Backblaze is installed on all of our Macs and one PC. Constantly running in the background, this essential app is on the job 24/7. That’s how backups should work, in the background and always on.
There are other backup solutions and I encourage you to use whichever one suits you best. For me, Backblaze hits the right price point and is drop dead simple to install.
The Backblaze dashboard web page is well laid out. I can quickly check in on any of our computers to be sure they are properly backing up. I know when the last backup occurred. I know how many files were backed up. And most important, I can easily restore a backup.
In 2006, I was robbed. Someone broke into the house I was watching for a friend, and they stole my laptop. I was devastated. I didn’t have a decent backup plan at the time. Fortunately, a good portion of my files were sitting on an external hard drive that the thief thankfully left behind. But I did lose some precious photos and videos. Hard times.
Had I a Backblaze account back then, my tears surely would have turned to joy. I will never again go even a day without backing up my computers. What are you waiting for? Backblaze is $5/month. Make it happen.