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yeah here https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217665398-Backing-up-External-Hard-Drives https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217665398-Backi...

by stef25 3y ago

yeah here https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217665398-Backing-up-External-Hard-Drives https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217665398-Backi... > Backblaze will backup external USB and Firewire hard drives that are detached and re-attached as long as you remember to re-attach the hard drive at least once every 30 days. If the drive is detached for more than 30 days, Backblaze interprets this as data that has been permanently deleted and securely deletes the copy from the Backblaze datacenter It's a real fucker like if you have your stuff in storage for a while and then reformat the drive and then try to download everything from Backblaze (what I do every time I get a new computer), only to discover it's not there. Left a REAL bad taste.

theshrike79 3y ago
It's because the service is billed as a "backup" not as "cheap cloud storage". If they allowed people to back up unlimited USB drives and networks shares, /r/datahoarder would be all up their business with 1PB storage. This is why they limit it to only stuff you're actually using. If you want generic cloud storage with infinite retention, they have B2
- stef25 3y ago
  They mention in their docs that this is why they forbid (not limit) NAS. Afaik you could still connect as many 8TB USB drives to your machine.
  - theshrike79 3y ago
    And as long as you keep them connected regularly, they are backed up. What you can't do is connect a 20TB USB drive, back it up and put it in your cupboard for a year and expect the data to still be there.
    - tpoacher 3y ago
      As is clearly stated in their FINEPRINT. /s
  - wil421 3y ago
    Boot your windows machine using an iSCSI storage block supplied by your NAS. I’ve wondered if this would work with Backblaze or not. I don’t really care if I lose my plex media so I’ve never tried it.
tallanvor 3y ago
I mean, they also email you after two weeks and then again at 21 days, so it's not like they're hiding this from you.
- stef25 3y ago
  They email about "missing computer", that I'm aware of and is fine but I'm not aware of them mentioning deletion of data of the external disks. Fully admitting I may have missed it.
- justsomehnguy 3y ago
  It takes up to a month to recover from some situations. You maybe even heard about the one infamous three years ago.

by stef25 3y ago

theshrike79 3y ago

It's because the service is billed as a "backup" not as "cheap cloud storage". If they allowed people to back up unlimited USB drives and networks shares, /r/datahoarder would be all up their business with 1PB storage. This is why they limit it to only stuff you're actually using. If you want generic cloud storage with infinite retention, they have B2

stef25 3y ago
They mention in their docs that this is why they forbid (not limit) NAS. Afaik you could still connect as many 8TB USB drives to your machine.
- theshrike79 3y ago
  And as long as you keep them connected regularly, they are backed up. What you can't do is connect a 20TB USB drive, back it up and put it in your cupboard for a year and expect the data to still be there.
  - tpoacher 3y ago
    As is clearly stated in their FINEPRINT. /s
- wil421 3y ago
  Boot your windows machine using an iSCSI storage block supplied by your NAS. I’ve wondered if this would work with Backblaze or not. I don’t really care if I lose my plex media so I’ve never tried it.

tallanvor 3y ago

I mean, they also email you after two weeks and then again at 21 days, so it's not like they're hiding this from you.

stef25 3y ago
They email about "missing computer", that I'm aware of and is fine but I'm not aware of them mentioning deletion of data of the external disks. Fully admitting I may have missed it.
justsomehnguy 3y ago
It takes up to a month to recover from some situations. You maybe even heard about the one infamous three years ago.