Smiling cloud. Making a backup in Android using the CM Backup cloud

With frequent photo and video shooting from a mobile phone, it becomes necessary to store the received pictures and videos somewhere. The smartphone itself is not the best place for storage, since this method is not very reliable, the memory card can easily fail or simply get lost due to its small size. Perhaps the most optimal place to store files is a remote server or a cloud, where you can not only organize the contents into folders, but also do post-processing - remove red-eye, retouch, or adjust the brightness of the color gamut of the photo. With the video, in turn, you can perform trimming or simple editing by adding a sequential overlay of frames or applying a series of effects. Of course, the choice of options for editing or post-processing is rather small, and is significantly inferior to such standards as Adobe Premiere or Photoshop, but for quick editing, the capabilities built into the cloud storage will be enough. Today we will talk about two more services for remote cloud file storage, where you can quickly copy the results of your work directly from your mobile phone, and do it through the usual mobile Internet, if you have not yet acquired a 3G or LTE connection. This article is a follow-up to a post published a month ago on cloud services such as , where we took a closer look at the advantages and disadvantages of these two incredibly convenient web applications.

Irista is the ultimate product from Canon.

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The cloud based software solution from the photography industry leader is not well known among the user masses. Initially, it was intended for owners of Canon cameras that support direct uploading of frames to the server with the possibility of their further structured ordering in the form of photo albums. In fact, the program had the ability to load RAW and JPEG images taken with a camera and any other manufacturer. In October last year, the European department of Canon presented to the public the Irista programs for Android and iOS, which expand the capabilities of the web service. From now on, owners of portable gadgets will also be able to use Irist to upload photos to Canon's cloud storage, where up to 15 gigabytes of disk space is available for free. Currently, only photos can be uploaded to Irista. As for the video, the authors promise to add the ability to store clips in the near future.

What is this service? In fact, this is a regular cloud storage that allows you to automatically upload photos from your phone's memory card, from a Windows or Mac computer (using a special client utility), as well as from any social networks. In fact, Irista is very different from other analog apps because of its social focus. By connecting your Google+, Facebook, Outlook or Flickr account, you can automatically upload photos from any of them. Also available is the function of creating galleries, sharing them and generating links for viewing by users who are not registered in the system.

All photos can be tagged by geographic or semantic features. After adding tags, photos can be easily structured and combined into thematic groups, which directly affects navigation and transition between galleries.

Additional gadgets (like editing tools, the ability to restore images that have been deleted, sorting and other functions designed to facilitate the organization of photographs) are completely absent in the service. Nevertheless, the program is quite stable and actively developing - literally every two weeks, the manufacturer releases regular updates, as a result, new functions appear and old ones run in, as a result of which Irista feels great not on the latest phone models. Copying and storing files in the cloud is set up very well here, no nit-picking about the main functions and modules of the service will be possible. Everything works like clockwork. A great and simple addition to the web version, which is slowly winning its market share not only from Canon owners, but also from other amateur photographers.

QuickPic cloud is the best gallery for smartphone

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Perhaps the best multimedia gallery that can be found in the official Android store. This time, Chinese developers from Cheetah Mobile managed to create a great gallery with backup functions, an excellent structure for storing multimedia objects, integrated mechanisms for editing photos and other incredibly useful features. From other analogues in the field of cloud storage of files in the cloud, namely photos and videos, the QuickPic server stands out with its functional power, speed, compactness and ultra-simplicity.

One of the main features of the service is the ability to connect almost any cloud storage, ranging from Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive to Amazon, Baidu, Box, Flickr and other servers that are less famous in our area (moreover, you can work with all of them literally in one window without leaving the main working form). This approach immediately resonates with an attentive user who appreciates convenience and simplicity when working with galleries, using a minimum of clicks and taps.

If you don't want to connect to an external cloud, QuickPic's internal storage, dubbed "CM Cloud", is at your service. In fact, this is a hardware solution based on Amazon's server racks. Its only and most important drawback is the small amount of disk space. By default, all registered users are given only 2 GB of free space on the server, which is not much if you prefer to store photos in an uncompressed state. Therefore, it is not necessary to do without third-party storages. You can read about each of them in detail in our articles (here and here).

Another valuable innovation that appeared in version 4.0 is backup auto-copying of photos to the cloud when working with the service. Of course, in addition to the fully automatic method, all the same operations can be done manually by clicking just one icon on the panel and selecting the “Copy” item from the context menu.

