Hi everyone,

I’ve started pushing backups of media important to me (family pictures, video etc) to backblaze with client-side encryption.

However, are they a reliable storage provider? I can’t help but compare them to something like Amazon who likely has a better chance of maintaining my files but they are so expensive that I don’t even bother.

What do you think? Yes, I’ve heard of 3-2-1, however for now I only have backblaze and a local backup. I’m trying not to spend too much on this.

Thanks!

  • semEnglish
    5·
    6 months ago

    I’ve never really understood the logistics of how to do a test restore.

    Do you have to buy a 2nd computer?

    • ThetaDev@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      You dont need a second computer, just replace the drive with an empty one.

    • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      No, you can jusy restore to a second location…it depends on whether everything was backed up, or just a few test files.

      I prefer backing up specific folders rather than “everything”, so it’s easier to test. (I’d just reinstall the OS if that was nuked)

      Let’s say I want to do a test restore of all my photos. I just rename that folder to simulate that it’s been accidentally deleted… then I just do a normal restore - and do a bit-by-bit comparison of the two folders and check it all went well.

    • sunbeam60@lemmy.oneEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      I just have a smaller dataset using the same settings, which I try to recover a couple of times/year.

      It’s not perfect as recovery exercises go … but it feels safe enough for me.