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GoPro Cloud Backup: 6 Methods Compared (and the Best for Each Job)

Jun 10, 2026

Backing Up a Full GoPro Cloud Library

The problem: GoPro Cloud has no "Download All" button. The website lets you grab about 25 files at a time as a ZIP, and large batches often stall. For a year of 5.3K footage, clicking through 25-file batches is not a real plan.

The short answer: there are five honest ways to get your whole library out, and they split into two camps. Most of them download your footage to your computer first and leave the rest to you. One of them, Blober, moves the library straight from GoPro Cloud to another cloud or a NAS with no download-and-reupload round trip. Which one is "best" depends on where you want the footage to land. Below is each option, what it does well, and where it slows down.

Why Bulk Download Is Hard in the First Place

GoPro Cloud is built around the capture-and-edit loop, not around handing you your raw archive. Three facts shape every method here:

The web portal caps batch downloads at roughly 25 files, bundled into a ZIP. Big batches time out, and you repeat the process by hand.
There is no public API and no official cloud-to-cloud export.
Your library is tied to the subscription. Cancel it and access ends, so a copy you own matters.

Keep those in mind and the trade-offs between the methods make sense.

Method 1: The GoPro Website (Manual ZIP Download)

How it works: sign in at gopro.com, open your media library, select up to 25 items, and download the batch as a ZIP. Repeat until you have everything.

Good for: a small number of clips, or grabbing one shoot. It is official, free with your subscription, and needs nothing installed.

Watch for: the 25-file cap turns a large library into dozens of manual rounds. Large ZIPs can fail or time out, and you only find out after the wait. Everything lands on your local disk, so getting it into another cloud later is a separate job.

Method 2: The GoPro Quik App (Phone or Tablet)

How it works: open Quik, go to Media then Cloud, select your files (you can select all), tap share, and save them to your device. From there you move them off the phone.

Good for: people who mostly shoot and review on a phone and only need a modest number of clips on the camera roll. Official and free with the subscription.

Watch for: the files land in phone storage first, which fills fast with 5.3K video, and you still have to move them to a computer or another cloud afterward. It runs one device at a time and is slow over a phone connection. Not practical for hundreds of gigabytes.

Method 3: ASUS StoryCube (Windows)

How it works: StoryCube is an ASUS-engineered, AI-powered media manager. As of October 2025 it is the first Windows app to connect to GoPro Cloud, including .360 footage. It auto-organizes clips by activity, previews and reframes GoPro MAX footage, and lets you drag clips into editors like Adobe Premiere Pro or CapCut.

Good for: Windows creators who want to organize and edit, especially 360 video. The AI sorting and 360 reframing are genuinely useful, and ASUS laptop buyers may get a GoPro Premium subscription included. If your goal is to edit on a PC, this is a strong, official option.

Watch for: it runs on Windows only, so Mac and Linux users are out. It is built to organize and edit on your machine, not to migrate your library into Dropbox, Google Drive, a NAS, or object storage. As a back-up-to-anywhere tool, that is the gap.

Method 4: JDownloader 2 (Free Download Manager)

How it works: JDownloader is a free, open-source download manager with a GoPro Plus Media Library plugin. You add your GoPro account, paste the media-library link, and it scans your whole library and batch-downloads it to a local folder with no 25-file cap.

Good for: a free way to pull your entire library down to your computer in one pass. It is open source, cross-platform, and removes the batch limit. If local disk is your destination and you do not mind a busy interface, it does the job at no cost.

Watch for: you type your GoPro password directly into the app's account manager, and an active subscription is required. It downloads to local storage only, so footage destined for Dropbox or a NAS still needs a manual upload after. The general-purpose interface takes a little learning.

Method 5: Open-Source CLI Scripts (e.g. GoPro Plus Downloader)

How it works: community projects such as the GoPro Plus Downloader run from the command line or Docker. You supply an auth token and user ID pulled from your browser session, and the script pages through your library and downloads everything, which suits unattended NAS and Synology jobs.

Good for: developers and homelab users who like automation. It is free, open source, has no 25-file limit, and drops cleanly into a Docker or NAS routine.

Watch for: you extract a JWT token and user ID from your browser dev tools, and the token expires, so you redo it now and then. It is command-line first with no graphical browser, and it downloads to a local volume, so onward delivery to another cloud is on you. Maintenance follows the project's author.

Method 6: Blober (Straight to Another Cloud, NAS, or Local)

How it works: Blober is a desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux that connects to GoPro Cloud as a first-class provider. You sign in through a normal browser login, Blober captures the session, and you get a visual file browser of your whole library. Select one file, a folder, or your entire storage, choose a destination, and run.

Here is what sets it apart from every method above: the destination can be another cloud or a NAS, and the transfer goes directly there. Blober moves GoPro Cloud footage to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Azure Blob, or DigitalOcean Spaces, as well as to a local drive or a Synology or QNAP share. The files never have to be downloaded to your computer and re-uploaded by hand.

