Apologies for misinformation here. I have discovered to my surprise that I am still on the discounted rate they gave when they switched to being CrashPlan for Small Business, nearly two years ago. The full rate is $10 per month per computer, or $120 per year, twice BackBlaze if you pay BB annually.
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Backblaze - any thoughts?
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Apologies for misinformation here. I have discovered to my surprise that I am still on the discounted rate they gave when they switched to being CrashPlan for Small Business, nearly two years ago. The full rate is $10 per month per computer, or $120 per year, twice BackBlaze if you pay BB annually.
Thanks. Just want to say again that by following backblaze’s instructions I uploaded 1.4 TB in less than 2 days!
Does it bother anyone that Backblaze doesn't backup the Applications folder, or system folder files? My Crashplan at a discount is coming to an end and I've been searching and asking lots of questions. Backblaze was going to be my choice, but reading about what it doesn't backup has me concerned.
Actually now I have a question
I recently setup backblaze and I see that my application folder is backed up
However it is the application folder under my user account NOT the entire application folder
Did I do something wrong in setup?
I basically just let backblaze kick off a backup - it got my documents and my external drive but not my root applications?
Any advice helpful
Mark
I recently setup backblaze and I see that my application folder is backed up
However it is the application folder under my user account NOT the entire application folder
Did I do something wrong in setup?
I basically just let backblaze kick off a backup - it got my documents and my external drive but not my root applications?
Any advice helpful
Mark
I was wrong, it doesn't let you add applications folder. Doesn't bother me because I can just re-download everything. All the application data is stored elsewhere and backed up.
https://www.backblaze.com/remote-backup-everything.html
https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us...o-I-exclude-folders-file-types-or-file-sizes-
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Yeah, kinda what I'm thinking too. I learn something new every day here. lol.
I guess if one was restoring backblaze you'd do the restore - it would put the application settings in and application data, then when you install the apps all your data would be there.
Doesn't look like it. It's hard coded to prevent some of the folders from backing up. Totally thought otherwise until today, lol.
I'm a firm believer in a backup of a backup of a backup.
I have 2 Carbon Copy Cloner disks, 1 Time Machine disk, Arq doing a home folder backup to B2, and then BackBlaze. Everything I do gets put inside of OneDrive too.
CrashPlan users have recently had a letter announcing a change in policy about what is backed up.
See this thread https://talk.tidbits.com/t/backing-up-vm-image-files-to-internet-backup-services/8768
As I posted in that thread, I am still backing up a CCC sparsebundle image of my boot drive every day, and CP have not stopped it yet.
See this thread https://talk.tidbits.com/t/backing-up-vm-image-files-to-internet-backup-services/8768
As I posted in that thread, I am still backing up a CCC sparsebundle image of my boot drive every day, and CP have not stopped it yet.
I appreciate everybody responding to my statement about Backblaze not backing up the Applications folder (and some System and Library folders). I find that unacceptable if I'm paying to backup what is on the drives that I use daily. What I didn't expect, were the responses that seemed to make excuses for Backblaze and have you figure out another way to backup that stuff, in addition to paying for Backblaze backup. Considering that you are paying for backup, why should you have to have workarounds, or put up with workarounds?
I've been investigating online backup sites and they all seem to have their issues. It's too bad. We don't mind paying for online offsite backup (I also have multiple drives at home and use Carbon Copy Cloner as well so I over backup), but don't make me do workarounds. I'm going to have to find something else good, if it exists.
I've been investigating online backup sites and they all seem to have their issues. It's too bad. We don't mind paying for online offsite backup (I also have multiple drives at home and use Carbon Copy Cloner as well so I over backup), but don't make me do workarounds. I'm going to have to find something else good, if it exists.
If you find something let me know. BackBlaze is the best I've found - which is why it is getting my $. I understand a service allowing "unlimited" backups wanting to not load up its servers with 500,000 copies of applications over and over --- at the same time I get what you're saying. However, for the cost of what I paid, I'm happy with what I got.
You do have a point though. I do two CCC backups and 1 TM backup. Chances of me using Backblaze are definitely going to be thin, but I'm only paying $60 a year and it's backing up my files all the time while I'm using the OS vs needing to connect to my disks at home or work. My 8TB disk cost me $160.
