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Steve Brazill @stevebrazill

Reported 2022-01-28 15:22:19

Great write-up by @ScottKelby here on the cloud version of @Lightroom. The storage prices are crazy, as in no, not a chance @Adobe. I’ll add that @backblaze includes 30 days of file retention, but you can upgrade to 1 yr for $2 month. There’s a “Forever” option available too.

Joonas Kuorilehto @joneskoo_yx

Reported 2022-01-28 10:23:41

@backblaze Would like to protect restic backups in B2 so they can’t be deleted by application key. Meaning add delete marker and prevent delete version, just like S3 object lock governance mode and versioning. Lifecycle for versions. Problem is now delete fails with error.

Colleen Doran @ColleenDoran

Reported 2022-01-27 18:08:07

Thanks @backblaze for helping me update my expired certificates on my ancient graphics computer. Now my backups are running properly again! And thanks to those backups, a computer crash 3 months ago meant all I had to do was order my backup hard drive and the art was saved!

Calico 🔜 FC2022 @ManedCalico

Reported 2022-01-27 01:23:45

Hm… Backblaze is a great service, but for the last few weeks it has been completely trashing our internet connection while it’s running. I don’t know if this is a Backblaze issue or an ISP issue, but it’s frustrating.

Andrew Dubber @dubber

Reported 2022-01-25 18:44:27

Reminder to BACK UP YOUR HARD DRIVES everyone! I just lost 8TB of video covering 20 events over 10 years of @mtflabs in a single catastrophic crash. Yes of course I have a backup (@backblaze). We are totally fine. This is not my first rodeo.* (*I have never been to a rodeo.)

Craig Grannell @CraigGrannell

Reported 2022-01-24 14:47:09

@AppUnwrapper iMazing is a really good app. I still pull all my photos down to a Mac, which is backed up to Backblaze and a local external SSD. Thinking about it, I need to get another SSD, though, and start cycling them.

Lycheens ✡️ @lycheens

Reported 2022-01-24 03:19:12

My computer was unable to backup for a month because @backblaze fell out of compatibility with MacOS. Reinstalled it and it created a new trial account. Contacted support and got 🤷‍♂️, fix it yourself, and can't even cancel early.

Jon Gallant @jongallant

Reported 2022-01-21 16:55:43

2. I download the zip files and use my super-handy-dandy PowerS**** script to move them to folders broken down by year, month, day on my hard-drive. Which is double backed up locally and cloud via Backblaze. Here's the blog with the PSH script https://t.co/yl0NUWSjNW 2/2

scott kosman™ 😷💉💉💉 @humantorch

Reported 2022-01-21 16:07:32

@bdkjones @mitchchn @1P***word @backblaze Ah, I see what you were getting at. Yeah, from a security perspective all the stuff that sits outside the p***word manager is an entirely separate – and stonking m***ive – issue to tackle.

Bryan Jones @bdkjones

Reported 2022-01-21 16:02:20

@humantorch @mitchchn @1P***word @backblaze Sure. And defaulting to “lock down everything” is wise. But in THIS specific case, the effort is wasted because an attacker with physical access to the Mac will just rifle through the browser history or bookmarks—all of which sits unsecured on disk.

JSpeer Sound @JSpeerSound

Reported 2022-01-20 04:19:46

@jeffbrice BACKBLAZE IT ALL, NOW! I am your reponsibility speaking. Tell your PM your computer exploded or something if there is a problem. But DO IT!

Liam Nash @79Nashy

Reported 2022-01-18 15:36:06

@backblaze Hi guys, is there any issue if I wanted to sync/backup files from a Windows Server Essentials 2019 box? Thanks.

Patrick Perdue™ @BorrisInABox

Reported 2022-01-17 23:05:52

@jaybird110127 @nick6489 @Masonaverse That's why I don't have Backblaze. At least when I last looked, no NAS support. I do have B2, but I use it only for the highest priority "oh crap, I'll never get this stuff back if my house burns down" type stuff.

Yadiel Sotomayor @y_sotomayor

Reported 2022-01-16 21:14:25

@backblaze the accessibility of your app is a bit broken in windows 11. Using NVDA, a free and open source screen reader. I know your app somewhat works in Windows 10. Any plans to fix this soon?

Shapednoise. Drunkard, Pervert. 🍉 @shapednoise

Reported 2022-01-15 00:04:23

@drzax @backblaze Sorry yeah see ya issue now.

Simon Elvery @drzax

Reported 2022-01-14 23:51:54

@shapednoise @backblaze I'm not sure how @backblaze would help with this. Do they have some way to backup from iCloud directly to their servers? The issue is that the originals may not exist on my computer, but only in iCloud.