Good for: backing up or migrating a full library to storage you own, or to another cloud, in one step. The parts that matter:

No 25-file limit. Transfer 10 files or 10,000 in a single run.
Direct cloud-to-cloud movement, so there is no download-then-reupload round trip.
Parallel transfers that keep your connection busy, roughly four times faster than GoPro's one-at-a-time app, with auto-resume if the connection drops.
A browser-based login, so your credentials are not stored or sent to any server. Everything runs on your machine.
Path templates like /{camera_model}/{capture_date}/{filename} that turn a flat dump into a tidy archive.
Full original quality, with no re-encoding.

Watch for: Blober is a one-time purchase rather than free. It runs workflows on demand with skip-existing for repeat runs, so it is a refresh you trigger yourself, not a scheduled background sync. If your only goal is a single local copy and cost is the deciding factor, the free tools above also work.

Move your GoPro Cloud library straight to Dropbox, a NAS, or Backblaze B2. Download Blober.

Every Method at a Glance

Method	Platform	Beats the 25-file cap	Straight to another cloud or NAS	Setup	Cost
GoPro website (ZIP)	Any browser	No	No (local ZIP)	None	Free with subscription
GoPro Quik app	iOS, Android	Yes	No (via phone)	None	Free with subscription
ASUS StoryCube	Windows only	Yes	No (organize and edit)	App install	Free, ASUS-tied
JDownloader 2	Win, Mac, Linux	Yes	No (local only)	Moderate	Free
CLI scripts	Docker, CLI	Yes	No (local only)	Technical	Free
Blober	Win, Mac, Linux	Yes	Yes	App install	One-time

Prices and features change, so confirm current details with each provider.

Which One Should You Pick?

You want a few clips fast with nothing installed: the GoPro website is fine.
You live in the Quik app and only need some footage on your phone: use Quik.
You are on Windows and mainly want to organize and edit, especially 360: StoryCube is a great fit.
You want a free full download to your computer and do not mind setup: JDownloader, or a CLI script if you automate a NAS.
You want your whole library on another cloud, a NAS, or cheap object storage in one step: Blober, because it is the only option that moves it there directly.

The honest framing: if local disk is your final destination and free is the priority, the free tools are good, and you should use them. The moment your destination is another cloud or a NAS, every other method makes you download first and upload second. That is the step Blober removes.

A Direct Transfer, Start to Finish

Open Blober and create a workflow. Pick GoPro as the source and click the GoPro login. Sign in, and Blober captures your session.
Browse your library and tick what you want, or select the entire storage.
Choose a destination: Dropbox, Google Drive, Backblaze B2, a NAS, or any supported provider.
Optionally set a path template so files arrive organized by camera and date.
Run it. Watch live progress, and let auto-resume handle any dropouts.

For a large archive you can start it and leave it running overnight.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I download my entire GoPro library at once? Not through the GoPro website, which limits you to roughly 25 files per ZIP. JDownloader, CLI scripts, and Blober all remove that cap. Blober also sends the library straight to another cloud or a NAS instead of only to your local disk.

How do I move GoPro Cloud footage to another cloud? Blober transfers GoPro Cloud directly to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Azure Blob, or DigitalOcean Spaces, with no download-and-reupload step.

What is the best way to download GoPro Cloud videos for free? JDownloader's GoPro Plus plugin, or an open-source CLI script. Both pull your full library to local storage at no cost. You handle any later upload yourself.

Will I lose my footage if I cancel GoPro? Access to the cloud library ends when the subscription ends, and GoPro does not publish how long files are kept afterward. Back up everything before you cancel. See How to Cancel GoPro Plus Without Losing Your Footage.

Does anything handle 360 footage? StoryCube previews and reframes GoPro MAX 360 footage on Windows. Blober transfers the .360 files themselves to your chosen destination at full quality.

Is the browser login safe? Blober uses GoPro's own browser login and keeps the session on your machine. Your password is not stored or sent to any server. The session lasts about 20 hours, then you sign in again.

Get Blober

Keep a copy of your footage on storage you control. Blober is the only app that moves your GoPro Cloud library straight to another cloud, a NAS, or a local drive, and it is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no per-GB fees.

Download Blober at blober.io

GoPro Cloud Storage: The Complete Guide (Plans, File Types, Sharing, Limits)

Jun 9, 2026

GoPro Cloud Storage, Explained

The short version: GoPro Cloud is the storage that comes with a GoPro Premium or Premium+ subscription. When your camera charges on Wi-Fi, it auto-uploads your footage at full quality, and you edit and share it from the Quik app. Storage for GoPro-captured video and photos is unlimited; storage for footage from other cameras is capped.

The one limit that matters most: your cloud footage is tied to the subscription. Stop paying and you lose access to it. Everything below explains the plans, file types, sharing, and limits in plain terms, and how to keep a copy you own.

This is a reference page. Each section answers one common question, so jump to whichever one you came for.

What Is GoPro Cloud Storage?

GoPro Cloud is an auto-upload and backup service bundled with a GoPro subscription. The idea is simple: plug your camera in to charge, and while it sits on Wi-Fi, the day's footage uploads itself to the cloud at 100% quality. The camera's SD card can then clear, and the Quik app turns your clips into highlight videos you can watch and share from your phone.

