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Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others

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Re: Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others

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Post by chrisweekly »

eblume wrote: post #418
carefulfungi wrote: post #333

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I’ve lost data not realizing I was backing up placeholder files (iCloud). Hiding the network always ends in pain. But never goes out of style.

Same. I lost a lot of photos this way. I've recently moved over to Immich + Borg backup with a 3-2-1 backup between a local synology NAS and BorgBase. Painful lesson, but at least now I feel much more confident. I've even built some end-to-end monitoring with Grafana.

Careful w that Synology NAS, mine's now a brick that may also have led to permanent data loss.

Re: Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others

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Post by avazhi »

Jolter wrote: post #400
avazhi wrote: post #127

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Your iPhone has this cool feature called reader mode if you didn’t know. As for mentioning WCAG - so what if it doesn’t adhere to those guidelines? It’s his personal website, he can do what he wants with it. Telling him you found it difficult to read properly is one thing but referencing WCAG as if this guy is bound somehow to modify his own aesthetic preference for generic accessibility reasons is laughable. Part of…

I don’t know, I got 140 upvotes on a nitpick so I think others agree with me it’s hard to read.

Didn't say it wasn't. I said invoking an accessibility standard when it comes to a guy's personal website is laughable because the way it was said implied he was compelled to change his site because some bureaucratic busybodies somewhere said he should. Unless you are a business or a government, most people aren't overly concerned about accessibility, nor should they be - especially if it comes about only through guilt tripping or insinuated threats.

Re: Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others

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Post by wtallis »

dangus wrote: post #314
NetMageSCW wrote: post #302

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Hidden default to not backup is incompetent not sensible.

It’s not hidden it’s right there in the exclusions list.

If the user didn't put it there, it's hidden. Nobody routinely inspects the detailed configuration settings of their backup system, especially when it does appear to be working if you see it transferring data to the cloud and spot-check a file or two.

Any addition to the exclusions list that wasn't added by explicit user action is a hidden change and a data loss bug.

Re: Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others

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Post by gadders »

I've been on Backblaze for a few years now, ever since Crashplan decided it didn't want individuals to use its service any more.

It's always been just janky. A bad app that constantly throws low disk warnings and opens a webpage if you click anywhere on it. Being told the password change dialogue in the app doesn't work and having to use the website etc etc.

Just all round not an experience that inspires confidence. In comparison, Crashplan just worked.

Re: Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others

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Post by tencentshill »

Neil44 wrote: post #179

The issue with a client app backing up dropbox and onedrive folders on your computer is the files on demand feature, you could sync a 1tb onedrive to your 250gb laptop but it's OK because of smart/selective sync aka files on demand. Then backblaze backup tries to back the folder up and requests a download of every single file and now you have zero bytes free, still no backup and a sick laptop. You could oauth the bac…

Cloud placeholders have been a feature for years, plenty of programs have mitigations for this behavior.

Re: Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others

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Post by lolc »

kid64 wrote: post #396
cobertos wrote: post #382

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Backups software written by Claude? No thanks. I've used enough Claude coded applications that I wouldn't trust that with a backup, unless it had extensive tests along with it.

"Dear Claude, please create an eztensive testing suite for this app. Love, cobertos"

"Great idea wise customer, I will certainly mock one out just for you!"

Re: Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others

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Post by zymhan »

omnimus wrote: post #420
moffkalast wrote: post #370

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Bidirectional auto file sync is a fundamentally broken pattern and I'm tired of pretending it's not. It's just complete chaos with wrong files constantly getting overridden on both ends. I have no clue why people still use it and I'd cut my losses if I were you, either backup to the cloud or pull from it, not both at the same time like an absolute tictac.

I also have no clue why people use it. You can build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software.

This cannot be a serious proposal. You should probably talk to people who don't use technology because they love it, but because they need it.
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