A family photo backup with more than one copy

Hearthkeep backs up your family’s photo archive to more than one place: a relative’s computer that takes over when yours is off, an encrypted copy at a relative’s house, or Hearthkeep Backup, kept off-site by us.

The Library on a computer: every photo, grouped by the month it was taken.

What each copy covers

If this happensWhat keeps the photos
The main computerIf this happensIt breaks, or it is switched off.What keeps the photosA standby on a relative’s computer takes over.
The houseIf this happensA fire, a flood or a theft.What keeps the photosThe encrypted backup at a relative’s house, or Hearthkeep Backup.
A photoIf this happensSomeone deletes it by mistake.What keeps the photosNothing is deleted on the spot; a deletion can be taken back.
A phoneIf this happensIt is lost or broken.What keeps the photosThe photos already added from it are in the archive.

Every change recorded

Every change is written down, and yours can be undone, so a slip is never the end of a photo.

Your changes: what you changed in the archive today, with Undo beside it.

Where the copies go

On Hearthkeep Home, the family’s own computers keep the copies. Hearthkeep Backup adds one away from all of them.

  • A standbyA relative’s computer keeps a copy and takes over when yours is off.
  • An encrypted backupA copy at a relative’s house that they cannot read.
  • Hearthkeep BackupKept off-site by us, encrypted before it leaves your house, and restore-tested every week.
  • Yours to takeYour whole archive is one file and one folder, and you can take it any time.

Getting the photos in

  • Share from your phonePick photos in the app, or share them from your camera roll.
  • From your computerDrag files onto the page, or pick them.
  • Scans and recordings tooOld prints, documents and voice recordings.

Questions

How do I back up our family photos?

Add them to the family’s archive, then keep a second copy away from the house: a relative’s computer as a standby, an encrypted backup at their house, or Hearthkeep Backup.

Can the relative keeping our backup see our photos?

No. It is encrypted before it leaves your house, and they can read nothing.

What gets backed up?

The whole archive: the photos and videos, the tree, the stories, the recordings and the recipes. It is one file and one folder.

What if the main computer is off?

Add a relative’s computer as a standby. It keeps a copy and takes over when yours is off.

Start your family’s archive.

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