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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 freedomben »

solarkraft wrote: post #49

So what are HN’s favorite alternatives? Preferably cheap and rclone compatible. Hetzner storagebox sounds good, what about S3 or Glacier-like options?

> So what are HN’s favorite alternatives?

I assume when asking such a question, you expect an honest answer like mine:

rclone is my favorite alternative. Supports encryption seamlessly, and loaded with features. Plus I can control exactly what gets synced/backed up, when it happens, and I pay for what I use (no unsustainable "unlimited" storage that always comes with annoying restrictions). There's never any surprises (which I experienced with nearly every backup solution). I use Backblaze B2 as the backend. I pay like $50 a month (which I know sounds high), but I have many terabytes of data up there that matters to me (it's a decade or more of my life and work, including long videos of holidays like Christmas with my kids throughout the years).

For super-important stuff I keep a tertiary backup on Glacier. I also have a full copy on an external harddrive, though those drives are not very reliable so I don't consider it part of the backup strategy, more a convenience for restoring large files quickly.

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

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Post by nbernard »

moebrowne wrote: post #72
soblemprolver wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

F9 doesn't seem to do anything for me on Linux... Neither on the posted page nor on HN. What is it supposed to do? There is no mention of F9 on this support page either: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perf... Am I missing something?

I assume they are trying to enable Reader mode which is Ctrl+Alt+R

Probably. When available, reader mode can also be activated by clicking the little "page with text" icon on the right of the address bar.

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

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Post by jasode »

Jolter wrote: post #20

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.

macOS/iOS Safari and Brave browsers have "Reader mode" . Chrome has a "Reading mode" but it's more cumbersome to use because it's buried in a side menu.

For desktop browsers, I also have a bookmarklet on the bookmarks bar with the following Javascript:

  javascript: document.querySelectorAll('p, td, tr, ul, ol').forEach(elem =>  {elem.style.color = '#000'})
It doesn't darken the text on every webpage but it does work on this thread's article. (The Javascript code can probably be enhanced with more HTML heuristics to work on more webpages.)

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

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Post by littlecranky67 »

embedding-shape wrote: post #73
azalemeth wrote: post #54

I guess the problem with Backblaze's business model with respect to Backblaze Personal is that it is "unlimited". They specifically exclude linux users because, well, we're nerds, r/datahoarders exists, and we have different ideas about what "unlimited" means. [1] This is another example in disguise of two people disagreeing about what "unlimited" means in the context of backup, even if they do claim to have "no rest…

Any company that does the "unlimited*" shenanigans are automatically out from any selection process I had going, wherever they use it. It's a clear signal that the marketing/financial teams have taken over the businesses, and they'll be quick to offload you from the platform given the chance, and you'll have no recourse. Always prefer businesses who are upfront and honest about what they can offer their users, in a s…

Most home broadband providers offer unlimited network traffic.

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

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Post by u1hcw9nx »

JLCarveth wrote: post #69
Jolter wrote: post #20

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.

> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage.

This is not merely annoyance. This is usability failure.

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

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Post by baq »

soblemprolver wrote: post #67
baq wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

+1 Firefox users: press F9 or C-A-R

F9 doesn't seem to do anything for me on Linux... Neither on the posted page nor on HN. What is it supposed to do? There is no mention of F9 on this support page either: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perf... Am I missing something?

yeah reader mode it is, didn't know it's different on Linux than on Windows and the support article listing it is here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perf...

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

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Post by asimovDev »

dwayne_dibley wrote: post #50
argsnd wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Safari’s reader mode is good for this. All you have to do is long press the icon on the left edge of the address bar.

LONG PRESS????!?! you legend. How does one find these things out.

cmd+shift+R for reader mode if you prefer a keyboard shortcut

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

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Post by ethbr1 »

embedding-shape wrote: post #73
azalemeth wrote: post #54

I guess the problem with Backblaze's business model with respect to Backblaze Personal is that it is "unlimited". They specifically exclude linux users because, well, we're nerds, r/datahoarders exists, and we have different ideas about what "unlimited" means. [1] This is another example in disguise of two people disagreeing about what "unlimited" means in the context of backup, even if they do claim to have "no rest…

Any company that does the "unlimited*" shenanigans are automatically out from any selection process I had going, wherever they use it. It's a clear signal that the marketing/financial teams have taken over the businesses, and they'll be quick to offload you from the platform given the chance, and you'll have no recourse. Always prefer businesses who are upfront and honest about what they can offer their users, in a s…

> It's a clear signal that the marketing/financial teams have taken over the businesses

Or that they're targeting the mass retail market, where people are technically ignorant, and "unlimited" is required to compete.

And statistically-speaking, is viable as long as a company keeps its users to a normal distribution.

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

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Post by faangguyindia »

CodesInChaos wrote: post #66
faangguyindia wrote: post #16

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

* S3 is super expensive, unless you use Glacier, but that has a high overhead per file, so you should bundle them before uploading. * If your value your privacy, you need to encrypt the files on the client before uploading. * You need to keep multiple revisions of each file, and manage their lifecycle. Unless you're fine with losing any data that was overwritten at the time of the most recent backup. * You need to de…

which service you recommend?

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

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Post by KwanEsq »

kaszanka wrote: post #46
Jolter wrote: post #20

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.

Surprisingly only the headings (2.05) and links (3.72) fail the Firefox accessibility check, the body text is 5.74. But subjectively it seems worse and I definitely agree with you that the contrast is too low.

I wonder if it's because of the font-weight being decreased. If I disable the `font-weight` rule in Firefox's Inspector the text gets noticeably darker, but the contrast score doesn't change. Could be a bad interaction with anti-aliasing thin text that the contrast checker isn't able to pick up.
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