Daniel Michaels 🇦🇺 @dansult

Reported 2022-01-14 19:24:55

My father in law is a photographer and has countless hard drives. His life's work. I found this @backblaze article very relatable, and also technically interesting. Love reading solutions to problems that arent some k8s issue etc for a change https://t.co/4K8xLZCABi

John Papa @John_Papa

Reported 2022-01-12 18:07:51

@duluca @backblaze The problem with backups for me is that I dont ever know how far to go back. Often the issue is truly unknown, so its faster and more stable to reinstall the OS.

Chris Elmer 🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bigchriselmer

Reported 2022-01-12 10:19:15

@ComComPod I use Backblaze for good value cloud backup. It is not an archive system but if my house burns down, all my data is accessible to put on my next computer.

Yuu™ 🧲🐉 @ ALA AMVs @yuusharo

Reported 2022-01-10 21:16:51

@ashleylynch Niiice!! I really want to invest in an LTO solution one day. I have like ~25 tb of project data to backup, and while Backblaze/Google Workspaces technically work, I need something on site as well as off site. Pulling down 25 tb in a reasonable time is not possible.

Trevor Goodyear @trevorgoodyear

Reported 2022-01-09 14:20:23

@HPC_Guru @backblaze @EvanKirstel @Tech_Journalism A large modern datacenter near me is 636k sqft. Round down to **** of usable datahall space. An extra-deep rack to support 4U90 ch***is is 8.35 sqft, +6 sqft for hot/cold aisle. That's 42k racks per datacenter, 816 EB. 1.2 Datacenters/ZB!

🌊❄Think Smarter❄🌊 @ProudlyLiberal2

Reported 2022-01-07 17:40:37

If you've ever had a hard drive crash, you know it can cost you tons of time and money to recover. I am not selling anything, but @backblaze will automatically back up your drives. I use it and it works.

Kevin Cannon @multikev

Reported 2022-01-06 15:43:26

@backblaze if you're going to send me an email telling me there's a problem with my payment method, please don't send it from a no-reply@ email address, that's just lazy & unprofessional.

Backblaze @backblaze

Reported 2022-01-04 11:37:48

@PerceptionPo1nt @Microsoft365 Good find! If you can report these to: reportphishing@backblaze.com our security team can quickly investigate and take them down!

Sean Currie 🇮🇸🏳️‍🌈 @seanroofus

Reported 2022-01-03 19:40:16

@Neil_Zee @backblaze Now you tell me lol. Had a one month old hard drive crash on me 2 months ago….

Backblaze @backblaze

Reported 2022-01-03 14:34:54

@Ka0sDem0n Yikes - if you can report anything like this to: reportphishing@backblaze.com our security team can take a look and lock down those accounts!

David Wright @wright_de

Reported 2022-01-03 05:16:09

@LisaForteUK Backups, I'd recommend Backblaze, as long as there isn't too much methane down there! 😂😂 Have fun! https://t.co/89DhzgKy3W

Billie-Grace Ward @b_grace_ward

Reported 2021-12-30 22:08:28

Following-up on this, I found a simple solution to pay the problem away (for awhile), @backblaze offers "forever" versioning for a fee. It's easier to enable this than to add complexity to my existing workflow, though I will start retaining the old hard disks that I replace.

Régis (Reggie) Camargo @StudioCATCH

Reported 2021-12-22 21:31:05

@DevinUzan Yeah, Donna got an "new" Intel iMac too recently, and we're getting it back to speed. I remember installing backblaze in my old macpro and the program just completely slowing down the machine so much that I couldn't use it, so I deleted and got a refund.

NonStampCollector @nonstampNSC

Reported 2021-12-22 17:17:41

I got on here flogging BackBlaze online backup the other week, as I do every few months. And yesterday, my external HD Time Machine backup disk **** itself. It's clicking loudly, won't boot. I tell ya folks, being backed up when **** goes down makes you feel like a genius.

Tomas @TinkeringTomas

Reported 2021-12-22 15:31:29

@backblaze As it turns out, it wasn't as dramatic as it looked. Seems like an issue with the UI requesting a dir listing while the listing was still being built. After the tree was built, it worked okay. It got me worried that the bucket was broken. Glad it's ok!

Backblaze @backblaze

Reported 2021-12-21 12:40:06

🕵️‍♀️ Every 11 seconds a ransomware attack is predicted to take place. 🕵️‍♀️ Cybercriminals are not slowing down, and a lot of 💸 is spent on prevention but also on ransom payments. Make sure your org is ready: Testing Your Ransomware Readiness https://t.co/hmKmwsB6Uk via @backblaze https://t.co/eB8mwt8MOq

Marais @slightlycode

Reported 2021-12-20 20:09:31

@jacobbednarz @raphaelschaad Yeah 100%, i bought myself a Synology 8bay NAS, and have that syncing up everything to @backblaze costs like $10 a month, know full well if my house burns down my data is safe. Back up your backup! I do have iCloud Drive as well, but its aside and just odds and ends.