It is built around the GoPro workflow, not as a general file locker. The headline feature, unlimited storage, applies only to media captured on a GoPro camera.

GoPro Premium and Premium+: Plans and Features

GoPro sells two subscription tiers (the service was previously called GoPro Plus). Here is what each one includes and how the cloud allowance compares to general storage services.

Plan	Price	GoPro footage	Non-GoPro footage
GoPro Premium	$59.99/yr	Unlimited cloud storage	100 GB
GoPro Premium+	$99.99/yr	Unlimited cloud storage	500 GB
Google One (for comparison)	$99.99/yr	n/a	2 TB total
Apple iCloud+ (for comparison)	$119.88/yr	n/a	2 TB total

Beyond storage, a GoPro Premium subscription also includes:

Auto-upload to the cloud at full quality while the camera charges on Wi-Fi
Automatic highlight videos generated in the Quik app
Guaranteed camera replacement for any reason (subject to GoPro's terms)
Up to 50% off accessories at gopro.com
Up to $150 off two cameras per year
Live streaming

Premium+ adds the larger 500 GB allowance for non-GoPro footage and some advanced editing features in Quik. Prices and inclusions change, so confirm the current numbers on GoPro's subscription page before you buy.

Supported File Types

GoPro Cloud stores what your camera produces, plus media you add through the Quik app.

Source	Typical formats
GoPro video	`.mp4` (HEVC or H.264), `.360` on Max and 360 cameras
GoPro photo	`.jpg`, and `.gpr` RAW (GoPro's DNG-based RAW)
Added through Quik	Photos and videos from your phone or other cameras

The unlimited allowance is for content captured on a GoPro device (Fusion is excluded). Footage from other cameras counts against the 100 GB (Premium) or 500 GB (Premium+) non-GoPro allowance.

Sharing happens mainly through the Quik app and your GoPro account:

Highlight videos. Quik auto-edits your uploaded clips into a shareable video you can post or send as a link.
Shared links. You can share individual media or edits as links to people who do not have a GoPro account.
Social export. Quik exports directly to the usual social platforms at chosen resolutions.

Sharing is designed for finished edits and individual clips, not for handing someone your entire raw library. There is no public API and no bulk export-and-share.

Storage Limits and Upgrades

The limits people run into:

Unlimited is GoPro-only. Non-GoPro footage is capped at 100 GB on Premium and 500 GB on Premium+. To raise that, upgrade from Premium to Premium+.
Auto-upload needs Wi-Fi and power. The camera uploads while charging on a Wi-Fi network. Cellular data fees may apply if you tether.
Downloading in bulk is the weak point. The web portal lets you download roughly 25 files at a time as a zip, and large batches frequently fail. There is no "download everything" button.

Upgrading or downgrading between Premium and Premium+ is done in your account settings.

You manage your subscription and view cloud media by signing in at gopro.com and through the Quik mobile app. From your account you can see your plan, change between Premium and Premium+, update billing, and start or stop auto-renew. The Quik app is where you browse uploaded media, build edits, and share.

How to Cancel GoPro Cloud

You cancel a GoPro subscription from your account settings on gopro.com or in the app, by turning off auto-renew. Two things to know before you do:

You lose access to your cloud footage when the subscription ends. The cloud library is a benefit of the subscription, not a permanent store.
GoPro does not publish an exact retention window for how long already-uploaded media stays on its servers after you cancel. The safe assumption is that you should treat it as gone once your access ends.

The practical takeaway: download or move your footage somewhere you control before you cancel. There is a step-by-step walkthrough in How to Cancel GoPro Plus Without Losing Your Footage.

The Limit Nobody Mentions: Your Footage Lives and Dies With the Subscription

GoPro Cloud is convenient, and for an active shooter the unlimited tier is genuinely a good deal. But it is one copy, in one company's cloud, that you can only reach while you keep paying. There is no second copy, no versioning, and no third-party tool with API access if something goes wrong. If you stop paying, change cameras, or GoPro changes its terms, the footage you cannot easily bulk-download is the footage you can lose.

That is not an argument against GoPro Cloud. It is an argument for having a copy of your own alongside it.

How to Keep a Copy You Own

Blober is the only desktop app that connects to GoPro Cloud, because no other transfer tool (rclone, MultCloud, Flexify, and the rest) supports it. You sign in to GoPro through Blober, browse your entire library, and send it wherever you want:

Your local drive, an external disk, or a NAS
Backblaze B2 or Wasabi for cheap long-term storage
Dropbox, Google Drive, AWS S3, Azure Blob, Cloudflare R2, or DigitalOcean Spaces

No 25-file zip limit, no manual batches. Connect, select everything, pick a destination, and run, with auto-resume if your connection drops. Keep your GoPro subscription or cancel it; either way the footage is now also on storage you control.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GoPro Cloud storage really unlimited? For content captured on a GoPro camera (Fusion excluded), yes. Footage from other cameras counts against a separate allowance: 100 GB on Premium, 500 GB on Premium+.

What file types does GoPro Cloud store? GoPro video (.mp4, and .360 on 360 cameras), GoPro photos (.jpg and .gpr RAW), and media you add through Quik from your phone or other cameras.

