I decided that since I have my local backup as well, I can live with a 30 day deleted file limitation. Then again, perhaps storing deleted files forever is one of the things that made CrashPlan for Home unsustainable. I can’t think of a time I needed to restore an older deleted file from CrashPlan, but I liked knowing that I could. Backblaze only keeps deleted files for 30 days. The one thing that I don’t like about Backblaze is their file retention policy. It also doesn’t use a Java client, which is great. So much for that concern.Įveryone I know who uses Backblaze loves it, and price-wise it is the same as what I was paying for CrashPlan for unlimited storage. I never did pull the trigger, mainly because I didn’t relish the thought of re-uploading all my data. This is a funny one because I wrote a blog post back in 2014 about my possibly-impending switch to Backblaze. I have also heard that their upload speeds are very slow and their default storage allowance is too low for my needs. I want to be able to roll back a file if I need to. One thing I do not like about Carbonite is that on Mac there is no file versioning, which (somewhat) defeats the purpose of backup for me. They have worked out a deal with Carbonite where CrashPlan users get 50% off an online backup plan. This is alternative #2 that CrashPlan offers. The silver lining of the CrashPlanpocalypse is I can finally get away from that. I know this is a purely emotional response, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.Īlso, one thing I do not like about CrashPlan is their Java client. I was tempted to take them up on the 75% off for the first year option to give myself some more time.Īt the end of the day though, I don’t want to keep giving money to a company that has annoyed me so much. The price would (eventually) be double than what I was paying for CrashPlan’s Home plan, but I could live with that. I also like their data retention policies. This would be the easiest option since I already have and know CrashPlan and my data is already there. There are many, many offsite backup strategies to use, but I still wanted to use online backup (glutton for punishment, I suppose).įor me, there were three services that I thought about. What CrashPlan Alternatives Did I Consider? I have found online backup the easiest and most convenient way to accomplish this, and this is what CrashPlan did for me. This is especially important living where I do (Vancouver) which is due for a “big one” earthquake someday. If I have a fire or a flood at home, chances are whatever happens to my computer will also happen to my local backups.
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