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An unlisted con of Backblaze is that they delete all external drives if not plugged in for at least 6 consecutive hours every 30 days. It can be a huge pain if
by tedmiston 9y ago
An unlisted con of Backblaze is that they delete all external drives if not plugged in for at least 6 consecutive hours every 30 days. It can be a huge pain if you travel regularly or otherwise don't want to leave your computer on all night.
- Baeocystin 9y agoIs this a new policy? Coincidentally I just restored something off a year-old backup from a dead machine's external drive, and it wasn't an issue. Maybe because the machine itself hasn't connected in a while?
- tedmiston 9y agoThe machine not connecting at all puts it in some kind of exempt from deletion state. They claim it is a six-month limit in their docs. Note the point about having all external drives connected for that first boot or their backups will be wiped out. Very easy to shoot yourself in the foot. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217664898-What-happens-to-my-backups-when-I-m-away-or-on-vacation-?mobile_site=true https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217664898-What-...
- Baeocystin 9y agoI can see how that would be a footgun. Thanks for the heads up.