How much does GoPro Cloud cost? GoPro Premium is $59.99/year and Premium+ is $99.99/year. Confirm current pricing on GoPro's site, since it changes.

Can I download all my GoPro Cloud footage at once? Not through GoPro's website, which limits you to small zip batches. Blober is the only tool that can browse your full GoPro Cloud library and download or transfer all of it in one workflow.

What happens to my footage if I cancel? You lose access to the cloud library when the subscription ends, and GoPro does not publish how long the data is retained afterward. Download or move it before cancelling.

Does any tool other than Blober connect to GoPro Cloud? No. As of 2026, GoPro Cloud has no public API, and Blober is the only third-party desktop app that supports it as a source.

Get Blober

Keep your GoPro footage on storage you own. Blober is the only app that connects to GoPro Cloud, and it is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no per-GB fees.

Download Blober at blober.io

GoPro Cloud vs Dropbox vs Google Drive: Where Should Your Footage Live?

Jun 9, 2026

Where Should Your GoPro Footage Live?

The problem: action-cam footage is big. A day of HERO video is tens of gigabytes, and a couple of seasons fills terabytes. GoPro Cloud, Dropbox, and Google Drive all want to hold it, but they are built for different jobs and priced very differently.

The short answer: GoPro Cloud is the best place to capture and edit footage because of auto-upload, but it locks your files to a subscription. Dropbox and Google Drive are better for sharing and mixing footage with other files, but their 2 TB tiers fill up fast and get expensive. For a large archive you rarely touch, none of the three is the cheapest home. Here is the full comparison.

The Three at a Glance

	GoPro Cloud	Dropbox	Google Drive
Typical price	$59.99/yr (Premium)	$119.88/yr (Plus, 2 TB)	$99.99/yr (Google One, 2 TB)
Capacity	Unlimited for GoPro footage	2 TB	2 TB
GoPro auto-upload	Yes, built in	No	No
Works with non-GoPro files	Limited (100 GB on Premium)	Yes, any file	Yes, any file
Bulk download	Hard (25-file zips)	Yes	Yes (or Takeout)
Sharing	Quik edits and links	Strong link sharing	Strong, Workspace-friendly
If you stop paying	Lose cloud access	Account read-only, then limited	Over-quota, read-only

Prices and allowances change; check each provider before deciding.

Cost Per Terabyte Is the First Filter

The math flips depending on how much footage you have.

Under 2 TB, actively shooting GoPro: GoPro Cloud's unlimited tier at $59.99/yr is the cheapest and least hassle, because it also auto-uploads and edits.
Under 2 TB, mixed with other work files: Dropbox or Google Drive at roughly $100 to $120/yr make sense, since your footage sits next to everything else and shares cleanly.
Over 2 TB: all three get awkward. GoPro Cloud stays unlimited but only for GoPro footage and only while you pay. Dropbox and Google Drive push you to pricier tiers. At this size, dedicated object storage is far cheaper, which is the subject of the best storage for GoPro and action-cam footage.

Upload Friction: GoPro Cloud Wins, Until You Want Out

GoPro Cloud is the only one of the three that uploads your footage for you. Plug the camera in on Wi-Fi and the day's clips go up at full quality, then Quik builds a highlight reel. Dropbox and Google Drive have no GoPro integration, so you offload the SD card to a computer first, then upload by hand.

The friction reverses when you want your footage out. GoPro Cloud has no bulk export and caps web downloads at small zip batches. Dropbox and Google Drive both let you pull everything back down (Drive via the app or Takeout). So GoPro Cloud is the smoothest in, and the hardest out.

GoPro Cloud shines for finished edits. Quik turns clips into shareable videos and links without you touching an editor.
Dropbox is the strongest for sending raw files and folders to people, with reliable shared links and large-file support.
Google Drive is best if your collaborators live in Google Workspace, with comments and in-place previews.

If your goal is a polished clip for social, GoPro Cloud is built for it. If your goal is handing a client or editor the raw footage, Dropbox or Drive is easier.

What Happens Long-Term

This is the dimension people forget until it bites.

GoPro Cloud is one copy that disappears when you stop paying, with no easy bulk export. It is a working cache, not an archive.
Dropbox and Google Drive keep your files if you downgrade, but they go read-only or over-quota, and large libraries cost real money every year, forever.

None of the three gives you an owned, offline copy. For footage you want in ten years, you need a copy on storage you control, regardless of which service you shoot into.

The Recommendation

Actively shooting and want zero-effort backup plus quick edits: keep GoPro Cloud. It is cheap and frictionless for that. But pair it with an owned copy so you are not one cancelled subscription away from losing everything.
You want footage alongside other files and easy sharing: Dropbox or Google Drive, as long as you stay under 2 TB. Past that, the price climbs.
You have a large archive you rarely touch: skip all three as the primary home and use cheap object storage or a NAS. See the best storage for GoPro footage.

Whichever you choose for shooting, the smart setup is shoot in one place, archive in another.

