11 February 2026

Tom Hildebrand

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Introducing UniFi Drive 4.0

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Drive 4.0 is a major step forward, focused on practical usability and serious capability upgrades that turn everyday storage into a smarter, more resilient platform.

Automatic iPhone Photo Backup

Drive 4.0 introduces a seamless way to protect your iPhone and iPad photos without relying on third party services or recurring licenses. Using the license free UniFi Endpoint, photos are copied directly from your iPhone to your personal drive, staying local and fully under your control.

  • Automatic local photo backups from iPhone and iPad
  • No subscriptions or third party cloud dependencies
  • Uses the license free UniFi Endpoint app
  • Photos remain private and on your own infrastructure
Local-first photo backup, without the cloud middleman.

Health Monitor for Proactive Drive Maintenance

The new Health Monitor gives administrators clear visibility into HDD and SSD health by surfacing drive errors as they occur, helping teams act before issues escalate into full drive failure. By highlighting emerging problems early, Health Monitor supports proactive maintenance workflows that reduce downtime and extend the usable life of storage hardware.

  • Detailed hard drive health insights and SMART data
  • Early warning indicators for potential failures
  • Designed for preventative maintenance planning
  • Reduces unplanned downtime and data loss risk
Predict disk problems and keep your data safe.

Enhanced Logs

System visibility gets a major upgrade with refined logs that show exactly how files move through your environment.

  • Precise file movement tracking
  • Expanded system log detail
  • Improved troubleshooting and compliance support
Auditable logging, at a glance.

Microsoft 365 Protected Cloud Backups

The centerpiece of Drive 4.0 is Microsoft 365 Protected Cloud Backups for Work or School accounts. UniFi Drive now operates as a true business-grade backup platform, securely archiving Microsoft cloud data off-cloud to protect against ransomware, accidental deletion, and unwanted changes. With support for multi-version backups, organizations can restore data from specific points in time, ensuring greater control and resilience across their Microsoft 365 environment.

  • Off-cloud backups for Microsoft 365 data
  • Isolated storage to reduce ransomware risk
  • Simple setup through the new backup experience
  • Designed for enterprise-grade data protection
Your organization’s Microsoft data, backed up beyond the cloud.

Drive 4.0 brings together smarter automation, deeper visibility, and real business-grade protection in a single, unified platform.