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Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by atYevP »

jscheel wrote: post #29

The first improved feature they tout as part of their rational for the price increase is "extended version history." I feel like this is quite a bit mis-leading, as you pay extra for this feature. I got a Backblaze price increase about 1.5 years ago, then I upgraded my version history, and now I get another price increase. I understand the need to increase prices, but I'm also starting to feel a bit nickel-and-dimed…

Yev from Backblaze here -> are you using version 8.0? It should be a lot more efficient on your machine.

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by thisisbrians »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #12
thisisbrians wrote: post #5

I, for one, am happy to pay a bit more to keep supporting Backblaze. More than worth the $7/mo to sleep better at night, and the service has worked flawlessly for me.

Also a Backblaze unlimited backups user. The Mac app still doesn't autoupdate gracefully on demand using something like the Sparkle framework (clicking "Check for updates" brings up a prompt which takes you to a browser window to download a zip file you have to open and perform a traditional manual reinstall). The mobile app (at least on iOS) is seriously lacking. The restore experience is minimum viable (compared to…

I agree the restore is lacking compared to Time Machine. But I have a ~fully automated dev machine setup process, so it's not as big a pain for me. However, having been able to find files I deleted but ended up needing has saved my ass (and time) on multiple occasions.

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by wjamesg »

nicolas_t wrote: post #45
kylehotchkiss wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You still should backup your NAS to the cloud per the 3-2-1 backups strategy (3 copies of data, 2 types of storage, 1 offsite copy). Synology has an app that can do that for you. If you're stashing away a lot of data on your NAS the cloud storage fees won't be too much cheaper than BackBlaze.

If backing up my synology to Backblaze what's the best practice to ensure full end to end encryption. I do not want backblaze to have any way to see my files (I'd probably be ok with filenames however)...

Arq backup

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by fallat »

varikin wrote: post #39
fallat wrote: post #33

Hey, I hope there is a BackBlaze person lurking the comments. I use BackBlaze to make sporadic, one time backups. I then disconnect everything - which is just 2 mirrored drives. These drives only contain important documents. Can BackBlaze please not delete my backups if my drives are not connected for X days, even though I pay for the backups? It is very confusing to me, and actually pretty damn frustrating. To be mo…

I'm an engineer at Backblaze. We do have extended version history that you can enable to have the files held for a longer time. https://www.backblaze.com/version-history.html

But what if I don't care about any version history, and I just want a single snapshot held indefinitely? Should I instead go with a service like Google Drive?

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by silicon2401 »

How are Americans using Backblaze for multi-terabyte backups? comcast/xfinity has a 1TB/month bandwidth cap (unless you pay for the unlimited tier). The main thing that's held me back from getting a cloud backup solution is not knowing how I would feasibly backup my ~10TB of data.

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by telesilla »

kylehotchkiss wrote: post #13

I went the "DIY" Arq/AWS Glacier Deep Archive route for personal backups. I have roughly 2-3TB of storage and pay about $5/month for it (I think a bit of that cost is just uploads of new backup data and that all churns through normal S3 until the lifecycle marks the files as Deep Archive later). BackBlaze's backup option looks a whole lot more elegant and would absolutely be a lot cheaper for restores. The small pric…

Did you consider tarsnap? I've also been using AWS but was looking at migrating to another service. Curious if you or any reader here has experience to share on that.

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by dublinben »

brewdad wrote: post #50
chomp wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I absolutely know people who not use it in good faith. Same people that crammed many terabytes into Amazon Drive back when it was unlimited so that they could "back up their plex server".

So what is the best off-site solution for backing up a NAS in good faith? I have about 10TB of data that is "backed up" to varying degrees but no all-in-one solution right now.

You can back up 10 TB of data to a single external hard drive these days. Making it "offsite" is as simple as taking it to a secondary location (office, family, etc.). Your one-time cost is higher, but there's no ongoing monthly fee.

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by jscheel »

atYevP wrote: post #71
jscheel wrote: post #29

The first improved feature they tout as part of their rational for the price increase is "extended version history." I feel like this is quite a bit mis-leading, as you pay extra for this feature. I got a Backblaze price increase about 1.5 years ago, then I upgraded my version history, and now I get another price increase. I understand the need to increase prices, but I'm also starting to feel a bit nickel-and-dimed…

Yev from Backblaze here -> are you using version 8.0? It should be a lot more efficient on your machine.

No, I'm not. Interestingly, the app never asked to update. I'll give 8 a try, thanks.

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by tomjen3 »

kylehotchkiss wrote: post #17
eyeball wrote: post #8

Since this thread might attract people who know … I’m looking at getting a NAS for home backup to get my data out of cloud services. Is synology still a good option for this? I’ve read that they are starting to engage in some anti-user behaviors like restricting the types of drives that can be used with their gear.

You still should backup your NAS to the cloud per the 3-2-1 backups strategy (3 copies of data, 2 types of storage, 1 offsite copy). Synology has an app that can do that for you. If you're stashing away a lot of data on your NAS the cloud storage fees won't be too much cheaper than BackBlaze.

You can save a lot of money if you buy a couple extra harddrives, make a copy and store it with your friends/family. As a bonus, less likely to get the NSA involved.

Re: Subscription Changes for Computer Backup

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Post by atYevP »

jscheel wrote: post #78
atYevP wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yev from Backblaze here -> are you using version 8.0? It should be a lot more efficient on your machine.

No, I'm not. Interestingly, the app never asked to update. I'll give 8 a try, thanks.

You bet - we sent an email out recently, but haven't run auto-update yet - but that's coming!
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