Blober Moves Footage Between All of Them

The reason you do not have to marry one service: Blober connects to GoPro Cloud (the only desktop app that does), Dropbox, Google Drive, and cheaper object storage like Backblaze B2 and Wasabi. You can:

Pull your GoPro Cloud library down before cancelling and push it to Dropbox, Drive, B2, or a NAS
Keep shooting into GoPro Cloud and run Blober now and then to copy new footage into an archive you own
Move a Dropbox or Drive video library into cheaper storage when it outgrows the 2 TB tier

Connect a source, pick a destination, run. Auto-resume if the connection drops, no per-GB fee.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GoPro Cloud cheaper than Dropbox or Google Drive? For GoPro footage under the unlimited tier, yes: $59.99/yr beats Dropbox (about $120/yr) and Google One (about $100/yr) for 2 TB. The catch is that GoPro Cloud only stores GoPro footage cheaply, and you lose access if you cancel.

Can I move my footage from GoPro Cloud to Dropbox or Google Drive? Yes, with Blober. It is the only app that connects to GoPro Cloud, so you can transfer your library straight to Dropbox, Google Drive, or anywhere else.

Which is best for sharing GoPro videos? GoPro Cloud for polished highlight edits, Dropbox for sending raw files and folders, Google Drive if your collaborators use Google Workspace.

What is the best cloud storage for a large GoPro archive? For terabytes of footage you rarely touch, object storage like Backblaze B2 or Wasabi is far cheaper than any of these three. See the best storage for GoPro and action-cam footage.

Get Blober

Shoot wherever you like and keep a copy you own. Blober is the only app that connects to GoPro Cloud, and it moves your footage to Dropbox, Google Drive, or cheaper storage. One-time purchase, no subscription.

Download Blober at blober.io

The Best Storage for GoPro and Action-Cam Footage in 2026

Jun 9, 2026

Where to Put Terabytes of GoPro Footage

The problem: GoPro Cloud is great for shooting, but its unlimited tier only holds GoPro footage, and only while you keep paying. Once you have a real archive (multiple terabytes of HERO and action-cam video you want to keep for years) you need a cheaper, permanent home that you own.

The short answer: for most people, Backblaze B2 is the best all-round home at $6.95/TB/month with free egress up to 3x what you store. If you download often, Wasabi removes egress math entirely. If you serve footage publicly, Cloudflare R2's zero egress wins. And a local NAS is cheapest over many years if you are willing to maintain it. Here is the full comparison.

The Options at a Glance

Option	Price	Egress	Best for
Backblaze B2	$6.95/TB/mo (about $83/yr per TB)	Free up to 3x stored, then $0.01/GB	The best default for most archives
Wasabi	$6.99/TB/mo, rising to $7.99 on July 1, 2026	Free (no egress or API fees)	Frequent downloads, predictable bills
Cloudflare R2	$15/TB/mo (about $180/yr per TB)	Free (zero egress)	Serving or streaming footage publicly
Local drive or NAS	One-time hardware cost	Free	Largest archives, lowest long-run cost
GoPro Cloud (baseline)	$59.99/yr, unlimited GoPro footage	Bulk download is hard	Capturing and editing, not archiving

Prices are current as of 2026 and change over time. Always confirm before committing a large library.

Backblaze B2: The Best Default

At $6.95 per TB per month, B2 is roughly a quarter of the price of Amazon S3 for storage, and egress is free up to three times the amount you store each month. For a footage archive, where you upload once and download occasionally, that free-egress allowance usually covers normal retrieval, so your bill is essentially just storage.

Cost for 5 TB: about $35/month, or roughly $417/year.
Why it fits GoPro footage: you store a lot and read a little, which is exactly what B2 prices for.
S3-compatible, so it works with standard tools.

For most people archiving GoPro footage, B2 is the recommendation.

Wasabi: No Egress Math

Wasabi charges one flat rate for capacity, with no egress or API request fees at all. The current rate is $6.99/TB/month, increasing to $7.99/TB/month on July 1, 2026. The trade-offs are a 1 TB minimum and a 90-day minimum storage duration per object, so it suits archives you keep rather than data you churn.

Best when you pull footage back frequently and do not want to think about egress allowances.
Watch the 90-day minimum retention: deleting footage early still bills for the remainder of the 90 days.

Cloudflare R2: Zero Egress for Public Footage

R2 costs more to store ($15/TB/month) but charges nothing for egress, ever. That is the opposite balance from B2: you pay more to hold the data and nothing to serve it.

Best when you publish or stream footage to viewers, where egress on other providers would dominate the bill.
Not the cheapest for a private cold archive you rarely read; B2 or Wasabi wins there.

Local Drive or NAS: Cheapest Over Years

A hard drive or a NAS (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS) is a one-time purchase. An 8 TB drive is well under the cost of a single year of cloud storage at that size, and a NAS gives you redundancy across multiple drives.

Best for the largest archives and the lowest cost measured over five or ten years.
The catch: a single local copy is not a backup. Drives fail, and a fire or theft takes everything. Use a NAS as one leg of a plan, not the whole plan.

There is a full walkthrough in back up cloud storage directly to your NAS.

