IDrive

Multi-device backup, sync, snapshots, and business data protection

NOT REALLY · consider alternatives
price variesestimated build time not a true replacement; consolation build in one to two daysreplaced by 0 people

Do not mistake the interface for the product. IDrive's durable value is security, infrastructure, trust, which a solo one-shot build cannot reproduce responsibly. The prompt therefore builds only the closest honest personal consolation tool.

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What you give up

  • recovery guarantees and regulated trust
  • audited cryptography and incident response
  • global network or redundant storage infrastructure
  • identity, credit, or broker-removal operations

Why people still pay

IDrive: Security subscriptions buy professional operations, audits, response capacity, redundancy, and accountability when something goes wrong.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • desktop development machine
  • user-controlled storage target
  • documented threat-model limits
  • Explicit README warning that this is a consolation build, not a production replacement
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Use exactly this stack: Go 1.24 + SQLite.
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Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
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Interface for this cloud backup workflow: a focused cloud backup input, review, and export interface.
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

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Phase 1, architecture and data

Use exactly this stack: Go 1.24 + SQLite. Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.

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Phase 2, implement

For cloud backup, configure one user-owned VPN endpoint, peer identity, and permitted routes.

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Phase 3, implement

Create or import the supported tunnel configuration and bring it up through the operating system API.

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Phase 4, review and output

Show connected state, route, DNS resolver, and disconnect control without claiming a global VPN network.

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Phase 5, recovery and acceptance

Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: After disconnect, the original route and resolver must be restored; a failed handshake must never display connected state. State the practical limit: recovery guarantees and regulated trust.

the pro prompt
Build me a focused cloud backup workflow for the personal core of IDrive. Requirements:

- Use exactly this stack: Go 1.24 + SQLite. Model authorized targets, source observations, findings, review decisions, and exports; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
- Paid product context: Multi-device backup, sync, snapshots, and business data protection. Build only this DIY scope: Build a local diagnostic or backup companion for cloud backup; do not claim to replace audited security, identity, VPN, or cloud-storage infrastructure.
- For cloud backup, configure one user-owned VPN endpoint, peer identity, and permitted routes.
- Create or import the supported tunnel configuration and bring it up through the operating system API.
- Show connected state, route, DNS resolver, and disconnect control without claiming a global VPN network.
- Use a focused cloud backup input, review, and export interface. Required input or access: user-controlled storage target; documented threat-model limits.
- Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: After disconnect, the original route and resolver must be restored; a failed handshake must never display connected state.
- Out of scope: recovery guarantees and regulated trust; audited cryptography and incident response. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow.
- Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

prior art · use these instead of building, if you'd ratherresticEncrypted, deduplicated backup program.↗DuplicatiEncrypted backup client for local and cloud targets.↗
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IDrive pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
basic$0$010 GB cloud backup/storage; 1 accountPermanent free tier.
mini 100 gb—$0.25100 GB; personal backup tierAnnual-only promotional equivalent; term is charged upfront.
mini 500 gb—$0.83500 GB; personal backup tierAnnual-only promotional equivalent; term is charged upfront.
personal 5 tb$11.99$6.995 TB backup; unlimited computers for 1 userAnnual first-year promotional equivalent; regular annual renewal is about $9.99/month.
personal 10 tb$17.99$10.4910 TB backup; unlimited computers for 1 userAnnual first-year promotional equivalent; regular annual renewal is about $14.99/month.
personal 20 tb$29.99$17.4920 TB backup; unlimited computers for 1 userAnnual first-year promotional equivalent; regular annual renewal is about $24.99/month.
personal 50 tb$59.99$34.9950 TB backup; unlimited computers for 1 userAnnual first-year promotional equivalent; regular annual renewal is about $49.99/month.
personal 100 tb$119.99$69.99100 TB backup; unlimited computers for 1 userAnnual first-year promotional equivalent; regular annual renewal is about $99.99/month.
team 5 tb$11.99/workspace$6.99/workspace5 TB; 5 users and 5 computersBase Team tier; annual first-year promotion, then roughly $9.99/month equivalent.
business 500 gb, annual—$13.99/workspace500 GB; unlimited users, computers and serversAnnual first-year promotional equivalent; regular annual renewal is about $19.99/month.
business 1.25 tb, monthly$59.99/workspace—1.25 TB; unlimited users, computers and serversThe monthly and smallest annual Business offers use different capacities, so they are listed separately.

free tier10 GB

billingFree; Mini annual only; Personal/Team/Business offer monthly and annual terms, with first-year annual promotions that renew at higher regular rates

hidden costsStorage overuse is $0.25/GB/month on Personal and $0.50/GB/month on Team/Business; server backup can add $5/server/month, Microsoft/Google workspace backup can add $20/seat/year, later IDrive Express shipments can cost $59.95, and promotional terms renew at standard prices

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Questions about IDrive

Can you build your own IDrive with AI?

A full replacement is not the recommended project. Do not mistake the interface for the product. IDrive's durable value is security, infrastructure, trust, which a solo one-shot build cannot reproduce responsibly. The prompt therefore builds only the closest honest personal consolation tool.

What does the IDrive build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Build a local diagnostic or backup companion for cloud backup; do not claim to replace audited security, identity, VPN, or cloud-storage infrastructure. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: recovery guarantees and regulated trust; audited cryptography and incident response; global network or redundant storage infrastructure. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the IDrive prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this IDrive project take?

The catalogue estimate is not a true replacement; consolation build in one to two days for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing IDrive?

recovery guarantees and regulated trust; audited cryptography and incident response; global network or redundant storage infrastructure; identity, credit, or broker-removal operations. IDrive: Security subscriptions buy professional operations, audits, response capacity, redundancy, and accountability when something goes wrong.

What can I use instead of building IDrive?

The prior-art section lists restic, Duplicati as starting points. Review their current scope, license and maintenance before adopting one.

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