Where are your photos?
The Archive Drive ยท Unchained Home

Your photos.
Your drive.
Yours forever.

Every photo and video you've ever taken โ€” copied to a portable drive that belongs to you. No subscription. No server. No account needed. Just your memories on physical media, in your hands, for the rest of your life.

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What you get

A complete copy of your library.
On a drive you own.

We take your entire photo and video library โ€” everything in Google Photos โ€” and copy it to a portable drive at full original quality. Every photo. Every video. Organized by date. Exactly as it was.

The drive ships to you. You plug it into any computer and your photos are right there โ€” no account to log into, no internet required, no subscription to maintain. It just works.

We copy your library โ€” we never delete anything from your Google Photos account. Keep using it exactly as you do now. This is your second copy. The one you own unconditionally.

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Your complete library
Every photo and video at original quality. No recompression. No quality loss. Exactly what you took.
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Organized by date
Sorted into folders by year and month. Easy to browse on any computer without any special software.
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Metadata preserved
Original capture dates, GPS coordinates, and camera information stay with every file.
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Duplicates handled
We identify and remove duplicate files during the copy process. Clean library, no clutter.
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Upgrades into the server
When you're ready to add the home server, this same drive plugs straight in. Your library appears immediately.
How it works

You do two things.
We do the rest.

The Google process is fully remote โ€” you never need to visit our office. We send you step-by-step instructions for everything.

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You
Request your export
Go to takeout.google.com, select Google Photos, and export to Google Drive. Takes about five minutes. We send you exact instructions with screenshots โ€” nothing to figure out. Google prepares your archive in the background, usually within a few hours.
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You
Share the folder with us
When Google emails you that it's ready, share that one Drive folder with us โ€” same as sharing with a family member. That's it. No deadline, no expiring links. Share it when it's ready and we'll take it from there.
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Us
We download on fiber
We download your full library on our dedicated fiber connection. What would take days at home takes us hours. Every file verified. Drive sharing access revoked the moment we're done โ€” immediately, permanently.
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Us
We copy, organize, and ship
We copy everything to your drive, organize by date, remove duplicates, and verify the file count. Then we pack it and ship. Your drive arrives ready to use โ€” just plug in and browse.
Your data. Your life.

Life changes.
Your photos shouldn't get complicated when it does.

One of the most important things about owning your own drive is what it means when things change. Your photos are on physical media that belongs to you โ€” not tied to an account, not dependent on a relationship, not locked behind a service.

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Separation or divorce
When a relationship ends, shared accounts become complicated. Your archive drive is yours alone โ€” unplug it and take it with you. Your memories go where you go. No negotiation. No account access disputes. No one else's permission required.
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Family member moves out
Each person's photos are on their own drive. When a child moves out, a partner leaves, or a roommate goes their own way โ€” their drive goes with them. The server stays home. Nobody loses anything. Complete and clean.
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A loved one passes away
Cloud accounts get closed when someone dies, sometimes taking decades of photos with them. A physical archive drive survives. It can be passed down, copied, shared with family โ€” their memories preserved unconditionally, not dependent on a company keeping an account open.
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Account suspension
Cloud accounts get suspended โ€” sometimes without warning, sometimes without recourse. If your Google or iCloud account is locked, your archive drive is untouched. Your photos are there regardless of what happens to any account.
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Moving abroad
Some cloud services are restricted or unavailable in certain countries. Your archive drive travels with you, works everywhere, and needs no internet connection to access. Your library is fully yours wherever in the world you end up.
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Privacy and security
Your personal photos are personal. A drive in your possession is not accessible to anyone unless you choose to share it. No algorithm scanning it. No policy changes that affect what happens to your images. Just you, your photos, and nobody else.
When you're ready

Your drive is already
server-ready.

When you decide you want more โ€” automatic backup of new photos, smart search, access from anywhere โ€” you don't start over. Your archive drive plugs straight into the home server and your library appears immediately.

No re-importing. No waiting. No duplicates โ€” the server is smart enough to recognize what's already there and skip it. Past and present merge into one complete private library.

Learn About the Home Server โ†’
Archive drive ships to you
Browse your photos anytime on any computer
Ready when you are โ€” no timeline
When you add the server โ€” plug in your drive, library appears. Nothing wasted.
Get started

Ready for your
archive drive?

Tell us about your library and where you'd like it shipped. We'll follow up within one business day with pricing and next steps. Nothing is charged until you confirm.

We'll follow up within one business day. Nothing charged until you confirm.