tl;dr - Backblaze announced at one point they've stopped backing up files associated with sync services like OneDrive. The author discovered they also don't back up .git folders.
Which, yeah - the second your backup solution starts getting picky with what to backup, it's time to move on. Shame, I had heard a lot of good things about them.
I've been using restic as well, but with Backblaze B2. So technically this issue doesn't affect me, but they're on thin ice so I might switch to another S3 provider. What made you go with Wasabi?
I was looking for off-site back options and S3 seemed to play nice with restic (I had been backing up to my NAS).
Wasabi was interesting because they charged a flat fee pert TB and don't charge for egress (when I have to restore).
They've been rock solid for a few years now, in addition to restic backups, I'm using them for my terraform state file storage and a static site hosting https://stronk.bond/.
I have never trusted when I had to use both backup software and backup storage from the same company. I always thought it would lead to abuses like this.
So I use a third-party backup software - I have had great success with Duplicati - and back that up to BackBlaze B2.
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HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social · 17 pts · 146d
tl;dr - Backblaze announced at one point they've stopped backing up files associated with sync services like OneDrive. The author discovered they also don't back up
.gitfolders.Which, yeah - the second your backup solution starts getting picky with what to backup, it's time to move on. Shame, I had heard a lot of good things about them.
rekabis@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 146d
Nothing wrong wth BackBlaze as a storage solution. Just switch backup programs.
I use Duplicati with BackBlaze B2. Works very well for me.
HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social · 2 pts · 146d
Seems like a good workaround to me!
eleijeep@piefed.social · 6 pts · 146d
Not backing up
.gitfolders is criminal. Backblaze should know better. That's literally the most valuable data in the folder!dlhextall@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 146d
Anybody has any suggestions for an alternative?
plateee@piefed.social · 2 pts · 146d
I'm using restic and targeting Wasabi S3 for the backend. It's not super user friendly, but it's cheap.
shrek_is_love@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 146d
I've been using restic as well, but with Backblaze B2. So technically this issue doesn't affect me, but they're on thin ice so I might switch to another S3 provider. What made you go with Wasabi?
plateee@piefed.social · 2 pts · 145d
I was looking for off-site back options and S3 seemed to play nice with restic (I had been backing up to my NAS).
Wasabi was interesting because they charged a flat fee pert TB and don't charge for egress (when I have to restore).
They've been rock solid for a few years now, in addition to restic backups, I'm using them for my terraform state file storage and a static site hosting https://stronk.bond/.
shrek_is_love@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 145d
I'm setting my homepage to stronk.bond
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 146d
I wonder if the file pointers instead of actual files is a technical hurdle. (OneDrive/dropbox).
But it really needs to be communicated to users, not just “hopefully you notice at some point, also we put it on our blog”.
Especially git. That’s not a lot of data.
rekabis@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 146d
I have never trusted when I had to use both backup software and backup storage from the same company. I always thought it would lead to abuses like this.
So I use a third-party backup software - I have had great success with Duplicati - and back that up to BackBlaze B2.