How Backblaze REALLY works - Life Saver!

For Personal Backup:

For Business Backup:

Amazon Links to a couple external drive I recommend:

Started using Backblaze 4 / 5 years ago as I knew I needed a cloud backup option but just never really took the plunge as it didn’t seem that necessary.
Over time I started storing more and more data on external dries. Initially personal stuff but also started producing more video content for work.
For work I decided to do a local backup or Clone of any drives so there’s always 2 physical drives in case one fails or gets damaged. I didn’t have a duplicate drive of everything however as it depended if we’d do enough work to warrant the expense of 2 drives. If not then there was 1 drive with multiple client projects on.
Being aware of this I decided it was time to include some cloud backups into the mix, for the few drives I had. It turns out it was one of the best decisions I ever made.

Pros:
- Mac or Windows
- 15 day free trial - Probably won’t really notice it but able to check out the platform and interface (web & app)
- Works away in the background, don’t even notice. - Pause the upload if needed to free up bandwidth
- UNLIMITED storage of backups. - I have 8.5 TB of data marked for backup.
- Backup as many external drives as you want - UNLIMITED storage
- Get reminders if drive has been disconnected after 14, 21, 30 days
£6ish a month (save on annual)
- Version History - 30 days included. Upgrade for longer. Deleted a file? Get it back.
- Easily access and download files
- FREE* restore of any files physically shipped out. - up to 8TB drive - Costs roughly $190 BUT return it and get a refund for drive. Just pay the shipping. (was around £30 when I did it)

Cons:
- Accessing the files through the web portal can be a little sluggish.
- Can preview images, jpeg, PNG. Can’t preview anything else. Need to download first.
- Can’t back up a NAS - Needs Business Backup - They have a NAS app specifically for this to manage but you do pay for storage. Extremely affordable but not unlimited.
- If you have a lot of files to back up, the initial backup can take a LONG time depending on your internet speeds

[mhlovelady]

I've used Backblaze for years and it's saved my bacon more than once. I have about 13TB of photos and videos on my PC and it's a great feeling knowing they are in the cloud. I also have a NAS, but the B2 Cloud Storage is too expensive for my needs. Thanks.

[Ezinma]

Really nice video. You hit the things I needed to know about and it's good to actually hear from a Brit on tech stuff.

[alanplatt]

I'm convinced, it's up and Hopefully buy, intend to buy. Nice one thanks.

[adamwestphoto]

Great vid Harrison! You've been a huge help with my back-up decision making. 🙏🏼👍

[seroTech]

Man, this video is so helpful. All information I need you mentioned here. Thumbs up!
Does it also work, when a NAS is connected to my Computer? Hard Drives are no problem you said.

[TheStevenWhiting]

Still should do the 1 2 3 idea. Backup to 1 drive, then a 2nd then a 3rd that is offsite. Can throw in cloud as a 4th or use the cloud as the 3rd.

[steviemcclintock]

I think im gonna use your link in the comments and get this. After reading through the comments I think first I will rename all my external Hdds to names that will be permanent, dont wanna sit and reupload once is bad enough 😂.

If I am constantly moving files from one drive to another. I am in the process of reorganising my pc because I let it become a mess due to a system upgrade and a data recovery service. Got the files back but absolutely no structure whatsoever. Devastating but could have been worse.

This is why I found your video looking for a solution so this cannot happen again.

What happens if i go over the 16tb limit? Or what happens if I need to download files back off tue cloud? Will i incur extra charges?

Great video, alot of information so I will watch again. Gained a subscriber and a like awesome job mate, Thanks 💯

[oscargutierrez]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Very good. To long amigo.

[theAstarrr]

9:58 one feature that I really like (and that no other service seems to offer), is their unlimited rewind feature.

Summarizing what you showed at the end there - It's currently $178 every two years to have 1 year file history on their cheapest plan.

And it's $0.005 (half a cent) per GB you use per month for files further than a year back (you do need to upgrade to this version before you can use it). That is amazing pricing for full history of your files - you can delete files you don't need so your computer doesn't run out of space, and if you ever want an old file just go back and get it!


Unlimited Space (limited only by the size of your local storage) + Unlimited History is an amazing combo.

[h-bar]

Price jumped 20% in October -- I think this has outpriced itself -- I remember seeing the price only be 60 USD/yr just 2 years ago; and now it is 99 USD/yr. That is almost 30% price increase per year. I would hate to know what the prices are going to be in 2-3 years. Definitely would have been sold if the prices weren't going as crazy.

[monat_son]

Thanks Harrison, I was looking for Cloud backup options and your review helped. Do you still use it / tried different service? Thanks.

[kernzilla]

good vid, thanks much.

so wait, the $189 fee is basically a deposit as long as you send the drive back? i didn't know that

[Pad]

I’m thinking of doing similar. I’m going to get a Leccie external hard drive for my photos and Lightroom catalog files. I can then move easily between computers. I’ll then log back into my main desktop to send to the cloud. Just wondering whether to buy a SSD external drive or a HDD external drive. From the pricing I assume you use HDD. Just wondering if you use them like I want to (work directly on the files saved on the external HDD) and if you find that fast enough for editing?

[quvnkyj]

Hey Harrison, thanks for your video! I've just heard about Backblaze as I'm looking for a good reliable cloud storage option to backup my footage when I'm working on video gigs away from home. I have two questions if you can help that'd be great!
1 - It seems you live in the UK and Backblaze is in the USA. They shipped the drive with your lost data from USA to the UK?
2 - Do you know if their backups are incremental? I'll be using their service mostly when in hotels or places with not the best internet connection so if I have to backup the whole hard drive every night it might just not work. But if backups are incremental then I'll be safe I think.

Thanks!

[-musiclee-]

Just wondering why you ordered the physical hard drive. Why not just download your data ? 2TB won’t take too long these days with high speed

[ss_websurfer]

Hey harrison! thanks for the vid. Do you know if it is the same pricing no matter how many drives you want to backup? I have 2 computer drives and 3 external drives for now.

[TheStevenWhiting]

I want a backup solution for all the family photos and vids. I then want to share them with my sister, can I do that with Backblaze?

[normangan]

the 30 days disconnected remote drives sucks i guess we need another solution

[shadduck]

This looks like it may be the perfect solution for me, as my 6 yr old 12TB WD MyCloud (NAS) is getting full (I'm a photographer, and it's photos & videos from 1999-now), and a replacement with significant increase in size will cost well over $1k USD... Question: I think uploading the entire 10TB will take months to complete, and my only hesitation is that's a long time to wait to start resuming my daily backups... Can I prioritize uploading of newer files first, or start the trial by uploading just a small amount recent files (like from Jan 1 2023-present) to get my daily backups up and running -- then add the older stuff and let it take its time? Or would I have to start the process over? Alternatively, I could just keep my current MyCloud as the repository for 1999-2022, and just use BackBlaze for 2023 forward, but would be nice to get it all up there eventually.

[monsterandmaster]

The backblaze backup takes quit a lot of time to upload so it runs the drives for a longtime. I'm concerned about the wear and tear on the drives, It would be the best to have a nas drive or at least a prosummer drive to upload to backblaze ?