Private.Cost-effective.Simple.

ColdStorage backs up your photos and files, so a dead laptop or a wiped drive doesn't take them with it.

Download for MacFree to start: 25 GB, no card.
How it works

Drag in what you want to keep

Open the app, drag in the photos or files you want to keep, and they upload. Pull in your whole camera roll or a single folder — whatever you drop in gets encrypted on your Mac and stored. There's no setup, and nothing to manage after.

Privacy

Only you can open them

Your files are encrypted on your Mac before they leave it, with a key only you hold. We never get that key, so we can't open your files. Only you can.

01
Encrypted on your Mac

Files are encrypted before they leave your machine.

02
The key stays with you

We never get it, and there's no copy on our side.

03
We store what we can't read

What sits with us is data only you can open.

Pricing

Start with 25 GB free, no card

When you need more room, pick a size. Getting files back has its own simple numbers — they're right below.

SizePer yearPer monthChoose a plan
25 GBfree · no cardFreeGet started
500 GB$9.99$0.83Choose
1 TB$18.99$1.58Choose
2 TB$36.99$3.08Choose
5 TB$90.99$7.58Choose
10 TB$180.99$15.08Choose
More than 10 TB? Get in touch.Plans renew once a year, and we tell you before they do.
Questions

Fair to ask

Those keep your files live and instantly openable, and you pay for that every month. ColdStorage is for files you want kept but rarely open, so it costs a lot less — and your files are encrypted with a key only you hold, so we can't read them.

ColdStorage for Mac

Try it with 25 GB free

No card, and nothing to cancel if it's not for you.