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... which is why it's inappropriate for a desktop backup solution. The chances of simultaneously losing your hard drive AND the entire RAID array in the Backbla
by rbranson 15y ago
... which is why it's inappropriate for a desktop backup solution. The chances of simultaneously losing your hard drive AND the entire RAID array in the Backblaze container that stores your data are so small that it's not worth paying extra.
- sreitshamer 15y agoIf Backblaze loses your data and it's your only backup, you need to re-upload all your data. If that takes a long time and your hard drive fails during that time, you lose your data. (disclosure: I wrote Arq)
- jarin 15y agoI think with remote backups, a 2-part backup is probably the best strategy. Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner on an external hard drive, and remote backups with Arq, or BackBlaze, or Carbonite, or whatever. It's possible to lose your S3 data too (and then you're in the same situation as BackBlaze losing your data). For example, I once accidentally removed all permissions from files in a bucket with Transmit, including the permissions to read files or set permissions. I think Arq is great, just playing devil's advocate.