Working with folders is also a pleasure. Each time QuickPic is launched, the application automatically scans the internal and external memory of the smartphone for multimedia objects and adds them to the main working window so that the user knows exactly where the pictures and videos are located on his device. This feature allows you to structure the images in the storage in strict accordance with their location on the device. It will not be difficult to create a new working directory in order to subsequently place new pictures in it.

What image editing tools are available in QuickPic for Android? The user has the right to change the graphic resolution of the image, crop it (following proportional dimensions or changing the image resolution), rotate 90-180 degrees in any direction, and also impose a mirror reflection of the image in any plane.

In general, QuickPic deserves a lot of good reviews due to the constant improvement of its offspring by Chinese comrades, excellent optimization and successful work without any noticeable lags even on entry-level smartphones. A very convenient client, even despite the minimum number of shortcomings (a small amount of space on a proprietary server for storing files in the cloud, the possible appearance of duplicates when using multiple storages).

In this cycle, the most famous services (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk) were not affected, but we have already described them earlier, and working with images in them is practically no different from interacting with all other file structures. In addition to the services described above, the use of more iconic and well-known analogues that allow you to implement file storage in the cloud will be quite appropriate.

Cheap memory cards from unverified manufacturers flooded store shelves. The only trouble with such drives is their unreliability and short lifespan. How often have you lost photos, videos and other important files just because the card just stopped working? To avoid such losses in the future, you can go two ways: every evening, download all the files from your phone to your computer, or give everything to your phone and set up cloud synchronization once.

Yes, I know that you have heard many times about cloud services, clouds, cloud synchronization, but your hands never got around to picking up and doing it. Which cloud to choose? What is the difference between them? Do I have to pay money for this? Let's look into this right now.

The cloud at its core is, if you don’t go into details, your trouble-free flash drive to which you are connected via the Internet, to which the important files you specify are automatically saved and to which you have access from any device if it is connected to the network.

Such "online flash drives" differ in the amount of space provided to the user, in ease of use and in a number of additional options. If you are going to use cloud storage just to store files from your phone or computer there, as well as share them with your friends or colleagues, then the free space offered by the developers will be enough for you. The difference here is only in how much space this or that company offers.

1. Google Drive

The well-known Google service provides each Google user with a 15 gigabyte disk. For many, the application for working with this cloud service is already built into the firmware. Moreover, most of the users with a Google disk pre-installed in the firmware of their smartphone already have backup copies of their photos in the cloud, maybe even those that need to be deleted before anyone sees it - after all, the Google disk unobtrusively selects all the photos from the device and adds them to cloud storage.

In general, if you close your eyes to this wayward behavior and take a closer look at the possibilities, then in addition to backing up photos, the Google drive can work with text files, tables and presentations. True, for this you will need to install additional applications. Also, the disc can play video files without downloading them to the device and, most importantly, since we are talking about photos first of all, the disc offers to store photos in a compressed format, for which unlimited storage space is provided. That is, if you agree that Google Drive will process your photo, reducing the original size, then you can put an unlimited number of photos on your cloud drive for free. All you need is to connect your Google account to start using the drive.

Download Google Drive for mobile and PC at download page

2. Dropbox

One of the most popular cloud drives. The service provides "whole" 2 gigabytes - the smallest amount of free space today among all cloud services. The creators of the cloud insist on money for everything - you will have to pay for almost any additional options, so know that even these 2 free gigabytes allocated to you are watered with a generous capitalist tear. In addition to the meager volume, Dropbox uses a special and only folder for synchronization. The mobile application takes up twice as much space as the application of the same Google Drive, but at the same time it can only synchronize one folder, and even then - after the mandatory installation of another application on your computer. But, nevertheless, the cloud has many fans. A big advantage of the service is its interaction with third-party applications. A lot of reading programs synchronize bookmarks via Dropbox, password managers can also store user files in the Dropbox cloud, and if now the competitive environment in the cloud services market allows you to choose your preferred cloud for synchronization in some applications, then old users who are used to Dropbox are unlikely to whether they will switch to new clouds: habit is a strong thing. And you still have a choice, but if 2 free gigabytes is enough for you and you are satisfied with the forced installation of an application for your computer to enable cloud synchronization, then this is the cloud for you.

