My Verdict:īackblaze fitted my requirements well. Let's bear in mind I am considering some 7 Terabytes of information in total to become safe & secure.Ĭost and convenience were both major factors as was a trial period. I had been looking at several online services to back up both my images and HD and 4K video files. Today we're going to look at one such service, Backblaze. Things change, however, and with ever increasing upload speeds and more sophisticated websites, backing up to the cloud is a definite possibility. Backing up hundreds of gigabytes of images over relatively slow connections would have taken months if not years. Until recently, the idea of backing up online, or to the cloud to give it it’s modern parlance would seem a daunting prospect. We're cautious, there's no doubt about it! We might even keep one of those hard drives off site in case mother nature strikes our home or office with an act of God. Most of us will back up to one, two maybe even three hard drives. Modern SSD drives are believed to have a limited number of read & write cycles but guessing when they are going to fail, is impossible. Even if it's atomic-bomb-proof, why bother risking it. I'm not sure we need to remind ourselves there will be a high percentage amongst us (myself included), who now realize that relying on “quality hardware” simply isn't enough.Įven the best hard drive can and will fail…eventually.

I'm sorry to start with bad news, but that assumption will get you into some trouble. Today we're going to look at Backblaze Online Backup software – it's in the cloud and it's totally secure.Īs modern photographer’s in the digital age we can get into the mindset that our precious images are perfectly safe because they are stored on modern high tech hard drives.

Sidestep A Potential Catastrophe And Backup Your Work.

Photographers! Professionals And Those Just Starting Out.

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