Photo Backup for Synology

Name: Photo Backup for Synology
Rating: 4.8 (591 reviews)
Author: Sonar Workshop

Synology Photos Backup

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

591 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Sonar Workshop
Language

EN
+ 10 More
Size

13.2
MB

Automatic backup and photos synchronization. Crafted with a decade of dedication and refinement: the best backup app for Synology. USER REVIEWS “Great functionality and works reliably, always. Excellent range of options and super easy to set up. Brilliant.” “Been using for several years and this works great.” INTRODUCTION • Super easy to set up and use. • Complete and robust backup tools and settings. • Synology official API is used. • QuickConnect and 2FA login are supported. • Built in Taiwan, just like Synology. KEY FEATURES • All internal photo data and formats are exported. • Exclude unwanted photos from your backup. • Automatically backup your photos in background. • Synchronize your photos, including albums and favorites. • The history and statistics of your backup. • Free up space on your devices after backup. • Notifications about your backup’s progress and reminders to back up. ** Some features are available with a free trial. NOTES • A Synology NAS is required. • Third-party apps have a limited background time. Please do your first backup in foreground. • This app is not affiliated with Synology.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

591 Ratings

It works but lacks features
04/08/2023

ndagle
I’ve been looking for a solution to sync my photos from my iPhone to my NAS. Connecting to my NAS was confusing and lacked support. I kept receiving an error but there wasn’t any help in the app to resolve the connection issue. There was no option to search for my NAS. The options for the backup offer lots of options and good descriptions. The reason for three starts is the inability to operate in the background even for a very short period while I switch screens, sometimes I would come back and have to start the backup again from where it left off. You have to leave the program on your screen running. I have 24k photos to backup. It has taken three days and I still have 6k photos left. I’ve tried to backup overnight but it seems to stop at some point. I run it every chance I get. Also, what happens when I have new photos or photos move around? From what I understand, I will have to backup again if I want to keep everything in the right folders, if anything has moved. There is no sync option. I feel the app could be great but currently is just ok. It needs further development and features. It does what it says but it’s a lot of work and you will have to continue to manually manage it since it does not seem to backup on its own.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback, it is helpful for us to further improve the app. Third-party apps have a limited time to run in the background, please back up all your photos in the foreground first (as noted in the description of the app). Please go to “Options > Automatic Backup” of the app for more information.
It works but lacks features
04/08/2023

ndagle

I’ve been looking for a solution to sync my photos from my iPhone to my NAS. Connecting to my NAS was confusing and lacked support. I kept receiving an error but there wasn’t any help in the app to resolve the connection issue. There was no option to search for my NAS. The options for the backup offer lots of options and good descriptions. The reason for three starts is the inability to operate in the background even for a very short period while I switch screens, sometimes I would come back and have to start the backup again from where it left off. You have to leave the program on your screen running. I have 24k photos to backup. It has taken three days and I still have 6k photos left. I’ve tried to backup overnight but it seems to stop at some point. I run it every chance I get. Also, what happens when I have new photos or photos move around? From what I understand, I will have to backup again if I want to keep everything in the right folders, if anything has moved. There is no sync option. I feel the app could be great but currently is just ok. It needs further development and features. It does what it says but it’s a lot of work and you will have to continue to manually manage it since it does not seem to backup on its own.
Developer Response 04/23/2023
Thank you for your feedback, it is helpful for us to further improve the app. Third-party apps have a limited time to run in the background, please back up all your photos in the foreground first (as noted in the description of the app). Please go to “Options > Automatic Backup” of the app for more information.
Better than the branded app
Jun 11

Kt56787362628
More options than the two photos apps I tried from Synology. I am more than happy to support the devs through my subscription. Now if Apple will stop blocking the auto backup process, it would be great. But I love that the app alerts me when there are photos that weren’t able to be automatically backed up. I’ve been using it for close to, if not more, than a year.

Developer Response
Thank you very much for your comment and appreciation. Delighted to hear that you enjoy using the app!
Better than the branded app
Jun 11

Kt56787362628

More options than the two photos apps I tried from Synology. I am more than happy to support the devs through my subscription. Now if Apple will stop blocking the auto backup process, it would be great. But I love that the app alerts me when there are photos that weren’t able to be automatically backed up. I’ve been using it for close to, if not more, than a year.
Developer Response Jul 1
Thank you very much for your comment and appreciation. Delighted to hear that you enjoy using the app!
Why strip the metadata?
07/20/2018

LawFirmLee
UPDATE: So I got a notice from the developer saying that the metadata are now preserved during the transfer of photos from the phone to the NAS. Yay!, I thought. Unfortunately, after a few tests, I see that some metadata are preserved, but not all. Most notably, the location data is NOT preserved. PLEASE DEVELOPER, can you preserve ALL metadata? Also, I also noticed that the wireless transfer of files resulted in smaller file sizes using this app compared to the same photos that I uploaded to the NAS via lighting cable. Is the app maintaining the full resolution of the photos as it claims? I don’t know. =====================Previous review:I’ve done my array of tests and this is a great app, BUT IT LACKS AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE. The app appears to indeed transfer full resolution of pictures and videos BUT IT DOES NOT TRANSFER THE METADATA. This makes the app unusable to me. So please, include the ability to transfer ALL metadata with the full resolution pictures and videos! Thank you in advance.

Developer Response
We didn't find the losing metadata problem after extensively tested latest update of the app. Please contact us via Support email of the app if you're still having problem.Thank you for your feedback.
Why strip the metadata?
07/20/2018

LawFirmLee

UPDATE: So I got a notice from the developer saying that the metadata are now preserved during the transfer of photos from the phone to the NAS. Yay!, I thought. Unfortunately, after a few tests, I see that some metadata are preserved, but not all. Most notably, the location data is NOT preserved. PLEASE DEVELOPER, can you preserve ALL metadata? Also, I also noticed that the wireless transfer of files resulted in smaller file sizes using this app compared to the same photos that I uploaded to the NAS via lighting cable. Is the app maintaining the full resolution of the photos as it claims? I don’t know. =====================Previous review:I’ve done my array of tests and this is a great app, BUT IT LACKS AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE. The app appears to indeed transfer full resolution of pictures and videos BUT IT DOES NOT TRANSFER THE METADATA. This makes the app unusable to me. So please, include the ability to transfer ALL metadata with the full resolution pictures and videos! Thank you in advance.
Developer Response 12/11/2018
We didn't find the losing metadata problem after extensively tested latest update of the app. Please contact us via Support email of the app if you're still having problem.Thank you for your feedback.
Excellent - but need help troubleshooting!
08/27/2019

Kalidon
I bought three copies of this - for mine, my wife’s and my daughters phones. We take most of our pictures now with our phones. The initial backup worked perfect with my phone and my wife’s - and my daughter got about 1/3 way through - and it gives an error that says invalid path. How do I troubleshoot this?! Hoping the developer sees this - the blogspot website has no “contact me” button.
Excellent - but need help troubleshooting!
08/27/2019

Kalidon

I bought three copies of this - for mine, my wife’s and my daughters phones. We take most of our pictures now with our phones. The initial backup worked perfect with my phone and my wife’s - and my daughter got about 1/3 way through - and it gives an error that says invalid path. How do I troubleshoot this?! Hoping the developer sees this - the blogspot website has no “contact me” button.