PixelMob backing up material during an outdoor shoot
Storage & Safety

Bring every
frame home.

Protect your material. Choose your backup. Keep the work moving.

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01 / SAFETY FIRST

Seven layers. One protected workflow.

From accidentally deleted photos to a separate backup, protection follows your material through the shoot.

Photo archive, storage drives and seven icons illustrating the layers of data protection
01Card restoreA second chance for deleted shots.

Recover accidentally deleted photos from supported memory cards and USB drives. Recovery depends on the media and whether the deleted data has been overwritten.

02Transfer validationCheck that every transfer arrives intact.

SHA-1 / MD5 verification checks the transfer, with automatic retry when verification fails.

03On-disk protectionCheck the data written to storage.

Read-back verification checks the written data to help detect silent errors.

04RAID redundancyA mirrored copy inside your device.

Mirrored internal storage protects against a single-drive failure. RAID redundancy does not replace a separate backup.

05Health monitoringKeep an eye on your storage health.

Storage health monitoring, memory-card checks and completion signals help you keep track of your material.

06Dual-location redundancyKeep your material in two locations.

Write to two storage locations in one backup workflow. Choose the destination combination that fits your setup.

07Cloud & external backupTake another copy beyond the device.

Keep an additional copy on supported cloud services, S3, external drives or a NAS, with encryption before upload where supported.

02 / MULTI-SOURCE BACKUP

Bring your sources together.

Cards, cameras and external storage. Bring material into one backup workflow, with each task visible on the device.

Multiple backup tasks · Product overview

More than one card at a time.

On Pro, use CFexpress Type B, Type A with an adapter, SD and microSD, alongside supported USB sources.

The simultaneous card scenario includes CFexpress Type A via an adapter, SD and microSD. Speeds vary with the sources and tasks running together.

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03 / LARGE FILES & COPY SPEEDS

Choose how your files move.

Offload a camera card, copy from external storage or connect to a workstation. The connection determines the available bandwidth.

CFEXPRESS BACKUP800 MB/s

Up to · campaign card-backup figure

USB4 TRANSFER3,200 MB/s

Up to · campaign USB4 demonstration

PixelMob Pro: choose a file-transfer connection
ConnectionInterface ratingCopy performance / use
CFexpress Type BPCIe 3.0 ×1 · 8 GT/sUp to 800 MB/s card backup; Type A uses an adapter.
SD UHS-IIUp to 312 MB/s bus rateUp to 240 MB/s quoted in the campaign backup overview.
microSD / TF UHS-IIUp to 312 MB/s bus rateActual copying depends on the card and task.
USB-A 3.2 Gen 15 GbpsConnect external storage or compatible source devices. Pro only.
USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (data)5 GbpsConnect compatible storage and source devices.
USB4 (Bay 3)40 GbpsUp to 3,200 MB/s shown in the campaign USB4 demonstration. Pro only.
Ethernet2.5 GbpsNetwork file access on Pro; router, client and drives affect throughput.

Interface ratings are theoretical link or bus limits, not guaranteed file-copy speeds. Campaign “up to” figures depend on the card, SSD, cable, file mix and setup. Wi-Fi performance varies with the network. The separate USB-C PD port is for power; HDMI ports carry video, not file backups.

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04 / KNOW YOUR STORAGE

Three bays. Two different roles.

Understand where the material lives before choosing a backup destination or connecting to your computer.

PixelMob Pro three-drive storage expansion illustration
BAY 1 + BAY 2

Internal storage pool

These bays form the internal RAID storage pool. They are not directly mounted on your computer through the USB4 connection.

BAY 3

Separate USB4 drive

A separate storage destination that your computer can access over USB4. Copy material here from the internal pool, or select it as a backup destination.

Pro: up to 24TB across three bays. Standard: up to 8TB across two bays. Installed capacity and usable RAID capacity differ. Diagram illustrates expansion, not numbered physical bay placement.

Check compatible SSD models, capacities & exclusions ↗

05 / TWO DESTINATIONS

One backup. A second place for your files.

Start with the internal RAID pool, then choose another supported destination for the second copy.

DESTINATION 01

Internal RAID

Your mirrored storage pool in Bays 1 and 2.

DESTINATION 02 · CHOOSE YOUR SETUP

External portable SSD or Bay 3

Use a supported external SSD connected to the device, or the separate USB4 storage bay. The second destination is not limited to one external SSD model.

Select two available destinations for the task. RAID mirroring and a second backup destination serve different purposes; Bay 3 is a separate drive inside the same device, while an external SSD can be stored separately.

06 / USB4 & NETWORK ACCESS

At your desk. Or on your network.

Choose direct drive access or browse the device’s shared files from your computer and mobile devices.

Product film excerpt · Pro USB4 connection

Plug in over USB4

  1. Place the material on Bay 3.
  2. Connect Pro to your computer with a suitable USB4 cable.
  3. Open the mounted drive to copy files or continue editing.

USB4 mounts Bay 3, not the internal RAID pool.

Accessing media across a computer, tablet and phone

Browse over the local network

Connect PixelMob and your computer or phone to the same network, using Wi-Fi or Pro’s Ethernet connection.

On a Mac or Windows PC · SMB

Enable SMB sharing on PixelMob and note its network address. On Mac, use Finder → Go → Connect to Server and enter smb://DEVICE-IP. On Windows, enter \\DEVICE-IP in File Explorer. Sign in with the device’s account to browse shared folders.

On your phone or tablet · App

Open the UnifyDrive app, connect to your PixelMob on the same network, and browse the available files.

07 / RECOVERY & TASK CONTROL

Deleted a shot? Interrupted a backup?

These are different situations, with different ways to continue.

RECOVER MATERIAL

Accidentally deleted on camera

Use card recovery to look for deleted photos on supported memory cards or USB storage. Avoid writing new material to the source before attempting recovery.

Recovery depends on the media and whether the deleted data has been overwritten.

CONTINUE A TASK

Pause. Then resume.

Pause an active backup and continue it when you are ready. If a transfer is interrupted or fails, check the task status and reconnect or resolve the affected source or destination before resuming.

Check the final task and verification results before clearing the source media.

Concept illustration of recovering a missing photo and pausing or resuming a backup task
08 / TESTS & DEMOS

See the workflow in action.

Watch backup and transfer comparisons, plus battery use during an active workload.

HANDS-ON TEST

Camera-card backup: PixelMob vs PC

A side-by-side backup of 15GB of camera material, followed by opening files on the device.

HANDS-ON TEST

Copy methods compared

A recorded comparison using the same 10GB material, including CFexpress, SD and USB transfer.

BATTERY TEST

Battery life under an active workload

A recorded session combining screen-on use, backups and media browsing, with an on-screen timer.

BACKUP TEST

27GB backup comparison

PixelMob and MacBook Pro · Drone Wilder. Accelerated footage; the campaign reports 3:50 and 5:55 respectively.

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