The 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 h

The 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-...