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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
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
What's New
Version 2.0.5.508:
- Improved translations in the restore Downloader.
- Excluded additional Adobe Lightroom temporary folders.
- Localized "Buy" button across all languages. (Mac)
- Changed installer background image to use imagery for "double click to run". (Mac)
- Added preparation code for new "Safety Freeze" feature.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.8 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 ... 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.
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Government subpoena and (for the "10%" of users who set a private passphrase) loss of the private passphrase are just two risks. Under the Backblaze security model, if a private passphrase has not been set, a government subpoena can be conducted anytime. If a private passphrase is set, a government subpoena can be conducted the next time the user accesses their files and potentially at anytime thereafter.
Corporate espionage, government espionage, malicious behavior, employee negligence, and social engineering are also risks. Firing an employee doesn't undo an unauthorized release of information. Trust No One but Backblaze isn't secure enough (for me).
The Backblaze security model seems to have been chosen for its ability to offer convenient access, such as through an ordinary web browser without the need for a specialized plug-in.
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Biox reviewed on 08 May 2012
That doesn't mean it's virtually impossible for someone else to access the data if the user can.
As I understand it, user's data can be accessed via any web browser, even if secured by their own password, which means Backblaze staff can tap into the line and access the data, too--and probably not just when accessing via a web browser.
I don't see this as being satisfactory for the enterprise.
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Schmelding reviewed on 08 May 2012
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pcharles reviewed on 08 May 2012
Backblaze offers all those features. I was able to backup over 160GB of data on a 3Mbit connection at a rate of almost 31 Gigabytes per day. So it was done very quickly, all for $4 per month.
The software is also mind numbingly easy to install and configure because it basically configures itself, but there is also plenty of control over which things to exclude from the backup.
An important feature for me is that it will handle the backup of any external drives that are directly connected to the computer. I store all my media on an external media drive, and wanted to make sure it was backed up.
The web site is fairly basic, there is no mobile app, and no sharing, but IMHO that is good. Backblaze is a backup, and I believe it should stay that way. There are plenty of dedicated photo sharing sites out there already, not to mention Dropbox and iCloud's photo sharing.
Overall highly recommended.
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Robfol reviewed on 08 May 2012
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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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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.
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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