![]() ![]() By default, the Web option is selected as the restore method, so I then use the folder tree at the bottom of the Web page to select the folders and files I want to restore. I basically log into my Backblaze account and select the “View/Restore Files” option from the menu on the left. Using the Web interface is simple enough. Let’s begin with the restore of some files. Preparing the file restore from the Backblaze Web interface Instead I will focus on a small subset for this test. Since this post will look at restoring files through the Web and download application from Backblaze, I won’t be able to restore all of my files. The current status of my file backup with Backblaze.Īs you can see from the screenshot above, I currently have the following backed up: Files To see what I mean, here is my current file backup status. The amount of data I backup increases every year, so if it wasn’t for the flat $5/month rate, online cloud-based backup would be too expensive for me. I chose Backblaze mainly because of the promise of backing up unlimited data for $5/month. My current backup statusĪll of my important files – meaning files I never want to lose – are backed up with Backblaze. Since the first two options are enough for me to restore either a subset or all of my data, I won’t be looking at the USB flash drive option. The third option is using a USB flash drive which has a file restore maximum of 128 GB. I will explore this method in a future post. This method allows a maximum of 4 TB of files to be restored. ![]() I can get my money back if I return the hard drive to them. From there I can restore my files from the hard drive. For $189 Backblaze will copy my files to a hard drive and then mail the hard drive to me. To restore all my files, I will use this method. This method is suited for smaller restores and not for my entire library of files. This post will examine the results of this method. ![]() This method basically allows me to select files using their Web interface and then Backblaze will zip the files and let me download the zip file from my account in a Web browser or from their download utility. I decided to restore my files using two of the options. Restore Methodsīackblaze provides three options when it comes to restoring files. Waiting until something does happen to my files is not the best idea. I have decided to begin testing out restoring my data files from Backblaze to ensure that I will be ready in case I need to restore any of my files. Restoring my files successfully whill help me feel confident that the files I restore from Backblaze will be the same as the files I backed up.Īfter all, a backup process is only as good as its restore process. The one thing that I have always wondered about, and for some reason I haven’t tested out the feature, is how the process of restoring my files would work. I have integrated Backblaze into my process of automatically backing up my important files without any issues. The backup process from Backblaze has worked like a charm for me. I have been using Backblaze for many years and haven’t had any issues with backing up my files. ![]()
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