the Dropbox client can be downloaded for both PC and mobile devices

3.Mega

Mega cloud web interface screenshot

The cloud, known for its enhanced security through end-to-end encryption through the browser. Because of this very increased protection, you will not be able to reset your password, and if you lose it, you will have to say goodbye to your data and create a new account. And these data in the free account of the Mega service can be stored as much as 50 gigabytes. The cloud is characterized by high speed, an original way of downloading files using a browser, and, as I wrote above, a high degree of protection. It has applications for all popular operating systems, but, interestingly and strangely, it is blocked in Kazakhstan. But only the Mega.nz site itself is blocked, you can easily synchronize your files using a mobile application, and open a cloud drive on a computer through the Chrome extension. Today it is the simplest, most convenient and largest cloud drive provided for free. It does not support video streaming due to file encryption, but it allows you to store many photos and files and share them with people of your choice.

Easy to use on a computer chrome extension or application for Windows . Applications are also available for Mac and Linux . And on a smartphone, depending on the system, you can install an application for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.

4. Yandex.Disk

Screenshot of the Yandex.Disk web interface

The Russian search giant keeps its nose to the wind and does not lag behind the trends, because the disk from Yandex is no less convenient service than from the same Google, it only provides a little less space - 10 gigabytes. The mobile application can synchronize your camera folder, transferring each new photo to the cloud storage and leaving it there until you delete it yourself. The developers even provided in their cloud service a basket from which you can install mistakenly deleted files. An application for a computer is no longer just a client for synchronizing with a disk, but a whole combine with a variety of functions. One of them is screenshots of Yandex. If you constantly take screenshots of your computer or part of it, then you should install a program for Windows. Also, the application for the computer allows you to view most multimedia and text file formats and has a small built-in graphics editor.

The application can be downloaded for all popular operating systems on the download page of the official website.

5. Cloud Mail.Ru

Another search giant and another cloud storage. If you have a mail.ru mail account, then you already have your own personal cloud of 25 gigabytes. You can set up automatic uploading of photos from the camera folder or allow searching and uploading all folders from your gallery to the cloud. Just like other thoughtful modern cloud services, it can play video files from the cloud without downloading to the device.

All application installation files are collected on download page.

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15 gigabytes. But you can bring the cloud size up to 25 gigabytes by sending referral links to friends. For every friend you sign up, you get 5 gigabytes. And, which is great, you and he get these 5 gigabytes. It’s bad that it’s impossible to register in the cloud from a mobile application - you need to go through the registration procedure on a computer or in a browser. But in the mobile application, you can select any folders for synchronization and the files you specify will be saved to the cloud, from where you can not only download them at any time, but also give a link to the photo to any person. As with other services, there is no need to download a video file to your device from the cloud in order to view it.

The cloud is available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Mac, and Linux. There is also a web interface.

And separately I would like to highlight cloud drives created specifically for storing photos from mobile devices. They do not have client programs for PCs or they do, but in them you can only get acquainted with the content and see the remaining space, because their main purpose is precisely the safety of your photos. But such cloud services provide a large amount of storage for files. Among them, I would like to highlight two applications.

1.QuickPic

It was originally a picture viewer app for smartphones, but after the purchase of this app by the Chinese company Cheetah Mobile, which created programs such as Clean Master, Battery Doctor and CM Security, QuickPic Gallery has the ability to automatically save your photos to the CM cloud, where you You can sign up with your Google or Facebook account. Initially, 2 gigabytes of cloud space is available, but for each invited Cheetah Mobile user, they give another 1000 gigabytes. The maximum free cloud storage is 5000 gigabytes.

You can also access the cloud from a PC by following this link . In the web interface of the cloud, you can view your photos, which for some reason are in the "Clean Master" folder. Nothing can be added to the cloud from a computer. But you can download photos from the cloud by ticking the ones you need. Convenient, simple and capacious cloud.

Deego has a PC client with which you can save the folders you need from your smartphone to your computer. But this client does not work in the best way, and in order to deal with it, it took a decent amount of man-hours of our editorial staff. However, I would like to believe that in the future the interface will be improved and simplified, but for now, remember the full paths to your photos and carefully monitor where the application saves the files you recover. It is possible that such an inconvenient desktop client came out because the Degoo cloud strives to become completely mobile, and the PC application is just a tribute to the old mode, and soon we will see even more services independent of the PC. Applications that work only with mobile devices are the first signs of progress, inexorably moving us away from desktop computers.

You can download the application only on Android and PC. Degoo does not yet have an iOS app.

