TB), £256 for 14TB (£18.3/TB) and £568 for 20TB (£28.4/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly £18.3 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical HDD on Box.co.uk is £53.6/TB or £0.054/GB across the 75 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £44.1/TB or £0.044/GB. The best deals on Box.co.uk start from about £108 for 2TB (£54/TB), £209 for 6TB (£34.8/TB) and £275 for 8TB (£34.4/TB). The current best value is 8TB at roughly £34.4 per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.de is 176 €/TB or 0,176 €/GB across the 2,996 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 46,3 €/TB or 0,046 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.de start from about 324 € for 8TB (40,5 €/TB), 400 € for 14TB (28,6 €/TB) and 600 € for 20TB (30 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 28,1 € per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.de is 89,2 €/TB or 0,089 €/GB across the 16,290 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 99,4 €/TB or 0,099 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.de start from about 237 € for 8TB (29,7 €/TB), 299 € for 14TB (21,4 €/TB) and 530 € for 20TB (26,5 €/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly 21,4 € per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical HDD on Alternate.de is 58,8 €/TB or 0,059 €/GB across the 150 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 50,7 €/TB or 0,051 €/GB. The best deals on Alternate.de start from about 276 € for 8TB (34,5 €/TB), 539 € for 12TB (44,9 €/TB) and 599 € for 16TB (37,4 €/TB). The current best value is 8TB at roughly 34,5 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.com.au is $136/TB or $0.136/GB across the 3,681 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $85.8/TB or $0.086/GB. The best deals on eBay.com.au start from about $550 for 8TB ($68.8/TB), $599 for 14TB ($42.8/TB) and $1,145 for 20TB ($57.3/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $42.8 per TB.
📊 As of 28 septembre 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.fr is 196 €/TB or 0,196 €/GB across the 1,526 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 103 €/TB or 0,103 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.fr start from about 352 € for 8TB (44 €/TB), 596 € for 14TB (42,5 €/TB) and 789 € for 20TB (39,5 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 28,7 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 de septiembre de 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.es is 163 €/TB or 0,163 €/GB across the 2,320 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 46,5 €/TB or 0,047 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.es start from about 326 € for 8TB (40,7 €/TB), 525 € for 14TB (37,5 €/TB) and 750 € for 20TB (37,5 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 28,7 € per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.ca is $209/TB or $0.209/GB across the 1,974 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $62.1/TB or $0.062/GB. The best deals on Amazon.ca start from about $441 for 8TB ($55.1/TB), $567 for 14TB ($40.5/TB) and $947 for 20TB ($47.3/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $40.5 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.ca is $407/TB or $0.407/GB across the 1,300 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $43.3/TB or $0.043/GB. The best deals on eBay.ca start from about $200 for 8TB ($25/TB), $390 for 14TB ($27.9/TB) and $475 for 20TB ($23.7/TB). The current best value is 20TB at roughly $23.7 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical HDD on Newegg.ca is $144/TB or $0.144/GB across the 447 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $65.9/TB or $0.066/GB. The best deals on Newegg.ca start from about $420 for 8TB ($52.5/TB), $725 for 14TB ($51.8/TB) and $1,042 for 20TB ($52.1/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $51.8 per TB.
📊 As of 28 september 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.nl is € 108/TB or € 0,108/GB across the 1,650 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around € 51,6/TB or € 0,052/GB. The best deals on Amazon.nl start from about € 281 for 8TB (€ 35,1/TB), € 491 for 14TB (€ 35/TB) and € 559 for 20TB (€ 28/TB). The current best value is 20TB at roughly € 28 per TB.
📊 As of 28 settembre 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.it is 179 €/TB or 0,179 €/GB across the 3,394 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 48,9 €/TB or 0,049 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.it start from about 328 € for 8TB (41 €/TB), 500 € for 14TB (35,7 €/TB) and 756 € for 20TB (37,8 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 30 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 settembre 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.it is 93,6 €/TB or 0,094 €/GB across the 7,028 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 92,6 €/TB or 0,093 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.it start from about 255 € for 8TB (31,9 €/TB), 290 € for 14TB (20,7 €/TB) and 455 € for 18TB (25,3 €/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly 20,7 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 september 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.se is 1 559 kr/TB or 1,559 kr/GB across the 930 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 793 kr/TB or 0,793 kr/GB. The best deals on Amazon.se start from about 1 111 kr for 2TB (556 kr/TB), 1 771 kr for 4TB (443 kr/TB) and 1 500 kr for 6TB (250 kr/TB). The current best value is 6TB at roughly 250 kr per TB.
📊 As of 28 września 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.pl is 609 zł/TB or 0,609 zł/GB across the 1,051 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 286 zł/TB or 0,286 zł/GB. The best deals on Amazon.pl start from about 1188 zł for 8TB (148 zł/TB), 172 zł for 10TB (17,2 zł/TB) and 2214 zł for 14TB (158 zł/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly 17,2 zł per TB.
Sourced from real discussions on r/DataHoarder and r/applehelp, cross-checked against live PricePerGig listings.
Your phone holds the photos you would be devastated to lose. So let me walk you through backing them up properly, the simple way.
The goal is two copies, in two places. One in the cloud, one on storage you actually control.
Most people have the first and skip the second. That gap is exactly where memories get lost.
The table above shows the live price per TB on your marketplace for the cheap storage that holds your own copy.
Step one: turn on cloud backup
This is the easy, automatic bit, and you may already have it.
Your phone can automatically upload new photos to a cloud service as you take them. Switch it on and it runs quietly in the background forever.
That instantly gives you an offsite copy, safe from your phone being lost, stolen or dropped down a toilet.
It is a brilliant first copy. The mistake is stopping there.
Why the cloud alone is not enough
Here is the uncomfortable part people skip.
Relying only on the cloud puts all your memories behind one account, one company, one subscription.
- Accounts get locked or hacked.
- Subscriptions lapse and access quietly disappears.
- A bad sync or accidental delete can propagate to the cloud copy too.
None of this is common, but when it happens to your only copy, your photos are gone. A second copy you control is what makes you safe.
Step two: keep your own copy
This is the bit that completes the safety net.
Every so often, copy your photos onto storage you own. It does not need to be fancy.
- A roomy external hard drive is cheap and perfect. Photos are read rarely, so speed is irrelevant. Buy capacity, not speed.
- For an always-on family setup, a NAS holds everyone’s photos and backs them up automatically.
Plug in the drive, copy the photo library across, done. Now you have a cloud copy and a personal copy, and losing one does not lose your memories.
Make it effortless
A backup you have to remember is a backup you will forget. So automate where you can.
- Let the cloud upload run automatically.
- Set a recurring reminder to copy to your drive, or use software that syncs it for you.
- For the truly precious shots, a third copy kept elsewhere is cheap insurance.
The less you have to think about it, the more reliably it actually happens.
The bottom line
Back up your phone photos with two copies in two places. Turn on automatic cloud backup for the offsite copy, then keep your own copy on a cheap external drive or a NAS.
That way no single failure, locked account or lapsed subscription can erase your memories. Grab roomy storage at the best price per TB from the live table above, and your photos are safe for good. They are worth far more than the drive that protets them.
