BeeDrive – 1TB

BeeDrive for desktop

Features
A real-time backup and sync solution from your computer to BeeDrive
Backing up photos and transferring files from mobile devices to your computer with the use of the BeeDrive mobile app
A brief overview of the hardware health status and storage usage

Specifications
Supported operating systems:
Windows 10 (1809), Windows 11 and above, excluding Windows 10 on ARM and Windows Server editions (system administrator permissions are required)
Supported file system on BeeDrive: exFAT
Supported languages: Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Supports using Synology Account, Google Account or Apple ID to set up BeeDrive for desktop
Computer Backup & File Sync
Supports keeping a maximum of 5 previous versions of a file
Supports excluding certain file names, file extensions, and file sizes from backup/sync
Status icons will be displayed next to each file on the computer to indicate its current backup/sync progress
Recommended total backup/sync files: up to 500,000 (exceeding this number might lead to reduced performance or other unexpected issues)
Computer Backup can keep files deleted from the computer on its backup folder on BeeDrive or move them to the Archive Files folder
File Sync supports two-way or one-way sync between the computer and BeeDrive
File Sync can sync up to 10 folders on each computer with BeeDrive
Mobile Transfer
Supports pairing BeeDrive with up to 5 mobile devices and unpairing them when not needed
Notifies the operating system of backup/sync/transfer progress and errors in real-time
Supports logging all backup/sync/transfer events
Notifies software updates automatically on BeeDrive for desktop whenever new updates are available

Limitations
Backing up or syncing from network drives and external storage devices (e.g. USB flash drives or SD cards) is not supported
The following files or folders will not be backed up or synced:
File names, file types or file paths containing certain characters
A file path that is longer than 247 characters
.pst files (as they are not guaranteed to be portable)
Folders that require system permissions (e.g., C:\ or C:\Windows)
On the same computer, folders that are already being synced to BeeDrive, including their sub-folders and root folders, cannot be synced with another folder on BeeDrive simultaneously
File version
Renaming or moving folders on BeeDrive while BeeDrive for desktop is not running can result in the loss of file versions in those folders
Moving folders that are used for sync or backup can result in the loss of file versions

BeeDrive mobile app

Features
Wireless photo backup and file transfer from mobile devices to BeeDrive over Wi-Fi
Using BeeDrop to transfer files and photos and accessing them on the computer immediately
Automatic converting photo formats on iOS devices from HEIF to JPEG during photo backup or BeeDrop to access them on the Windows system

Specifications
System requirements
iOS: 15.0 or above
Android: 10.0 or above
Running BeeDrive for desktop on a computer connected to the Internet
Photo Backup
Customizing backup settings: photos only or both photos and videos
Supports skipping or renaming duplicated photos or videos
Supports customizing backup location on BeeDrive
Supports Android devices to specify folders for backup (e.g., DCIM and Screenshots). Only photos and videos in these folders will be backed up
Backs up photos on iCloud for iOS devices

Limitations
If multiple iOS devices share the same iCloud storage and there is a delay in photo synchronization among the devices, BeeDrive may not be able to back up all the photos taken during the delay.
Live Photos will be backed up as two separate files: a still photo and a video.