# Photos Backup Anywhere

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Photos Backup Anywhere and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Exports photo libraries as real files on disk and restores albums faithfully, and buyers report it handles large libraries.

## Why people recommend it

- Exports real files and restores faithfully (3 comments): "this is the only tool that restores albums and correctly round-trips all Photos item types" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46581764)) "takes end to end pristine restoration seriously" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46586829)) "Every asset is exported as a real file on disk" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608581))
- Fills a gap other tools miss (2 comments): "That’s the piece I didn’t see addressed elsewhere, and what originally motivated me to build it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46582317)) "That's awesome. I've been low-key looking for something like this, so I just bought your tool." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46615742))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Borg Backup](https://hackerapproved.com/p/borg.md): 30 recommend
- [Snapper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/snapper.md): 13 recommend
- [Parachute Backup](https://hackerapproved.com/p/parachute-backup.md): 8 recommend
- [Timeshift](https://hackerapproved.com/p/timeshift.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Photos Backup Anywhere", https://hackerapproved.com/p/photos-backup-anywhere/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).