Backing up with backblaze: set it and forget it

ADR practice management If you could back up your computer continuously with no hassle, without ever having to think about it, and for less money per month than two Starbucks lattes, would you do it?

I would. And do. And I’m now using Backblaze to make it happen.

Backblaze is newer to the online backup market than two of the other highly respected options I’ve covered in the past, Carbonite and Mozy. All three services offer secure, automatic, off-site backup and have straightforward interfaces. All three are available for both PC and Mac.

I switched to Backblaze because I find its interface simple and elegant even while its backup functionality is powerful. I particularly like that it:

It runs in the background, continuously. It notices when you update a file, then goes to work to back up that file immediately. No need to schedule a specific backup time.
It’s not a bandwidth hog. Backblaze tracks usage and ratchets back its demand on bandwidth when a user’s on the ‘net.
It backs up everything unless you tell it not to. Most online backup programs required you to identify which files and folders to backup, leaving the possibility of missing important system and other files.

Backblaze is $5 per month and the interface is so simple you can be up and running in 5 minutes – really. And in the interest of full disclosure, I like Backblaze so much I’ve become an affiliate.

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