Backblaze Review & Offer Code

Backblaze

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Pros

Just $5/Month
Versioning
11 Language Interface
Option to restore via DVD or USB Drive
Mac version available

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Cons

No support for networked drives
New company lacking history that some others have

Complete Review

New to the online backup market, Backblaze has made a grand entrance! Backblaze offers an easy to use program with plenty of advanced features at a great price ($5/mo or $50/yr); all the things most users are looking for.

The most unique thing about Backblaze is that they back up ALL of your files. Instead of having you select the files you want to backup, which can be confusing for many users, Backblaze automatically backs up the files they know you care about, including music, data, pictures, movies, etc. Then, to save your time and their storage space they automatically exclude things like your operating system, program files and temporary internet files, because this is stuff you definitely won't need in the future. You can manually exclude files you don't want backed up too.

Another really helpful feature with Backblaze is that it will update files as you update them, not all online backup providers offer this continuous backup feature, and it's really beneficial, especially because it's automatic. You can change it if you want but most users will find this default setting offered by Backblaze really helpful.

As your data is sent from your computer to Backblaze it is double encrypted. Once your data is stored (in an encrypted format) with Backblaze, it will be safe in their very secure location. There are no worries about outages as Backblaze's facility has Diesel and Induction Power Redundancy, and the facility is protected from earthquakes and floods too with Seismic Pedestals and a 24 foot raised floor. All of this plus their 24/7/365 onsite staff protects your data much more than any external hard drive you store at home ever could.

If you're looking to backup files on networked drives, Backblaze is not for you. Because some users may abuse this to backup multiple PCs, so it's currently not enabled. Watch for this to be added in the future.

As far as features and ease of use, Backblaze really has a lot to offer and is a sound investment.