The 3-2-1 Setup for Footage You Cannot Re-Shoot

Action-cam footage is unrepeatable. The standard rule for irreplaceable data is 3-2-1: three copies, on two kinds of media, with one offsite. A practical version for GoPro footage:

Working copy: GoPro Cloud or your editing machine while a project is active.
Local archive: a NAS or external drive you own.
Offsite copy: Backblaze B2 or Wasabi.

That gives you cheap bulk storage, a fast local copy, and an offsite copy that survives a disaster, for far less than paying a 2 TB consumer plan forever.

How Blober Gets Your Footage There

Whichever destination wins, Blober is what moves the footage into it. It is the only desktop app that connects to GoPro Cloud, so you can:

Pull your entire GoPro Cloud library out (no 25-file zip limit) and push it to B2, Wasabi, R2, or a NAS
Copy footage to two destinations to build the 3-2-1 setup
Organize files on the way in with path templates, so a flat cloud dump lands as a clean camera/date/file archive

Connect GoPro Cloud as the source, pick your storage as the destination, run, and let it resume through any dropped connection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cheapest cloud storage for GoPro videos? For a private archive, Backblaze B2 ($6.95/TB/month) and Wasabi ($6.99/TB/month) are the cheapest credible options, both far below Amazon S3 or consumer plans. A local NAS is cheaper still over several years if you maintain it.

Is GoPro Cloud good for long-term storage? It is good for capturing and editing, not for archiving. It only stores GoPro footage cheaply, you lose access if you cancel, and there is no bulk export. Keep a copy elsewhere for the long term.

How do I move footage from GoPro Cloud to Backblaze B2 or Wasabi? Use Blober. It connects to GoPro Cloud and transfers your library directly to B2, Wasabi, or any supported destination, with no manual batching.

Backblaze B2 or Wasabi, which is better for GoPro footage? B2 if you mostly store and rarely download, thanks to its free 3x egress allowance. Wasabi if you download often and want zero egress math, keeping the 1 TB minimum and 90-day retention in mind.

Get Blober

Move your GoPro footage to the storage that actually fits a large archive. Blober is the only app that connects to GoPro Cloud, and it is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no per-GB fees.

Download Blober at blober.io

Back Up Your GoPro Cloud to Backblaze B2, AWS S3, or Local Storage

Feb 15, 2026

The Problem

GoPro's cloud storage (GoPro Plus / GoPro Premium) offers unlimited storage for GoPro camera media. It's a great perk, until you want your footage somewhere else.

The reality for most GoPro users:

Painfully limited batch download. GoPro's web portal caps batch downloads at 25 files at a time, bundled into a ZIP. Large batches frequently fail or time out, and metadata like GPS data may be stripped during compression
No third-party tool support. rclone, MultCloud, Flexify, and every other transfer tool do not support GoPro Cloud
Subscription dependency. Cancel GoPro Plus and your cloud access disappears. Your footage remains hostage to a recurring charge
No "Download All" option. If you have hundreds or thousands of files, you're stuck doing dozens of 25-file batch downloads manually, hoping none fail

GoPro community forums are filled with users asking the same question: "How do I download all my GoPro Cloud content at once?" The practical answer is: not without hours of manual work and frequent failures.

Blober changes that.

Blober: The Only Tool That Connects to GoPro Cloud

Blober is the only desktop application that integrates with GoPro's cloud storage. No other migration tool, free or paid, supports GoPro Cloud as a source or destination.

With Blober, you can:

Browse all your GoPro Cloud media: photos and videos, organized by date, camera, and type
Download everything at once to your local drive, NAS, or external HDD
Transfer directly to Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Wasabi, Cloudflare R2, Azure Blob Storage, or DigitalOcean Spaces
Use metadata-based path templates to auto-organize files (e.g., by camera model, capture date, resolution)
Resume interrupted transfers, with no need to start over if your connection drops

Why Back Up GoPro Cloud?

1. Subscription Lock-In

GoPro Plus (now GoPro Premium) costs ~$59.99/year. As long as you pay, your footage stays accessible. The moment you cancel, your cloud media goes offline. For years of footage, that's a dangerous bet on a single subscription.

2. No Redundancy

GoPro Cloud is your only copy in the cloud. There is no built-in backup, no versioning, no geographic replication. If GoPro ever changes their terms, shuts down the service, or experiences data loss, your footage is gone.

3. Cost Optimization

Long-term archival storage costs a fraction of ongoing subscriptions:

Storage Option	Cost for 1 TB/year	Egress Fees
GoPro Plus	~$59.99/year (ongoing)	N/A (limited downloads)
Backblaze B2	~$83/year ($6.95/TB/mo)	Free up to 3x stored
Wasabi	~$83.88/year ($6.99/TB/mo)	Free
AWS S3 (Standard)	~$276/year	$0.09/GB
Local NAS	One-time HDD cost	Free

For most GoPro users, Backblaze B2 or Wasabi combined with a Blober one-time license is the most cost-effective long-term strategy.

4. You Own Your Footage

Your GoPro footage is yours. Keeping it locked behind a single provider's subscription model is not ownership. It is rental. Backing it up to storage you control gives you true data sovereignty.

