Backblaze
Backblaze 2.5.0.706
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Backblaze is an online backup service designed from the ground-up for the Mac.

With unlimited storage available for $5 per month, as well as a free 15-day trial, peace of mind is within reach with Backblaze.
  • Easy and automatic. A simple setup process and automatic continuous backups means having safe data is not only for the extremely savvy.
  • Safe and secure. Encrypted data on your computer is transmitted with a secure, encrypted connection and stored encrypted on the Backblaze servers. Never worry about your data's
What's New
Version 2.5.0.706:
  • A Better Account Page: We reorganized and cleaned up the Account page so that all account information is easy to view and modify as needed.
  • More Detailed Overview Page: The Overview page now lists all the drives (internal and external) connected to each of your backed up computers. We also included how much is selected and remaining for backup for each drive.
  • Email Notifications: If your computer hasn’t backed up for a while, we will send you an email to let you know. If an external hard drive that you selected to be backed up has been disconnected for a while, we will remind you to reconnect it.
  • Backup Summary: Backblaze will now send you a single summary email of the status of all your computers backed up with Backblaze. It will be sent monthly by default, but you can also choose to receive it weekly or not at all.
Version 2.5.0.706:
  • A Better Account Page: We reorganized and cleaned up the Account page so that all account information is easy to view and modify as needed.
  • More Detailed Overview Page: The Overview page now lists all the drives (internal and external) connected to each of your backed up computers. We also included how much is selected and more...
Requirements
Intel, OS X 10.5.8 or later



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Backblaze User Discussion (Write a Review)
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Harristype reviewed on 06 Feb 2014
Migrated from iDrive to Backblaze and haven't looked back. The only thing I fault with this app is that when it starts to backup my drives, it slows my whole system down to a crawl, and many times I have to postpone the backup due to working. I have it on Automatic Throttle, which *should* recognize that I'm using the Mac and adjust accordingly, but that's not the case. Other than that, $4.99/month for unlimited backup is very nice.
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ylluminate commented on 05 Dec 2013
Does this allow our own storage clouds to be used? For example, I would like to use DreamObjects instead.
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npetralia replied on 09 Dec 2013
Why would you want to do that? This is an unlimited backup service... you already get unlimited storage from them. No it does not allow own storage clouds to be used.
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Merlixir commented on 09 Nov 2013
Currently the Download link yields an .exe Windows file. No thanks!
Looks like someone has screwed up and linked to the wrong thing.
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Misha replied on 22 Nov 2013
The link should adjust automatically based on the platform you're downloading it from. If you're on Windows, it will grab the Windows version. Or perhaps you're using a tool to block your browser's identity and that's confusing things?
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22duke reviewed on 08 Nov 2013
using it for 2 years 3 times now the backup got corrupted and it freezes everything for no reason so, again re-upload for several days.

will not renew my membership
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Robfol reviewed on 16 May 2013
Simple, fast and unobtrusive. There's a good iOS app too. I replaced Crashplan, deleted Java and since bought a 5 seat license for my team. Very good and highly recommended. Also use Time Machine and Carbon Copy Cloner for local backups which should be done with any online backup.
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Dellsuxx reviewed on 26 Mar 2013
WARNING: Try uninstalling on imac running osx 10.8.3 and left with self replicating trojan like file called bzbmenu that keeps self replicating after every uninstall and deletion attempt I've made in last 7 days. deleted plist file and it keeps coming back. Process can't be terminated and it attempts to access internet every hour when online!
Tech Help from company is good but after three emails they haven't been able to help me get rid of this malware. Don't download this program if you plan to uninstall it!
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Dellsuxx replied on 20 Apr 2013
Update: Backblaze happens to have the some of the best customer service tech help I've ever received and they did help me uninstall and rid my mac of the bzbmenu problem after all. I wish I could delete my earlier post and give Backblaze 4 stars because they deserve it.
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Penguirl commented on 05 Mar 2013
With all the positive reviews I was looking forward to giving Backblaze a try, unfortunately I cannot afford to prepay at this time and as a rule I do not give any commercial entities authorization to make withdrawals from my account. I've heard too many horror stories of people having to close their account just to stop auto-withdrawals so it's going to have to wait.
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Jimblue replied on 25 Mar 2013
@Penguirl for about 2 more days macupdate is giving away backblaze w/3month trial for free. also in the 9 app free bundle is dataguardian -- saw you complaining about the price of 1password. here's to hoping you get this in time.
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Julian Kingman reviewed on 24 Jan 2013
It keeps out of my way and backs me up. It's simple, and the cost can't be beat.

It would be nice if the app had some more features, like browsing online files, viewing status and progress, but then again the bare-bones-ness of it is nice. CrashPlan was much more sluggish, by comparison.
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Mar6473 reviewed on 25 Nov 2012
Backblaze works great. Been using it for about a year for two Macs in our house. I love it. No errors, no churn, no hassle.

Way to go guys... I got a new Mac a few months ago and transfered my backup easily so I didn't have to re-upload everything.

Use Backblaze along with a local backup using Carbon Copy Cloner for the perfect disaster proof solution!
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Sleav reviewed on 30 Jul 2012
I wanted to give BackBlaze five stars across the board - ease of use, great value! problem is, at least for those of us with LOTS of data to back up, BackBlaze's team acknowledged a tech bug that made it impossible for me to continue to use it - after a certain amount of files are uploaded, the database file controlling BackBlaze simply hits its maximum - and no more backups can take place. I have almost 3TB of data (including lots of graphics files, html files and mp3 files) and I was unable to complete backing up these drives in several tries. BackBlaze has acknowledged the problem, said they were working on it, and sadly I haven't heard back that they've solved it.
[Version 2.0.7.524]


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sjhain had trouble on 05 Feb 2014
The download link leads to the homepage and there is no download possible! Please correct this fault!
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Olivier_herrbach had trouble on 05 Apr 2011
Hello to all,

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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darukaru had trouble on 01 Sep 2009
No quarrels with the service, but I am noticing that the "bztransmit" program in the latest version (1.0.1.190) is suddenly consuming hundreds of megs of memory more than the previous release (build 162?). Right now it's at 350MB and climbing. Using Snow Leopard on an iMac5,1.
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darukaru commented on 02 Sep 2009
I found a copy of the old build 162 and reinstalled that. Maximum memory usage: 110MB after running for eight hours. Build 190 went as high as 520MB at one point after running the same amount of time.
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shockerspaz had trouble on 28 Apr 2009
In theory it looks great, and you cant beat the price. However I have noticed a troubling quirk... my Macbook Pro (circa 2008) hangs every few minutes when this app is backing up! Whats more disturbing is the fact that, after changing the backup to run only when I manually initiate them, I still had hangs throughout the day. Upon further investigation I discovered that the service was initiating backups on its own even set to "manual" backup only!!!
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Derekcurrie rated on 18 Mar 2014

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Jimc1000 rated on 17 Dec 2013

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Bas123123123 rated on 04 Dec 2013

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ejrb rated on 15 May 2013

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SergioDieguez2042 rated on 04 Apr 2013

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SamWu rated on 22 Mar 2013

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License:Demo
Date:05 Feb 2014
Platform:Intel 64 / Intel 32 / OS X
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  • Easy and automatic. A simple setup process and automatic continuous backups means having safe data is not only for the extremely savvy.
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