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 August 25, 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.com is $130/TB or $0.13/GB across the 5,620 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $38.5/TB or $0.039/GB. The best deals on Amazon.com start from about $260 for 8TB ($32.5/TB), $348 for 14TB ($24.8/TB) and $590 for 20TB ($29.5/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $24.8 per TB.
📊 As of August 25, 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.com is $109/TB or $0.109/GB across the 11,419 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $39.2/TB or $0.039/GB. The best deals on eBay.com start from about $199 for 8TB ($24.9/TB), $300 for 14TB ($21.4/TB) and $535 for 20TB ($26.8/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly $18.9 per TB.
📊 As of August 25, 2026, the typical HDD on Newegg.com is $98.5/TB or $0.099/GB across the 1,162 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $42.2/TB or $0.042/GB. The best deals on Newegg.com start from about $320 for 8TB ($40/TB), $498 for 14TB ($35.6/TB) and $793 for 20TB ($39.7/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $35.6 per TB.
📊 As of 25 August 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.co.uk is £160/TB or £0.16/GB across the 3,648 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £44.6/TB or £0.045/GB. The best deals on Amazon.co.uk start from about £285 for 8TB (£35.6/TB), £332 for 14TB (£23.7/TB) and £652 for 20TB (£32.6/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly £23.7 per TB.
📊 As of 25 August 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.co.uk is £90.9/TB or £0.091/GB across the 10,722 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £26.8/TB or £0.027/GB. The best deals on eBay.co.uk start from about £200 for 8TB (£25/TB), £330 for 14TB (£23.6/TB) and £423 for 20TB (£21.1/TB). The current best value is 20TB at roughly £21.1 per TB.
📊 As of 25 August 2026, the typical HDD on Overclockers.co.uk is £47.7/TB or £0.048/GB across the 50 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £43.4/TB or £0.043/GB. The best deals on Overclockers.co.uk start from about £110 for 2TB (£55/TB), £180 for 6TB (£30/TB) and £280 for 8TB (£35/TB). The current best value is 6TB at roughly £30 per TB.
📊 As of 25 August 2026, the typical HDD on Box.co.uk is £51.1/TB or £0.051/GB across the 75 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £43.2/TB or £0.043/GB. The best deals on Box.co.uk start from about £108 for 2TB (£54/TB), £198 for 6TB (£33/TB) and £321 for 10TB (£32.1/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly £32.1 per TB.
📊 As of 25. August 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.de is 217 €/TB or 0,217 €/GB across the 3,777 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 49,1 €/TB or 0,049 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.de start from about 300 € for 8TB (37,5 €/TB), 400 € for 14TB (28,6 €/TB) and 619 € for 20TB (31 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 26,1 € per TB.
📊 As of 25. August 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.de is 133 €/TB or 0,133 €/GB across the 14,016 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 96,2 €/TB or 0,096 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.de start from about 215 € for 8TB (26,9 €/TB), 330 € for 14TB (23,6 €/TB) and 489 € for 20TB (24,5 €/TB). The current best value is 18TB at roughly 21,7 € per TB.
📊 As of 25. August 2026, the typical HDD on getgoods.de is 65,6 €/TB or 0,066 €/GB across the 97 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 51,3 €/TB or 0,051 €/GB. The best deals on getgoods.de start from about 118 € for 2TB (59 €/TB), 178 € for 4TB (44,5 €/TB) and 295 € for 8TB (36,9 €/TB). The current best value is 8TB at roughly 36,9 € per TB.
📊 As of 25. August 2026, the typical HDD on Alternate.de is 56,5 €/TB or 0,057 €/GB across the 153 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 49,2 €/TB or 0,049 €/GB. The best deals on Alternate.de start from about 266 € for 8TB (33,3 €/TB), 536 € for 12TB (44,7 €/TB) and 778 € for 20TB (38,9 €/TB). The current best value is 8TB at roughly 33,3 € per TB.
📊 As of 25 August 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.com.au is $169/TB or $0.169/GB across the 4,585 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $96.9/TB or $0.097/GB. The best deals on eBay.com.au start from about $550 for 8TB ($68.8/TB), $653 for 14TB ($46.6/TB) and $1,249 for 20TB ($62.5/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $46.6 per TB.
📊 As of 25 août 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.fr is 184 €/TB or 0,184 €/GB across the 2,225 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 98,8 €/TB or 0,099 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.fr start from about 329 € for 8TB (41,1 €/TB), 525 € for 14TB (37,5 €/TB) and 650 € for 20TB (32,5 €/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly 30,5 € per TB.
📊 As of 25 de agosto de 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.es is 216 €/TB or 0,216 €/GB across the 2,860 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 54,9 €/TB or 0,055 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.es start from about 316 € for 8TB (39,6 €/TB), 479 € for 14TB (34,2 €/TB) and 657 € for 20TB (32,8 €/TB). The current best value is 18TB at roughly 30,7 € per TB.
📊 As of August 25, 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.ca is $235/TB or $0.235/GB across the 1,874 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $69.5/TB or $0.07/GB. The best deals on Amazon.ca start from about $396 for 8TB ($49.5/TB), $517 for 14TB ($37/TB) and $999 for 20TB ($50/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $37 per TB.
📊 As of August 25, 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.ca is $406/TB or $0.406/GB across the 1,317 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $42.9/TB or $0.043/GB. The best deals on eBay.ca start from about $231 for 8TB ($28.9/TB), $405 for 14TB ($28.9/TB) and $912 for 18TB ($50.7/TB). The current best value is 12TB at roughly $24.6 per TB.
📊 As of August 25, 2026, the typical HDD on Newegg.ca is $144/TB or $0.144/GB across the 448 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $66.4/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 25 augustus 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.nl is € 106/TB or € 0,106/GB across the 1,813 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around € 50,9/TB or € 0,051/GB. The best deals on Amazon.nl start from about € 270 for 8TB (€ 33,7/TB), € 520 for 14TB (€ 37,1/TB) and € 531 for 20TB (€ 26,5/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly € 23,7 per TB.
📊 As of 25 agosto 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.it is 198 €/TB or 0,198 €/GB across the 4,241 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 51,6 €/TB or 0,052 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.it start from about 329 € for 8TB (41,1 €/TB), 450 € for 14TB (32,1 €/TB) and 670 € for 20TB (33,5 €/TB). The current best value is 18TB at roughly 24,9 € per TB.
📊 As of 25 agosto 2026, the typical HDD on eBay.it is 112 €/TB or 0,112 €/GB across the 4,545 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 98,4 €/TB or 0,098 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.it start from about 179 € for 8TB (22,4 €/TB), 363 € for 12TB (30,2 €/TB) and 390 € for 18TB (21,7 €/TB). The current best value is 18TB at roughly 21,7 € per TB.
📊 As of 25 augusti 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.se is 1 444 kr/TB or 1,444 kr/GB across the 995 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 740 kr/TB or 0,74 kr/GB. The best deals on Amazon.se start from about 1 000 kr for 2TB (500 kr/TB), 1 438 kr for 4TB (359 kr/TB) and 1 982 kr for 6TB (330 kr/TB). The current best value is 6TB at roughly 330 kr per TB.
📊 As of 25 sierpnia 2026, the typical HDD on Amazon.pl is 546 zł/TB or 0,546 zł/GB across the 1,163 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 266 zł/TB or 0,266 zł/GB. The best deals on Amazon.pl start from about 1231 zł for 8TB (154 zł/TB), 1735 zł for 12TB (145 zł/TB) and 1725 zł for 14TB (123 zł/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly 123 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.
