Don't delete it. Put it on ice.
IceBox is the simplest way to move large folders — photo libraries, old shoots, finished projects, that "sort later" folder you never sorted — into AWS Glacier Deep Archive.
About $1 per terabyte per month, in your own AWS account. Your data stays yours; IceBox doesn't run a cloud.
How it works
1. Connect your AWS account once. A 10-minute setup creates a private storage bucket and a scoped access key in your AWS account. We wrote you a walkthrough that assumes zero
AWS experience.
2. Point IceBox at a folder. See an honest cost preview, hit Archive. IceBox packages the folder and resumably uploads to Glacier Deep Archive — surviving quits, sleeps, and
network drops.
3. Verify, then reclaim local space. One click confirms with AWS that the upload is bit-exact. Then move the original to your Trash — a small bookmark file stays where the
folder was so you never forget what's where.
Why people like it
- About 6× cheaper than typical cloud storage for archives you'll almost never touch.
- Browse archived photo folders without retrieval — IceBox keeps a local thumbnail catalog.
- Restore anything in 12–48 hours. AWS emails you when it's ready.
- Built for what happens to you. Generate a printable Emergency Kit so a family member can recover everything if anything happens to you. Your archives outlive you.
- Yours, not ours. Data lives in your AWS bucket. If IceBox vanishes tomorrow, your archives are still safe and readable by any S3-compatible tool.
The honest trade-off: Glacier Deep Archive is 6× cheaper because restores take 12–48 hours. Perfect for archives you'll almost never touch; not for files you need back right
now.
macOS 14 or later. Requires an AWS account.