Opinions on good cloud backup?
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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?
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Just for home? I've used BB in the past and liked it.
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Why not just stay with CrashPlan? Its obvious that backups is important so paying for backups shouldn't be a problem.
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@black3dynamite said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:
Why not just stay with CrashPlan? Its obvious that backups is important so paying for backups shouldn't be a problem.
But paying "too much" is a problem regardless of how important they are.
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And BB is cheaper before the discount over CP. So it could be a win right from the beginning. Then in a year, it is a 400% win or more!
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I have all my professors using backblaze. For $50/user/year. You can't pass it up.
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@wls-itguy said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:
I have all my professors using backblaze. For $50/user/year. You can't pass it up.
It's always been a solid service.
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@reid-cooper said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:
@wls-itguy said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:
I have all my professors using backblaze. For $50/user/year. You can't pass it up.
It's always been a solid service.
We've been on it for about 3 years now. I have only had to request 1 full hard drive of data. Otherwise it was a file here or there.
Love the product and service!
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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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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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@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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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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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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@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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@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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How many people have desktops that can hold 10TB? I don’t know anyone.
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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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@scottalanmiller I have 2x8TB desktop
u know lots video and stuff 
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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.
