Comments on: Backblaze: Secure unlimited automatic backups for $5

By: Derek

Derek — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:59:01 +0000

The main reason was the USB drive restore option.

By: Will Wilkins

Will Wilkins — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:09:37 +0000

Derek, Is there any specific reason you decided to go with Backblaze rather than Mozy or Carbonite?

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:30:55 +0000

Backblaze has been fantastic. I have been meaning to write a follow-up post since rolling it into my overall backup solution. The utility is constantly backing up data in the background. One incident where I had deleted a album of photos was quickly remedied with a quick visit to the restore page. There was even an incident where I though Backblaze had missed files during its continuous backup. Customer service replied to my worries within a couple hours with a very thorough walk through on how to troubleshoot. In the end, I discovered that my worries were due to my own error while reading file names and directories. The only downside or gripe that I have with the service is the fact that in order to initiate a file restore, or browse the backup archives, I need to wait for my default browser to load then open the Backblaze site. It would be really great if users could have the same granular control from within System Preferences.

Two weeks ago I moved some hardware around at home and the Time Machine disk was disconnected. I really should re-connect it but I have been feeling so confident knowing files and multiple versions of each file are backed-up.

It is so IMPORTANT for people to understand though that Backblaze is not the one answer for all your worries. I still do a complete disk clone locally every few days. Seeing as though my notebook is the only machine I development on, the thought of a complete HDD failure scares me. Backblaze allows me to remain confident concerning my “personal” files like photos, documents, and music. But if I experienced a HDD failure, the only relief would be a up-to-date disk clone. A clone means that my system dev environment is restored immediately.

By: Brian Dusablon

Brian Dusablon — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:40:51 +0000

Derek – how’s your experience been since you started on Backblaze? Still better than S3/Jungle and other options?

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:59:45 +0000

what about spideroak.com you can setup sync folders and they don’t care about multiple computers

By: c. rose

c. rose — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:20:50 +0000

I was a big fan of backblaze during my trial – until I actually had to do a restore and discovered that they decrypt your before you get it back. The idea of my personal data being decrypted off “in the cloud” somewhere does not sit well with me. True – your data is encrypted at every other stage of the process – but until Backblaze offers Client Side Decryption – it is far from being 100% secure.

By: Dobi

Dobi — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:14:24 +0000

I use SafeCopy backup(www.safecopybackup.com). I can backup all my files including my pictures, videos, etc. I can also share files over 1GB easily. It also works with Mac, PC, iPhone, USB drives, network drives and has so many features than other back up providers. Check it out!! I’m sure this will be helpful

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Daily Research » Shared Items - April 15, 2009 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:37:51 +0000

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By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:15:16 +0000

I had read about Intego here :
http://www.osxfacile.com/clone.html – I’m French – and since you may not read the language, according to him Super Duper is the best tool.

I think I went for Personal Backup because it works really well – “clone x 3″ made errors when I tried it ! – and the interface is nice too, it is so easy to backup with it. But Super Duper is less expensive.

(And if I ever decide on Backblaze for my online backups, I’ll use your referral link.)

Thanks.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:35:03 +0000

I routinely insert Amazon Associate and [service specific] affiliate links into posts whenever am a strong supporter of a particular product or service. Backblaze is no different. For anyone who may have already signed up for the service and wish to promote it with incentives attached, I’ve added the link to do so above.

Thanks for the heads-up about Intego. I had never heard of that option for backups. Looks interesting especially with the advertised support iPods, iDisks, and Air Disks. Btw, SuperDuper (mentioned above), offers free bootable disk clones. For smarter incremental backups the license is $28.