Agreed about all of them having issues. I would REALLY like one backup service. Having to manage 2 CCC disks, 1 TM disk, B2, and Backblaze does get a little tiring sometimes and a little expensive.
I'd recommend Arq Backup and B2, or Wasabi --- if you haven't looked at it already. No restrictions, backs up everything, and storage costs are reasonable depending on how much data you have.
Personally I can't ever imagine wanting to restore apps from BackBlaze or Crashplan and it might well not work anyway with the supplementary folders sometimes involved. I would redownload and reinstall. Most of my apps put their data on a cloud. And I have local CCC backups and TM.
My primary use of Crashplan is for my photos videos and data. Protection against fire or theft which might lose my local backups as well. Fire and theft are not going to cause loss of the apps folder.
However I also use CrashPlan to back up a CCC image of my whole boot drive. So this is my off-site bootdrive back up. This is only feasible if you use a sparsebundle image. Otherwise the whole drive would need to be uploaded every night. With a sparsebubdle only a few GB are. I have tested the restore process, downloading the image file and restoring it with CCC to a boot drive and booting from it. Worked perfectly.
My primary use of Crashplan is for my photos videos and data. Protection against fire or theft which might lose my local backups as well. Fire and theft are not going to cause loss of the apps folder.
However I also use CrashPlan to back up a CCC image of my whole boot drive. So this is my off-site bootdrive back up. This is only feasible if you use a sparsebundle image. Otherwise the whole drive would need to be uploaded every night. With a sparsebubdle only a few GB are. I have tested the restore process, downloading the image file and restoring it with CCC to a boot drive and booting from it. Worked perfectly.
So you use CCC to create a sparse image on a disk somewhere and then backup that disk to crashplan?
For me, Backblaze is my insurance, that the TB of my video editing material is safe for the event, that my iMac AND my TM backup are destroyed. I pay for this gladly. In my use case, there is no use for saving the system, because I can't download any backup without a running system in the first place.
It was a few years ago but I was very unhappy with BackBlaze. The deal is fine but on two separate occasions they "lost" a disk and required that it be completely re-uploaded. I also found their support pretty unhelpful.
Wow that’s crazy. They lost a snapshot or a disk you sent them? I’ve found tech support to be useless everywhere. I wish companies would invest more into that.
Goes to show you never want just one backup service. People look at me funny when I tell them I do CCC (2 disks) and TM and B2 and Backblaze. Lol.
Correct! A sparsebundle rather than a sparseimage. The sparsebundle is just a file doesn't need its own disk.
Wow that’s crazy. They lost a snapshot or a disk you sent them? I’ve found tech support to be useless everywhere. I wish companies would invest more into that.
Goes to show you never want just one backup service. People look at me funny when I tell them I do CCC (2 disks) and TM and B2 and Backblaze. Lol.
They lost their snapshot of the disk. It just wasn't recognised any more and they told me I had to do the whole upload again. The first time it happened I was pretty miffed. The second time I decided this was not a service I could trust wiith my data.
Since then I've invested in a Drobo, which is also problematic and their support is rubbish too.
It's enough to make you weep.
m@
I have so many onsite backups, the odds of me really needing to restore anything from my current Crashplan account is very slim. Offsite backup is my last line of defense if absolutely everything here at my house was lost. I have client files dating back over 30 years that I might sometime need to have access to, which is why I have multiple backups. Now, if everything was lost and I needed to do a restore, as slim as the chances are of this happening because of my many local backups, I'd certainly be bothered that the service that I was paying for didn't restore everything. I guess I'd just have to be satisfied to just get my documents back if I were to continue on this route.
Wow, thanks for the info. I will keep an eye on my snapshots. Yeah, I have not found a great one stop shop. So I spread my backups all over.
I also consider BB as my off-site backup. You know, for the worst-case scenario of a fire or flooding or war
As with most cloud services - it is very easy to go up, it is significantly harder to come down again.
From where I live, it could take weeks to download my full backup.
As alternative, I could order HDD(s) mailed in, but that too, would take several days and considerable amount of money to do, with express courier service.
Are you sure you did not exceed the 30 day window with that disk??