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Backblaze
Backblaze... With half of the founding team heralding from Apple, Backblaze is deeply committed to the Mac platform. The service has been designed natively for the Mac platform, integrated into the Mac System Preferences, and developed for the Mac community. Backblaze is available today to help the 94% of users who do not regularly backup their computers.
Backblaze offers a free 15‐day trial and is just $5 per month per computer.
Effortless Setup
Backblaze backs up all data, thereby not requiring the complicated process of deciding which files
Backblaze offers a free 15‐day trial and is just $5 per month per computer.
Effortless Setup
Backblaze backs up all data, thereby not requiring the complicated process of deciding which files
What's New
Version 2.0.1.450:
Version 2.0 includes 16 significant new features:
- Unlimited File Size: while most of you have been able to backup all of your files with the previous 9 GB maximum, now there will never be a file too big to backup.
- Unlimited File Types: now you can backup VMware, Parallels, and other virtual machines; as well as ISOs and every single other file type.
- Maximum Performance: we have added an Automatic Throttle to most efficiently use your Internet connection, added file batching to speed small file transfer, added hardware acceleration, reduced RAM user further, and much more.
- Learn more...
Version 2.0.1.450:
Version 2.0 includes 16 significant new features:
- Unlimited File Size: while most of you have been able to backup all of your files with the previous 9 GB maximum, now there will never be a file too big to backup.
- Unlimited File Types: now you can backup VMware, Parallels, and other virtual machines; as well as ISOs and every single other file type.
- Maximum Performance: more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
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Backblaze... With half of the founding team heralding from Apple, Backblaze is deeply committed to the Mac platform. The service has been designed natively for the Mac platform, integrated into the Mac System Preferences, and developed for the Mac community. Backblaze is available today to help the 94% of users who do not regularly backup their computers.
Backblaze offers a free 15‐day trial and is just $5 per month per computer.
Effortless Setup
Backblaze backs up all data, thereby not requiring the complicated process of deciding which files and folders to backup. The entire installation process is: Click download. Enter email address and password. Click Install.
Automatic Backups
All data is continuously backed up so users need not remember to start backups. As files are added or changed,they are automatically backed up over the Internet, automatically picking up from where they left off.
Complete Security
Data is secured using military‐grade encryption on the computer, sent over an encrypted connection, and stored encrypted. Furthermore, users have the option to add their own encryption key.
Easy Restore
Files can be browsed online and users can restore a single file, all files, or anything in between. Users can choose to download files to any computer or request a DVD or USB drive with their data be sent to them overnight.
External Drive Backup
Thousands of Mac users provided feedback during the beta phase and Backblaze has implemented many of the suggestions including the addition of robust USB and Firewire drive support. A new overview shows attached external drives, along with drive type (Standard, Boot Camp, Time Machine), and the option to select the drives for backup. Users can continue to backup unlimited data, including external drives, for just $5 per month.
Backblaze offers a free 15‐day trial and is just $5 per month per computer.
Effortless Setup
Backblaze backs up all data, thereby not requiring the complicated process of deciding which files and folders to backup. The entire installation process is: Click download. Enter email address and password. Click Install.
Automatic Backups
All data is continuously backed up so users need not remember to start backups. As files are added or changed,they are automatically backed up over the Internet, automatically picking up from where they left off.
Complete Security
Data is secured using military‐grade encryption on the computer, sent over an encrypted connection, and stored encrypted. Furthermore, users have the option to add their own encryption key.
Easy Restore
Files can be browsed online and users can restore a single file, all files, or anything in between. Users can choose to download files to any computer or request a DVD or USB drive with their data be sent to them overnight.
External Drive Backup
Thousands of Mac users provided feedback during the beta phase and Backblaze has implemented many of the suggestions including the addition of robust USB and Firewire drive support. A new overview shows attached external drives, along with drive type (Standard, Boot Camp, Time Machine), and the option to select the drives for backup. Users can continue to backup unlimited data, including external drives, for just $5 per month.
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Satyrica reviewed on 09 Jan 2012
Best $5 I've spent for great peace of mind! Had my parents install, and is trouble free for them as well...
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Jamus reviewed on 09 Nov 2011
One tidbit that may or may not affect your view of it... I choose to only run Backblaze in manual backup mode. I do not want a backup kicking in when I am on certain networks due to bandwidth concerns.
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Hacky reviewed on 01 Jun 2011
Value is great, specifically compared to Mozy, which I will drop as soon as I am sure BB will work for me. Features are OK, simplicity is great but I'd like more control over what is backed up and the exclusion process sued is a bit cumbersome. Ease of use is great if into simplicity but average if you want more control over backup. I'd also like some indication of upload rate.
So great promise but somehow with my current system (10.6.7 and latest BB) Backblaze is introducing considerable stability issues.
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Olivier
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Dasein-Jackson reviewed on 04 Feb 2011
It is seamless, works unobtrusively, never gets in the way or hogs bandwidth (you can select how much), and customer support is excellent.
It has saved my ass twice in the past year, when other cloud-backup solutions helped only partially.
I'm not sure the exclusion method is the best solution, but on the other hand by default it gives one the best coverage.
Luv it.
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BackBlaze is my full-coverage back up, the one that I know I need not worry about.
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Roger-MP reviewed on 23 Jan 2011
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R1000m reviewed on 11 Aug 2010
The initial upload takes a while, but it doesn't appear to be bandwidth throttled by BackBlaze.
Customer support responds quickly, and the web site is informative.
The subscription options are very reasonable, and for $5/month with no contract this is well worth my money.
I would wish for a non-web restore interface as well as an opt-in file inclusion model, but those would just be cherries on top of an impressive and stable program.
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Bob T reviewed on 06 Aug 2009
I have used Mozy for about 11 months.
I finally figured out that Mozy was causing extreme CPU usage and computer crashes.
Going through their outsourced tech support was a trying experience at best. I tried a beta of their latest release and it did not solve my problems. Their new release (to their credit) does not seem to be using near the memory of their prior product. However, it seemed to want to start all over with a new backup. I tried a restore of a single file from my account. Once I drilled down to the restore area, it seemed to take an extremely long time to download the data which would allow me to pick what I wanted to restore. It took more time for me to sign in to my account at Mozy prior to asking it to do a restore than it did for me to sign-in to my BB account and choose what I wanted to restore
In addition, this morning, after Mozy had about 12 hours to make a new backup, I had a message Mozy backup had failed!
I know it is not good to knock one product to justify going to another competitive product. I have no associations with BB of any sort.
What I liked, was that it quietly (CPU usage minimal) sat in the background to do it's thing on my Mac's HD. It allows you to backup your external drives if you find it necessary, and, it seems to be fast and efficient in responding to restore requests.
I am not associated in any way with BB. I advise anyone reading this to try both services (or even others) before deciding they will pop for one of these services.
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Not ready for prime time on the Mac at least.
I'm just wondering, because I've downloaded an .exe file …
I wrote somewhere that Mac OS X could open
Windows Self Extracting Archives,
BUT :
I don't want to use CrossOver, Parallels or VMWare Fusion,
and I'll reinstall soon Windows 7 Enterprise in BOOTCAMP.
Can somebody help me to understand why it's on MacUpdate,
or what mistake I've done ?
Thank you very much in advance !
Best regards
Olivier Herrbach
olivier_herrbach@me.com
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LucasH rated on 25 Apr 2011
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Spiritualized rated on 05 Apr 2011
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Dystopia rated on 24 Feb 2011