CM Backup - Secure Cloud is a free cloud file copying tool for your Android phone or tablet. Sooner or later, software errors will take us by surprise. And we will not have access to the desired image, to SMS messages and other personal data. Therefore, you need to reserve and store data separately from the device in advance. It is for such purposes that this program for backing up files exists.

Even if such an unpleasant situation as the loss of the phone happens, all the data will remain with you. After all, all files will be stored on the server, not on the device. By default, you are provided with 5 GB, if you need more, you will need to pay.

Sooner or later, every user has been caught off guard by hardware or software errors that can lead to data loss. Therefore, you should take care of the safety of files in advance. Secure Cloud is an intelligent and extremely useful program for backing up photos, contacts, messages and other personal information. Backup can be carried out both at our request and according to the plan, for example, you can configure the backup to be performed every day at 23:00 and at this time all data will be copied to the server, and upon completion you will receive a notification that the backup was successful.

Features of the Secure Cloud app for Android:

• backup and restore: sms, photos, calendar events, browser bookmarks, videos, avatar, call log, input method;
• you are given 5 GB for free;
• photo size reduction by 90%;
• convenient system for multiple accounts;
• file transfers and downloads are protected by strong encryption for secure storage;
• full SMS backup and recovery;
• set a copy schedule;
• fast backup in just 0.08 s;
• repeated data filters.

Free Download CM Backup - Secure Cloud without registration and SMS via the direct link below.

- an application that allows you to save your data in the cloud storage. Calls, contacts, SMS messages and other things are available for saving. It is possible to customize what you want to save. Naturally, for this you will need to create a profile in this application. But on the other hand, you will always be sure that thousands of contacts will never be lost even if something happened to your mobile device. Currently, many users are starting to use cloud storage, all this will allow you to quickly and most importantly save your data securely.

However, be careful when choosing a cloud storage. It is worth choosing services only from trusted and large companies. After all, unverified people can use your data as they please. Therefore, we advise you to think before uploading data to incomprehensible services. However, this application is trustworthy. Therefore, you can not worry and feel free to use the application. It will help you out in a difficult situation and help you restore absolutely all contacts.

As you can see from the screenshots, the application is completely in Russian. Also, you should not have problems with development. For this, the program has become very popular among users, and they also speak only positively about it. The application is made to last and is distinguished by high performance, reliability, and stability.
If you wish, you can configure a very convenient option. Now we are talking about automatic backup. It happens completely independently, all that is required from the user is to set the on-time and copy objects once. After that, the application will copy in the background and keep the data in the cloud up to date.

As a result, it is a very useful application that will copy all your contacts to its server and be able to keep them safe and sound. Most users begin to protect their personal contacts in this way. Therefore, we recommend this program for use.

CM Backup is an application for backup via cloud storage, created by the developers of the already known to us, which I wrote about earlier (I advise you to read the article if you have not already done so 🙂).

But back to our program. For copies of your CM data, the cloud gives you 5 GB for free. For a fee, it is possible to increase the space up to 1 TB, but, in my opinion, this is not so necessary. I'll explain why.

CM Backup is not a cloud in the sense in which it is Google Drive or, for example. Those five gigabytes that you have there, you can use only to create a backup in your Android device.

Moreover, you can backup not all the contents of your gadget in a row, but only:

- contacts;

- call log

- SMS messages (I will write about this in a little more detail below);

- Your photo;

— calendar events;

- your alarm clocks;

- your personal dictionary;

- browser bookmarks.

What I liked is a clear interface, the presence of the Russian language (which Asian developers can not always boast of, which, however, is understandable - they have more than enough of their own market 🙂), fairly fast data transfer speed, the ability to set a backup schedule. In addition, your data is encrypted (AES-256) during transmission, download, and storage on Amazon S3 servers. And it's very reliable.

Another interesting feature is that you can reduce the size of your photos on the device by 90% after backing up the originals.

And now a few words about what I did not like. When moving to another smartphone, I noticed that everything except SMS was copied. To transfer messages, CM Backup offered to install some kind of SMS application of its own. And no options. I had to agree, but after the messages were transferred, again set my favorite by default. As a result, SMS messages remained safe and sound. The main question - how to transfer contacts to Android, was nevertheless resolved. And I was especially pleased with the call log, which also migrated to a new device 🙂

I advise you to try the CM Backup cloud and decide for yourself whether to stay on it, or on alternative solutions, which are now offered a lot.