Backup Storage Calculator

Calculate your long-term storage and backup needs for photos and videos.

Monthly Production

Photos per Month

Avg Photo Size (MB)

Videos per Month

Avg Video Length (min)

Video Bitrate (Mbps)

Years to Store

Backup Copies

8.58 TB

3 copies over 5 years

Monthly (Photos)12.2 GB

Monthly (Videos)36.6 GB

Yearly Total585.9 GB

5-Year Total2.86 TB

HDD (External)$215

$25/TB (one-time)

HDD (NAS Grade)$343

$40/TB (one-time)

SSD (External)$687

$80/TB (one-time)

Cloud (Backblaze B2)$2575

$5/TB (monthly, over 5 years)

Cloud (Google One)$5150

$10/TB (monthly, over 5 years)

Cloud (iCloud)$5150

$10/TB (monthly, over 5 years)

Cloud (Dropbox)$6180

$12/TB (monthly, over 5 years)

1 TB0.6 years capacity

2 TB1.2 years capacity

4 TB2.3 years capacity

8 TB4.7 years capacity

12 TB7.0 years capacity

16 TB9.3 years capacity

20 TB11.7 years capacity