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Everyone has some form of photo library that they wouldn't want to lose, which is why backing up your images is the recommended course of action. Cloud solutions have added a layer of convenience to creating and managing backups, as they also happen to allow you to access your data from a multitude of devices.

If you're not a fan of the mainstream offerings, and are looking for some new solution to try out, then ente might be something that interests you. It's a cloud-based solution you can use to back up your photos and videos, and access them from any device.

Usually, cloud backup services don't really discriminate when it comes to the types of files they accept: anything goes, so long as you have the required cloud storage. This one is a little different, however, as it only accepts photos and videos. Uploading anything else will result in an upload error.

As such, the direction is very clear. This is meant to be a solution for those who want to back up their photo albums and videos, and the interface has been designed to match. You can browse through your uploaded pictures and videos with ease, and even group them into albums.

The Watch Folders function can be helpful in a number of situations. Designate a folder, and the software will monitor any changes to it, and automatically upload any new items to the cloud. It's best used for folders that get increasingly larger with time.

Interestingly enough, there's also a feature to remove file duplicates. It works as you would expect, though it's a bit limited in some ways, as it failed to detect two photos that looked identical, but had different extensions.

ente is an interesting piece of software that can be helpful to those looking to back up their photos and videos. Some users may find this limitation a bit too restrictive, however, and the free storage restriction is much stricter than what you'd get from a competing solution.