How It Works

Step 1: Connect GoPro Cloud in Blober

Open Blober and create a new workflow
Select GoPro as the source
Click Open GoPro Login - a browser window opens
Sign in with your GoPro account
Blober captures your session automatically

Step 2: Choose Your Destination

Select where you want your footage to go:

Local disk: your SSD, HDD, NAS, or external drive
Backblaze B2: affordable, S3-compatible, free egress
AWS S3: enterprise-grade, global availability
Wasabi: hot storage with no egress fees
Cloudflare R2: zero egress, fast edge delivery
Any other Blober-supported provider

Step 3: Configure Path Templates (Optional)

Use Blober's metadata-based path templates to auto-organize files as they transfer:

/{camera_model}/{capture_date}/{filename}

This turns a flat GoPro dump into a clean archive:

/HERO13 Black/2026-01-23/GX015742.MP4
/HERO13 Black/2026-01-23/gorp0001.JPG
/HERO12 Black/2025-12-15/GX014521.MP4

Step 4: Run and Monitor

Click Start and Blober handles the rest:

Parallel downloads for maximum throughput
Real-time progress tracking
Automatic resume on interruption
Full task history logged for every file

Supported GoPro Media

Type	Extensions
Videos	`.mp4`, `.mov`, `.avi`, `.mkv`
Photos	`.jpg`, `.png`, `.raw`, `.dng`

Blober downloads the highest available quality, with no compression and no re-encoding.

Metadata Available

Each GoPro file includes rich metadata that Blober can use for organization:

Field	Example
Camera model	HERO13 Black
Capture date	2026-01-23
Resolution	5312 × 2988
File size	142.5 MB
Duration	0:32 (videos)

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I upload to GoPro Cloud with Blober? Yes. Blober supports uploads to GoPro Cloud (up to 5 TB per file) with multipart upload and progress tracking.

Does Blober store my GoPro credentials? No. Blober uses a browser-based login flow. Your session lasts approximately 20 hours, after which Blober prompts you to sign in again. Credentials are never stored or transmitted to any server.

Can rclone, MultCloud, or Flexify do this? No. As of February 2026, Blober is the only transfer tool that supports GoPro Cloud. rclone (70+ providers), MultCloud (30+ services), and Flexify (~25 clouds) do not include GoPro Cloud integration.

What if my transfer is interrupted? Blober saves progress and resumes from the last successfully transferred file. No need to re-download everything.

Take Control of Your GoPro Footage

Your footage is irreplaceable: years of adventures, events, and memories sitting in a cloud you can only access through a subscription. Blober gives you a way out: move it all to storage you own and control, in the highest quality, organized exactly how you want.

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Why Photographers and Videographers Choose Blober

Feb 15, 2026

The Creative Storage Problem

Photographers and videographers generate enormous volumes of data. A single shoot can produce hundreds of gigabytes of RAW photos and 4K/5.3K video files. Over months and years, that adds up to terabytes of irreplaceable media scattered across local drives, cloud providers, and camera-specific platforms.

The challenges are consistent:

Files are large - 4K video clips are often 1-5 GB each. 5.3K GoPro footage is even larger.
Storage is fragmented - footage lives on local SSDs, NAS devices, Google Drive, GoPro Cloud, and various object storage providers
Organization is painful - manually sorting files into date/camera/project folders is tedious and error-prone
Backups are inconsistent - some footage has 3 copies, some has 1, some has none
Cloud costs add up - Google Drive, AWS S3, and iCloud storage bills grow every month

Blober is built to solve exactly these problems.

How Blober Fits Into Creative Workflows

1. Consolidate Scattered Storage

Most creators have files spread across multiple providers - intentionally or not. Blober connects to all of them in one interface:

Provider	Use Case
GoPro Cloud	Action camera footage auto-uploaded
Google Drive	Client deliverables and sharing
Local NAS / SSD	Primary working storage
Backblaze B2	Long-term archive (cheap, reliable)
Wasabi	Hot archive (no egress fees)
AWS S3	Production infrastructure
Cloudflare R2	CDN-adjacent delivery

Instead of logging into 4 different dashboards and downloading/uploading manually, Blober lets you build workflows that move files between any of these in a single operation.

2. GoPro Cloud Backup (Blober Exclusive)

If you shoot with GoPro cameras, you likely have footage auto-uploaded to GoPro Cloud. The problem: GoPro's web portal only allows batch downloads of 25 files at a time (as ZIPs that frequently fail), and no third-party tool supports GoPro Cloud as a transfer source.

Blober is the only tool that connects to GoPro Cloud. You can:

Download all GoPro footage to local storage
Transfer directly to Backblaze B2 or Wasabi for long-term archival
Organize files by camera model, date, and resolution automatically

No other tool - not rclone, not MultCloud, not Flexify - supports GoPro Cloud.

3. Metadata-Driven Organization

Blober's path templating system uses file metadata to automatically organize transfers. Instead of dumping files into flat folders, you define a template:

/{camera_model}/{capture_date}/{filename}

And Blober organizes the output:

/HERO13 Black/2026-01-23/GX015742.MP4
/Sony A7IV/2026-01-20/DSC09845.ARW
/DJI Mini 4/2026-01-18/DJI_0042.MP4

This works across all providers - GoPro Cloud to local, Google Drive to B2, or any combination. Months of manual folder sorting, automated in one workflow.

