Sync All Your Mac Files to the Cloud Without Giving Up Privacy

If you want every file that lands in a folder on your Mac to automatically make its way to the cloud, use PixCarry. Drop a file in, it gets uploaded in the background — to your S3 bucket, your NAS, your SFTP server, your Nextcloud or OwnCloud, or straight to another computer you own. No manual work, no watching a progress bar, no paying a middleman to hold onto your private files.

Choosing a destination in PixCarry: S3, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, Synology NAS, PhotoPrism, or Immich — Pick the destination you actually trust — yours.

The Problem with Most "Cloud Sync" Apps

The pitch from every big-name sync app sounds the same: "Your files, anywhere, on all your devices." The fine print matters more than the slogan, though:

You're not the customer — you're the product. Free tiers come with storage caps, and the moment you outgrow them, you're pushed onto a monthly subscription that never ends.
Your files live on someone else's servers. That means another company can read, scan, index, hand over to law enforcement, get breached, or simply shut down one day.
Leaving is hard. Switching off Dropbox, iCloud, or Google Drive means downloading terabytes through your own bandwidth and hoping the export is complete.
Privacy is best-effort. "Encrypted at rest" is reassuring, but the provider still holds the keys. They can decrypt your data at any time.

None of this is necessary. The cloud you actually want is one you control.

The Dropbox Problem: You're Entrusting Your Files

The moment you upload a file to Dropbox, you are entrusting it to a third party. That company becomes a custodian of your work, your photos, your tax documents, your client data. Even with the best intentions on their side, you have made a stranger the guardian of things that matter to you.

This is the part that nobody talks about. Sync apps sell themselves on convenience, but the convenience comes at the cost of sovereignty over your own files. The real question isn't "how do I get my files to the cloud?" — it's "whose cloud is it, really?"

If the answer is "mine," you should be the only one with the keys.

How PixCarry Solves It

PixCarry is built around a simple idea: a folder on your device, a destination you pick, and every new file that lands in the folder is uploaded automatically — without anyone in the middle.

Pick a folder, walk away. Once you've pointed PixCarry at a folder, anything you drop in gets sent to your destination in the background.
Your choice of destination. S3 (and S3-compatible providers like Backblaze B2, Wasabi, MinIO), SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, Nextcloud, OwnCloud, PhotoPrism, Immich, or a generic HTTP endpoint. Or pair with PixCarry Desktop on another Mac, Windows, or Linux machine and send files directly to it.
No monthly fees. There is no PixCarry subscription for storage. You pay only for the storage you already use — your S3 bill, your NAS electricity, your home server.
Duplicate detection on-device. PixCarry never uploads the same file twice, even if you reinstall the app or sync from a fresh device.
Quiet background work. Transfers run while you're charging, on Wi-Fi, and not draining your battery trying to compete with the apps you're actively using.

PixCarry transfers screen showing upload progress and active destinations — Transfers run quietly in the background — no babysitting required.

What PixCarry Does NOT See

This is the privacy part that matters most, so it's worth being explicit:

PixCarry has no servers that touch your files. We don't run a cloud storage product. We can't read your files because they never pass through us.
No accounts, no analytics, no telemetry on file contents. PixCarry runs on your device and ships bytes directly from your device to the destination you configured.
You hold the keys. Whether you use S3, SFTP, or your own server, the credentials live on your device and the storage is yours.
No lock-in. Stop using PixCarry and your files are exactly where you put them — in the cloud you control, in open formats, organized the way you organized them.

In a sentence: with Dropbox, your files are entrusted to Dropbox. With PixCarry, your files are entrusted to you.

Setup in Two Minutes

Install PixCarry. Available on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Pick a destination. S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Nextcloud, OwnCloud, PhotoPrism, or pair PixCarry Desktop with another machine on your local network.
Choose the folder you want to sync. PixCarry starts watching it. New files upload automatically.
Walk away. From now on, the folder takes care of itself.

That's the whole setup. No account creation, no credit card, no "free trial" that quietly rolls into a paid plan.

The Bottom Line

"Sync to the cloud" doesn't have to mean "give my files to a company that will scan them, hold them hostage, and charge me rent forever." It can also mean: my folder, my destination, my rules, my keys.

That's what PixCarry is for. Every new file in your folder shows up in the cloud you control — automatically, quietly, and without anyone in the middle getting a look at your private data. Your files stay yours, and you never have to worry about losing important work because someone else's server went down.

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