Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
backblaze.com
Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
1–10 of 74 posts
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#2Surprised by the number of drives with 0 failures, though it seems not all of the drives were run for the required time to qualify for the rating.
> In Q3, six different drive models managed to have zero drive failures during the quarter. But only the 6TB Seagate, noted above, had over 50,000 drive days, our minimum standard for ensuring we have enough data to make the AFR plausible.
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#3The article discusses the impact of high absolute temperature on the longevity of drives, however from my amateur knowledge the range of temperature during a day is also an important factor.
I always assumed that having a stable 40°C is better than a drive constantly swinging between 20°C and 40°C, so I am surprised that the article only mentions alerts on reaching a high threshold.
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#4Kinda low sample sizes for 0 and highest AFRs
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#5Is there any backup software which continuously uploads your files to an AWS/GCP/Azure long term storage account that you control and pay for? Something like CrashPlan, which from time to time performs automatic maintenance and deletes old versions of files.
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#6The article discusses the impact of high absolute temperature on the longevity of drives, however from my amateur knowledge the range of temperature during a day is also an important factor. I always assumed that having a stable 40°C is better than a drive constantly swinging between 20°C and 40°C, so I am surprised that the article only mentions alerts on reaching a high threshold.
Andy Klein from Backblaze here. Your point is a good one in that temperature fluctuation can be an important factor. We actually sample smart stats, which contain the temperature attribute, multiple times a day looking for such changes. The Drives Stats data is captured once a day, so it looks static, but behind the scenes the monitoring is more dynamic.
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#7Is there any backup software which continuously uploads your files to an AWS/GCP/Azure long term storage account that you control and pay for? Something like CrashPlan, which from time to time performs automatic maintenance and deletes old versions of files.
Arq backup. I have used it before in the past(2-3 years ago) but not using it currently.
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#8Is there any backup software which continuously uploads your files to an AWS/GCP/Azure long term storage account that you control and pay for? Something like CrashPlan, which from time to time performs automatic maintenance and deletes old versions of files.
Tons of choices: Restic, Borg, Duplicity, Kopia
Though Backblaze is pretty good at what it does and you can set your own encryption key, if that's the concern.
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#9Is there any backup software which continuously uploads your files to an AWS/GCP/Azure long term storage account that you control and pay for? Something like CrashPlan, which from time to time performs automatic maintenance and deletes old versions of files.
I'm using rclone to sync with Backblaze nightly, executed directly from a cronjob.
Re: Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023
#10Is there any backup software which continuously uploads your files to an AWS/GCP/Azure long term storage account that you control and pay for? Something like CrashPlan, which from time to time performs automatic maintenance and deletes old versions of files.
Arq backup. I have used it before in the past(2-3 years ago) but not using it currently.
Arq is the best set-and-forget option I know of for macOS.