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    • guyinpvG
      guyinpv
      last edited by

      That's the impression I have. I've always liked Backblaze, if for no other reason their transparency about their infrastructure, and cool hard drive failure reports.

      I don't think $10/m is all that terrible if I had to, but if BB is $50/yr and also unlimited, what's the benefit? I'd rather save the other $5 and buy another silly online subscription!

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      • dafyreD
        dafyre
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        I like CrashPlan enough, I'll pay the $10 a month for it. It works, and, I didn't have to reupload my 980 something gigs worth of stuff when I switched from Home to Pro.

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        • jmooreJ
          jmoore @guyinpv
          last edited by

          @guyinpv said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

          I was on Crashplan for many years, simple unlimited plan, cheap enough, just my one home computer.

          Now they are getting rid of "home" plans, only business plans, which would be $10/m per computer.

          I'm looking at options, I'm sure I'm not the only one! iDrive, Crashplan business, BackBlaze, Spideroak, etc etc

          A few features would be nice:
          Ability to adjust what is backed up, not one of these "we'll automatically grab only your user folder and exclude tons of stuff" deals.
          Client-side encryption would be nice. Trust no one.
          Individual file restores, ability to browse backup files and histories, etc.
          Restore to alternate computer in case of new HDD or crash, etc.
          Light on resources.

          I'm considering two options at the moment. Continue with Crashplan business as they are giving 75% discount for first year. That at least puts off the decision for another year, and I don't have to wait weeks to upload backup to new service.
          Backblaze, for home plan is $5/m unlimited. But business plan is also unlimited for $50/yr (which is $4.17/m) .

          I'm already paying Crashplan $6.54/m, so switch to BB is actually cheaper anyway. I don't really want to do $10/m on CP.

          Any other good options?

          I use BB business, think it was 47$ for the year. Took 3 days to back everything up but its just archive for me. Its my 3rd copy and protection against Texas tornadoes that happen every year. Been happy so far but havent had to use it. I did check on how fast it is to get files back and they came along decently quick

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          • ObsolesceO
            Obsolesce
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            I keep important stuff on OneDrive synced to an external USB drive. If my computer or USB drive dies, no problem. If the cloud dies, no problem. If the cloud and my drive dies... ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯

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              Obsolesce @Obsolesce
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              • dbeatoD
                dbeato
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                Just beware that if you are using Backblaze to backup servers or workstations you cannot restore bare-metal. Idrive is cheap but it has its issues at times. I would give Backblaze a try.

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                  kuyaz @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller How does they make money on such cheap pricing?
                  50$ / year and unlimited.

                  If everyone upload 10TB of data wont they loss money?

                  and T&C applies???

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @kuyaz
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                    @kuyaz said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

                    @scottalanmiller How does they make money on such cheap pricing?
                    50$ / year and unlimited.

                    If everyone upload 10TB of data wont they loss money?

                    and T&C applies???

                    But everyone doesn’t upload 10TB. Most don’t upload anywhere close.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      How many people have desktops that can hold 10TB? I don’t know anyone.

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                      • travisdh1T
                        travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

                        How many people have desktops that can hold 10TB? I don’t know anyone.

                        I know of 2. 1 is me and another is someone who does video work on the side. That's probably more than anyone else here.

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                          kuyaz @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller I have 2x8TB desktop 😄 u know lots video and stuff 😛

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @kuyaz
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                            @kuyaz said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

                            @scottalanmiller I have 2x8TB desktop 😄 u know lots video and stuff 😛

                            In RAID or 16TB usable.

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                              kuyaz
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                              16TB usable. Important files, i sync it with synology cloud nas .

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                              • Reid CooperR
                                Reid Cooper
                                last edited by

                                That's a lot of data! How long does that take to back up?

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                                  bnrstnr
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                                  Does BB have a referral program? I'm probably going to switch from CrashPlan to BB if I like it, and somebody here might as well benefit from it.

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                                  • Reid CooperR
                                    Reid Cooper @bnrstnr
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                                    @bnrstnr said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

                                    Does BB have a referral program? I'm probably going to switch from CrashPlan to BB if I like it, and somebody here might as well benefit from it.

                                    I think that they might.

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                                    • Minion QueenM
                                      Minion Queen
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                                        kuyaz @Reid Cooper
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                                        @reid-cooper my synology NAS is in local network with 1 Gbps link. so it is quite fast.

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                                        • JaredBuschJ
                                          JaredBusch
                                          last edited by JaredBusch

                                          What about Linux users? BackBlaze does not offer their solution for Linux. You have to use B2 and that is not as affordable.

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                                            kuyaz @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller after trying, get to know they charge 5$ per computer license.
                                            I thought they charge 5$ flat for 1 single account with any computer backup 🙂

                                            still considered cheap...

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