If you have a private encryption key, enter that in the field near the bottom of the page, scrolling if necessary to see it.

(As an aside, the USB Hard Drive option is limited to 4 TB per drive, so if you want to back up an 8 TB drive to Backblaze, consider partitioning it into two 4 TB volumes to simplify asking for a restore drive containing all your files.) The other two options are essential if you need to restore so much data that the download would take days. I cover only the first option here, and note that it’s a bit of a misnomer because you don’t need to download a Zip file if you want to restore only a few files.

You’re given three choices: Download Zip, USB Flash Drive, and USB Hard Drive.

If you have two-factor authentication enabled, enter that code as well, either from your authenticator app or SMS message.

Enter your credentials and click Sign In. Your default Web browser opens to a Backblaze login page.Click the Backblaze button in the menu bar and choose Restore Files.Get to the Starting Lineįirst, you need to log in to Backblaze and get to the point of selecting files: And there’s no need to wait for Friday the 13th to do it (see “ International Verify Your Backups Day,” 13 July 2018). It’s worth practicing these steps in advance so you can remain calm and work with assurance if you suffer a lost or corrupted file. With Backblaze, backups are largely automatic and work seamlessly in the background, but the process of restoring files requires more attention. The discontinuation of CrashPlan for Home on 22 October 2018 is coming soon (see “ CrashPlan Discontinues Consumer Backups,” 22 August 2017), so I’ve been receiving questions about how best to restore files from the Internet backup service we now recommend, Backblaze (also a TidBITS sponsor). #1651: Dealing with leading zeroes in spreadsheet data, removing ad tracking from ckbk.#1652: OS updates, DPReview shuttered, LucidLink cloud storage.

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