FAQ
Questions about Photos Copy
How do I back up my Android photos to my NAS?
Install Photos Copy, add your NAS as a drive (it connects over SMB, the standard network-share protocol), choose your photo folders, and press back up. After that, turn on automatic backup and the app keeps the NAS up to date on its own. Your phone and NAS need to be on the same home network for SMB backups.
Does Photos Copy work with Synology or QNAP?
Yes. Photos Copy works with any NAS or server that offers SMB network shares or WebDAV — which includes Synology, QNAP, and home-built servers. It isn’t tied to one brand; if your drive can share folders over SMB or WebDAV, Photos Copy can back up to it.
Is there a subscription?
No. Photos Copy costs $2.99, paid once on Google Play. No subscription, no in-app purchases, and no account to keep paying for.
Does Photos Copy delete photos from my phone?
No — never. Photos Copy is copy-only: backing up means making a copy on your drive. It also never deletes anything from your drive as part of a backup. Freeing up space on your phone is something you do yourself, by hand, whenever you choose.
Can I tidy up backed-up photos myself?
Yes. All Photos Copy does is copy — nothing moves, nothing vanishes. If you’d like to tidy up a backed-up photo, you can select it in the Gallery and remove that copy from your drive yourself, whenever you like. The photos on your phone are never involved.
Do my photos pass through your servers?
No. Photos travel directly from your phone to your drive. TwiceKept has no servers and no way to see your photos. Your drive sign-ins are stored encrypted on your phone only.
SMB or WebDAV — which should I use?
If you have a NAS or home server on your home network, use SMB — that’s what network shares normally use, and it’s the simplest setup at home. Use WebDAV if your drive or storage service offers it, or if you’re backing up to a WebDAV storage service rather than a box in your house. Either way, the backup itself works the same.
What happens if a backup is interrupted?
It picks up where it left off. If your Wi-Fi drops, the drive goes to sleep, or you close the app, the next backup resumes and skips anything already copied. Nothing already backed up is copied twice.
Does Photos Copy need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no ads, and no tracking. The only sign-ins involved are your own drives’, and those stay encrypted on your phone.
Will it copy everything again if I run a backup twice?
No. Photos that are already backed up are recognized and skipped, so a second run only copies what’s new.
Can I look at the photos on my drive?
Yes — Photos Copy has a built-in gallery. Browse your backed-up photos by folder, across all your drives, with full-screen viewing, pinch to zoom, and video playback, streamed from the drive itself.
I need help. Who do I contact?
Email twicekeptapps@gmail.com — a person reads it. The Support page has tips for common problems.