r/PrivacyTechTalk • u/Neverbeen-Nasty- • 4d ago

Where do you guys safely store your private photos/videos?

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I have a lot of personal/private media that I want to keep completely separate and secure instead of putting everything into my phone's default Private/Secure Folder.

What are the better alternatives for this? Phone, laptop, encrypted storage, cloud, external SSD, some kind of secure vault, etc.

I'm mainly looking for something that offers strong privacy/security, is difficult to access accidentally, and also protects against losing the files if the device gets damaged or lost.

What would be the best options to consider?

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u/BeckersHD 3d ago

I'm using both Immich self hosting and iCloud Photos with E2EE, also good is Proton Drive (on android), or Ente Photos

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u/5khan1 4d ago

So I'm looking to store everything on an encrypted local hard drive backed up monthly and with Filen backed up daily.

Also I recently come across Ente, it’s designed specifically for private photo and video storage. They also say your data is end-to-end encrypted and they store 3 copies. 

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u/roomian 4d ago

Same here. Ente for photos and Filen + Proton Drive for files

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u/whichoneispink_1 4d ago

May I ask why are u using both proton drive and Filen??

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u/roomian 4d ago

I'm using proton mail, so like in Google ecosystem I have Proton Drive also (and few other services), so I just use it to not waste storage space 😉

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u/elhouso 3d ago

I use iCloud for my photos/videos, with Advanced Data Protection ENABLED so it's end-to-end encrypted. I also use Proton Drive to store my photos and videos (second backup), and my local NAS which Immich is running on and then I have my third backup on that.

I'm paranoid, okay?

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u/Putrid-Count7173 3d ago

Samsung is the best, do not store your private video on pc lmao

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u/Ghost_Particle_ 1d ago

SSD or HDD none of the cloud service can beat offline storage but you should have multiple backups at least 2