The problem with cloud backups is that if you delete a file from your computer - intentionally or by mistake - most services will also remove that file from your backup after some time. Haven't participated in a TidBits discussion in a long time, but this topic always gets to me. Joe’s article links to a variety of packages, and Glenn Fleishman has written about using ChronoSync to perform cloud backups (see “ Investigating ChronoSync 4.7 for Cloud Backup,” 22 December 2016). Of course, there are many other options for online backup, and you can also roll your own online backup solution if you like. I’d now add that Carbonite will be more expensive than Backblaze after the first year. Joe doesn’t recommend Carbonite for Mac users because it doesn’t offer either versioning (seriously?) or the option to use a personal encryption key, and he found that it artificially restricts upstream bandwidth, making it slower than many other services. Josh has been a happy Backblaze user for years, and in our initial coverage of CrashPlan’s exit from the consumer market, Joe Kissell tapped Backblaze as his new favorite online backup service, saying that it “is fast, reliable, and secure, and it costs $5 per month per computer.” And yes, Backblaze backs up external drives and Given that Backblaze is a TidBITS sponsor, you’d expect us to recommend the service, but that was true before they signed on as a sponsor. After that, they’ll go up to the new, higher fees. To the company’s credit, Carbonite is keeping the CrashPlan discount prices the same, so they’re now better than 50 percent for the first year. Notice also that Carbonite changed the wording on its plans, switching from showing the yearly price to a monthly fee that’s billed annually, somewhat hiding the price increase.
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