4. Repeatable Workflows

Creative work is cyclical. Shoots happen regularly, and the post-shoot workflow is always the same: ingest => organize => edit => archive => backup.

Blober saves each transfer as a durable workflow:

One-click re-execution - run the same ingest pattern after every shoot
Resumable transfers - if a 500 GB transfer drops at 80%, pick up where it stopped
Task history - see exactly what was transferred, when, and whether it succeeded
No scripting - no cron jobs, no bash scripts, no forgotten flags

5. Cost-Optimized Archival

For long-term storage, the hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCS) are expensive. Creative professionals are increasingly moving to budget-friendly alternatives:

Provider	Storage Cost	Egress	Why Creators Choose It
Backblaze B2	$6.95/TB/month	Free (up to 3x)	Cheapest reliable archive
Wasabi	$6.99/TB/month	Free	No egress fees, predictable billing
Cloudflare R2	$15/TB/month	Free	Zero egress, great for delivery

Blober supports all of these, making it trivial to set up an archive workflow: shoot => ingest to local NAS => archive to Backblaze B2 => done. One-time license, no per-GB fees.

Real-World Scenarios

Wedding Photographer

After each wedding: 80 GB of RAW photos + 40 GB of video. Create a Blober workflow that copies everything from your SSD to Backblaze B2, organized by date and event name. Run it after every wedding with one click.

YouTube Creator

Finished projects sit on Google Drive eating into your 2 TB plan. Use Blober to move completed projects to Wasabi for long-term storage at a fraction of the cost, freeing up Google Drive space for active work.

GoPro Adventure Creator

Years of GoPro footage sitting in GoPro Cloud with no easy way out. Use Blober to download everything to a local NAS, organized by camera and date. Cancel GoPro Plus knowing your footage is safe.

Drone Operator

100+ GB per flight day across DJI footage on local cards and backup copies on Google Drive. Use Blober to standardize your archive: everything goes to Backblaze B2, organized by date and location, with a local NAS mirror.

Why Not rclone?

rclone is free and powerful, but it requires terminal expertise. For each new storage provider, you configure a remote. For each workflow, you write a command with precise flags. There's no visual interface, no persistent workflows, and no GoPro support.

If you're a software engineer, rclone might work. If you're a photographer who wants to focus on photography, Blober is what you need.

Get Started

Blober is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. One-time license, currently at discounted beta pricing. No subscriptions. No per-GB fees. No data caps.

Connect your providers, build your workflows, and take control of your media archive.

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Backing Up a Full GoPro Cloud Library

Why Bulk Download Is Hard in the First Place

Method 1: The GoPro Website (Manual ZIP Download)

Method 2: The GoPro Quik App (Phone or Tablet)

Method 3: ASUS StoryCube (Windows)

Method 4: JDownloader 2 (Free Download Manager)

Method 5: Open-Source CLI Scripts (e.g. GoPro Plus Downloader)

Method 6: Blober (Straight to Another Cloud, NAS, or Local)

Every Method at a Glance

Which One Should You Pick?

A Direct Transfer, Start to Finish

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Guides

Get Blober

GoPro Cloud Storage, Explained

What Is GoPro Cloud Storage?

GoPro Premium and Premium+: Plans and Features

Supported File Types

Sharing Options

Storage Limits and Upgrades

Account Management and Login

How to Cancel GoPro Cloud

The Limit Nobody Mentions: Your Footage Lives and Dies With the Subscription

How to Keep a Copy You Own

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Guides

Get Blober

Where Should Your GoPro Footage Live?

The Three at a Glance

Cost Per Terabyte Is the First Filter

Upload Friction: GoPro Cloud Wins, Until You Want Out

Sharing

What Happens Long-Term

The Recommendation

Blober Moves Footage Between All of Them

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Guides

Get Blober

Where to Put Terabytes of GoPro Footage

The Options at a Glance

Backblaze B2: The Best Default

Wasabi: No Egress Math

Cloudflare R2: Zero Egress for Public Footage

Local Drive or NAS: Cheapest Over Years

The 3-2-1 Setup for Footage You Cannot Re-Shoot

How Blober Gets Your Footage There

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Guides

Get Blober

The Problem

Blober: The Only Tool That Connects to GoPro Cloud

Why Back Up GoPro Cloud?

1. Subscription Lock-In

2. No Redundancy

3. Cost Optimization

4. You Own Your Footage

How It Works

Step 1: Connect GoPro Cloud in Blober

Step 2: Choose Your Destination

Step 3: Configure Path Templates (Optional)

Step 4: Run and Monitor

Supported GoPro Media

Metadata Available

Frequently Asked Questions

Take Control of Your GoPro Footage

The Creative Storage Problem

How Blober Fits Into Creative Workflows

1. Consolidate Scattered Storage

2. GoPro Cloud Backup (Blober Exclusive)

3. Metadata-Driven Organization

4. Repeatable Workflows

5. Cost-Optimized Archival

Real-World Scenarios

Wedding Photographer

YouTube Creator

GoPro Adventure Creator

Drone Operator

Why Not rclone?

Get Started