Jesus Toast @JesusToast666

Reported 2021-12-15 15:53:06

Amazon Web Services outage today. Was backblaze down? (spoiler... It wasn't) $BLZE is way under valued

Jeremy Goldman @jeremarketer

Reported 2021-12-15 12:07:09

My latest issue includes jobs at terrific companies: 🟡 @IntelInsider 🟡 @ispottv 🟡 @patientspurpose 🟡 @backblaze Basically...subscribe. Your inbox is already overflowing, and this subscription is immensely more helpful than the last email you read. 😜

John Runyon @dimecadmium

Reported 2021-12-14 17:38:11

@backblaze *bump* https://t.co/6hWthNMD83 just gonna keep spreading this everywhere I see Backblaze mentioned til y'all realize it's not acceptable and either fix it or stop marketing your service as something it's not (i.e. a backup)👍

Dirk Olbrich @DirkOlbrich

Reported 2021-12-14 15:57:32

@Backblaze the migration of an existing license to another MAC within a business group is a real mess. Fix it!

Noel Hibbard @noelhibbard

Reported 2021-12-13 12:47:02

@reedgz @olorinhenderson @prplecake @backblaze Even if you got an email you would have been here *****ing. This exploit is no joke and I think they made the right move taking stuff down ASAP. People who use Backblaze for its intended purpose (not as a CDN) would be happy to know their data is safe.

Chandler Weiner @C_Dubbs

Reported 2021-12-13 08:58:48

Thank you to the fine folks at @backblaze for the Dev Day swag! Proud owner of $BLZE at IPO and heavy user of B2 and the Bandwidth Alliance. 🤓 Thanks for pushing cloud storage costs down for us small Devs. https://t.co/XXS5zZ6KI1

bootlesshacker @bootlesshacker

Reported 2021-12-13 03:01:17

@killerb77 @backblaze I’m not implying that. I’m implying sending emails to thousands and thousands of customers takes time and it would probably be more sensible to deal with the issue and communicate via faster a medium. E-mails aren’t instant - people still would have received them after the outage

Brian Weber @killerb77

Reported 2021-12-12 22:24:57

@bootlesshacker @backblaze You missed my point. You are implying they could only fix the problem and then communicate. I am grateful they mitigated the problem promptly. They didn’t inform the customers promptly. Email campaigns can be done by 3rd party providers simultaneously as they apply the patches.

Bryan Knight @skabaru

Reported 2021-12-11 22:09:28

@BDolanSFR Have some RAID action for redundancy. Also, I put TB of data into @backblaze just in case. Electric issue fried 4 x 8tb drives and had my backups overnighted. Lifesaver regardless of what drive you get.

Thomas Sullivan @sullyscientific

Reported 2021-12-11 07:37:16

@prplecake @reedgz @backblaze If b2 is your single point of failure, there are other issues with your services. Them taking it down asap is key to stopping potential spread.

Luke Berndt @LukeBerndt

Reported 2021-12-11 07:27:11

@Da_rickinator @EricTendian Sorry about that - I use Backblaze for service and they were down for a bit last night to patch some vulnerabilities... https://t.co/rcDXbnIVVF

Galactic Command @GalacticCommand

Reported 2021-12-11 03:52:31

@backblaze I think they have bigger issue than updating servers. I hope you didn't lose all our data.

Olorin Henderson @olorinhenderson

Reported 2021-12-11 02:44:48

@reedgz @prplecake @backblaze Are you asking Backblaze to inform hackers that their infrastructure is vulnerable and give them a window in which to attack it? 🤔 There is no best scenario here. Pull down the infra ASAP, patch it, put it back up and say sorry would be my choice too. I stand with Backblaze.

Matt @PickleWheels

Reported 2021-12-11 02:19:20

@reedgz @backblaze I know it's annoying, but it's always midnight somewhere in the world. Offline during day = I can't restore a do***ent. Offline at night = I can't back up my stuff. The security issue they're patching was released into the wild without any warning and is extremely severe.

reed zhao @reedgz

Reported 2021-12-11 02:09:52

@backblaze Checking in at 2:09am EST. Still down.

Cendyne @CendyneNaga

Reported 2021-12-11 01:06:12

@nbougalis oh backblaze is down

GrumpSec Spottycat 🏳️‍🌈🐆 @kyhwana

Reported 2021-12-11 00:54:17

damn you #log4s****, I can't get my latest @FNTShow fix because backblaze is ****a down patching the log4j vuln.

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