CrashPlan Getting Out of the Home Backup Business
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According to an email I just received, CrashPlan will no longer be offering the Home backup plans anymore and will shift focus to business and enterprise customers.
http://blog.code42.com/data-protection-needs-diverge/
Guess it's time to look for other options.
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I was using the CrashPlan home service as well. Let us know what you switch over to. I've got a couple recommendations to look at Backblaze.
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https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/consumer/nextsteps/
"We will honor your existing CrashPlan for Home subscription, keeping your data safe, as always."How much were you paying for the home plan? It's only like $10 a month, per computer, for an unlimited business plan.
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@bnrstnr I was paying $4/mon with the Home plan. Unlimited.
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I have my parents on backblaze. Have had to recover from it a few times. It works really well.
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I had the family plan and also had my parents on it. I looked at Backblaze before but because I was already on CrashPlan, I didn't bother making the move. I'll reevaluate options now but likely it will be Backblaze.
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Yeah, CrashPlan was like $60/year. I use it a ton and loved they direct user to user backup feature also.
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@coliver What software client are you using to upload data to Backblaze? I'm only seeing this command-line tool that I don't want to use.
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This definitely sucks. I haven't got that email yet.
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edit: comment deleted... didn't read OP link. no more renewal. derp
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Wow... where is the 'dislike' button? That stinks. I'd love to see what a good alternative is.
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So, big question for me. Is there another product around that will be just as easy to "set it and get monitoring emails" as Crashplan was? I don't know of any off the top of my head.
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@travisdh1 said in CrashPlan Getting Out of the Home Backup Business:
So, big question for me. Is there another product around that will be just as easy to "set it and get monitoring emails" as Crashplan was? I don't know of any off the top of my head.
Me either. I'd be willing to give something else a try, but it'd have to blow Crashplan out of the water for me to switch. Even $10 /month for my backups is worth it to me.
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I know there are always places like BackBlaze, but I don't know and aren't quickly finding the limits to the personal account with them.
I'll probably be using B2 to backup the home lab soon, but not really the same wheelhouse with that.
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@magicmarker said in CrashPlan Getting Out of the Home Backup Business:
@coliver What software client are you using to upload data to Backblaze? I'm only seeing this command-line tool that I don't want to use.
https://secure.backblaze.com/download.htm
It's a client that sits on the local machine. Idiot proof configuration. I walked my mom through it.
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@magicmarker said in CrashPlan Getting Out of the Home Backup Business:
@coliver What software client are you using to upload data to Backblaze? I'm only seeing this command-line tool that I don't want to use.
It's a GUI tool, always has been.
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@coliver You were not kidding. Truly dummy proof. It's actually too dummy proof. Good for someone that doesn't want to customize the backup as you mentioned with your parents. I'm giving the CloudBerry freeware client a try. It's got an option to backup directly my Backblaze B2 account I just created. It's a better option than the Backblaze client.
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@scottalanmiller When I signed up for my Backblaze B2 account, the FAQ's and Quick start guides direct you to the command-line tool. They didn't make it clear that they had their OWN GUI tool. They did make it clear that there is a bunch of 3rd party applications that can backup to them though.
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@magicmarker said in CrashPlan Getting Out of the Home Backup Business:
@scottalanmiller When I signed up for my Backblaze B2 account, the FAQ's and Quick start guides direct you to the command-line tool. They didn't make it clear that they had a GUI tool.
We are talking about Backblaze, not B2. B2 is cloud storage, not a backup system. Backblaze itself is a backup system.
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This link clears everything up between Backblaze and Backblaze B2: https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/218483787-What-s-the-difference-between-B2-vs-Backblaze-Online-Backup. As mentioned in the article, B2 doesn't include client software and talks about the command-line option. You will need to choose a application that integrates with B2. I choose Cloudberry and so far I'm happy with my choice. In the end, I'm going to now save money. The only con is reseeding the initial data.
