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Backblaze has stopped backing up your data

13 hours ago
  • #Data Backup
  • #Cloud Storage
  • #Backblaze
  • Backblaze stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders without notifying users.
  • The company also excludes .git folders and other cloud storage services silently.
  • Backblaze's policy change was hidden in release notes, labeled as an improvement.
  • Sync services like OneDrive are not reliable backups due to limited retention policies.
  • The author lost trust in Backblaze after discovering data wasn't fully backed up as promised.