Home backup that just works.
Your photos, tax records and family videos deserve better than a single dusty hard drive. Here's how to protect them properly.
What's actually at risk?
Most people only think about backup after losing something irreplaceable — a drive crash, a lost phone, a stolen laptop. The photos and documents on your computer are almost always the hardest things to replace.
iCloud and Google Photos are convenient, but they're sync services, not backups. If a file is corrupted or deleted and the change syncs to the cloud, the original is gone from there too.
What good home backup looks like
- Runs automatically in the background — no remembering to plug in a drive.
- Keeps older versions of files, so ransomware or accidental edits can be rolled back.
- Stores at least one copy off your premises, in case of fire, flood or theft.
- Lets you restore from anywhere, not just from the original machine.
Our picks for home backup
Backblaze Personal
Unlimited backup for one computer at around €8 a month. Install once, forget about it. Restore by download or have a drive posted out.
Try Backblaze →Acronis True Image
More powerful if you want full disk images plus active ransomware protection. Good for people who'd rather clone a whole drive than pick files.
Try Acronis →A note on data location
For personal backup, EU data residency is usually a nice-to-have rather than a must. If it matters to you — for example if you're storing client files as a freelancer — check where the provider stores data before signing up. Both Acronis and Backblaze offer EU regions.
Still deciding?
Backblaze is the easiest starting point for most people. Unlimited storage, one flat price, done.