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I backup my data to s3 and r2 using local scripts, never had any issues Don't even know why people rely on these guis which can show their magic anytime
Most people (my mom) don't know what s3 and r2 is or how to use it.
(as a side note, it's funny to see see them promoting their native C app instead of using Java as a "shortcut". What I wouldn't give for more Java apps nowadays)
I backup my data to s3 and r2 using local scripts, never had any issues Don't even know why people rely on these guis which can show their magic anytime
This. I use Restic, the cloud service doesn't know about what I send, it's just encrypted blobs as far as it is concerned.
I like how you can set multiple keys (much like LUKS) so that the key used by scheduled backups can be changed without messing with the key that I have memorized to restore with when disaster strikes.
It also means you can have multiple computers backing up (sequentially, not simultaneously) to the same repository, each with their own key.
I hope Backblaze responds to this with a "we're sorry and we've fixed this."
To the author: please use a darker font. Preferably black. I’m only in my 40’s, I don’t require glasses (yet) and I have to actively squint to read your site on mobile. Safari, iPhone. I’m pretty sure you’re under the permitted contrast levels under WCAG.
I think this should not be attributed to malice, however unfortunate. I had also developed some sync app once and onedrive folders were indeed problematic, causing cyclic updates on access and random metadata changes for no explicit reason. Complete lack of communication (outside of release notes, which nobody really reads, as the article too states) is incompetence and indeed worrying. Just show a red status bar tha…
I get that changing economics make it more difficult to honor the original "Backup Everything" promise but this feels very underhanded. I'll be cancelling.
I noticed this (thankfully before it was critical) and I’ve decided to move on from BB. Easily over 10 year customer. Totally bogus. Not only did it stop backing it up the old history is totally gone as well. The one thing they have to do is backup everything and when you see it in their console you can rest assured they are going to continue to back it up. They’ve let the desktop client linger, it’s difficult to add…
What are you using now? Asking for a friend