

Transfer encryption key (via AES 128 bit), optional private encryption keyīackblaze has all the essential features that you need to make backups of your files – with a super-simple setup (which I’ll talk more about in the Ease of Use section below). It’s one of the few online backup services that offers unlimited storage (at incredibly affordable prices too) – but it is missing a few things.

One thing that Backblaze doesn’t do is create a full image or mirror backup. A mirror backup is a complete replica of everything on your computer’s hard drive, including the operating system files, applications, preferences, and settings. In the event of a disaster, you can’t use Backblaze to restore your computer’s system, but you can be assured all your important files and data are safe and secure. Seamless Automatic Backups in a Few Easy Stepsīy default, Backblaze backs up all your computer data – documents, photos, music, and videos – plus all the data stored on attached external drives. The default setting is for continuous backup. After your initial backup, when your computer is on and connected to Wi-Fi, Backblaze will automatically scan about once every hour, indexing, processing, and uploading new or changed documents. I found that this limited my ability to work online – see the Performance section for details. Using the settings panel, you can schedule your backups for a specific time of day that’s convenient for you and won’t interfere with other online tasks. And you can always manually initiate a backup by clicking on the Backup Now button.īackblaze can back up emails from accounts stored on your computer (like Outlook, Apple Mail, or Thunderbird), but not from an online server like Gmail, which is disappointing.
