How to back up your files without a computer... for less

Do you ever dream of backing up your files on the road-- without a computer or even a power outlet? I did. But the solutions, the Gnarbox and LaCie Boss Rugged were so darn expensive... until I found a $30 solution that not only did that... but kinda did it better: the Anker PowerExpand+ #shorts #smallbites

[arnabroy]

What a simple and practical solution !!!! It really helped and work flawlessly. Thank you for sharing.

[GrantMorgan-rctt]

Many thanks, this is exactly the solution I was looking for as I don't own a laptop!

[johnnyceeuontheroad.]

Orale get down Big Dawg, i travel a lot and never have enough cards on me, and always buying cards on the road, i knew there was a way to do this an easy way.. i just ordered one, everything else i have.. Thanks Homie..

[TheGDUB]

REALLY HELPFUL!!!! Thank you so much!!

[silverlightphotoco]

Wow. THAT is great! The reasons I like this are plentiful, and I love how you brought these out:

1. It allows you to upgrade either my hard drive and/or my phone in the future.

2. It's not proprietary (i.e. locked into a single system).

3. It can even work to back up my external capture method (i.e. HDMI output to an Atomos recorder with a small HDMI switch when using 2 to 3 cameras😃.)

[mailsriva]

@hurricane, Hi, . Why can't u connect directly from phone to SSD & transfer files ?? Will it work .. pls let us know

[REMY.C.]

I was going to rely on such a diy solution especially that those beautiful Gnarbox I've been wanting are just gone forever. Company bankrupted. Shame.
I like the way you present things.

[Bencare]

I never thought of adding a power bank to my hub, I just thought it didnt work, thanks !

[normanwei]

how do you open up my iphone's storage I don't see it.

[lstocker]

Great video. QUESTION: Could this done if you had a power outlet at a hotel instead of using a power bank?

[mgm_coma]

I noticed you are transferring jpegs no problem, but when I try to copy raw files from my SD card to portable hard drive the "copy here" button is greyed out. Any ideas how to solve this?

[bigdealwhocares]

Thanks for the video. But I need some further help. I have an Android phone running 8.1.0, and a Lenovo tablet running Android 10.0. On both devices, I cannot get the external storage devices connected to the Anker hub to appear as storage. I've tried using the "Storage" app, and "Google Files" app, and the file manager on the phone, and all the storage that appears is only internal to the phone. I do not have any storage directly added to either the phone or the tablet. I am using a Weego power pack, rated at 10, 400mAH, 5V. The power light on the hub is lit. I have a "My Passport Ultra" hard drive connected to the hub, it's light is on, and I also have a microSD card inserted into the hub. I'm not connecting the phone and the tablet at the same time. When I connect the tablet to the hub, it is shown as being charged, as does the phone. I think it might be related to the phone (and tablet) USB port not going into file transfer mode. Hell, I don't know. I've looked for a way to set that, but it involves going into developer mode, which I did on the tablet. But it made no difference. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

[williamcates]

Great video. Do you know if there is a way to use the Anker hub if you do not have a USB-C phone? Or am I missing something? Thanks.

[jbclski]

Curious if anyone has this working on an iphone (ios)?

[massiveactionmedia]

It's cheaper and far more reliable to just take extra cards which are far more sturdy small and light. I use smaller cards and switch more often. So we shoot all raw and use 64GB cards (dual cards) and we have 5 sets plus a few extra larger and smaller ones for added security.

[m.maclean]

My CFExpress type B cards are $1, 000 a piece and I shoot with 2 at a time (redundancy). When I shoot raw at 20 frames per second (45MB x 20 x 2) = 1, 800MB per second. To shoot for an entire day, I could easily use four 512GB cards which would mean … $4, 000 per day. If on a 10 day trip - card cost is then $40, 000. That’s just my primary body without even counting video. Yes, easy to store lots of cards but not very practical. Saving all of my files to multiple external SSD drives each evening is much cheaper. They don’t even need to be high speed … as long as I get multiple copies on multiple drives. I only need cards for one day then. This means taking a laptop unless there is a device that will copy CFExpress type B cards.