1/7/2024 0 Comments Arq cloud backupWIth Arq I pay for the storage I use, and with a pooled 2TB between all three computers it runs me about $140/year. WIth BackBlace I would have three different computers registered, so I would pay 3 x their current yearly rate, perhaps about $200/year. For example, I have 3 computers backing up with Arq. You control the backend storage, and so you can pool it among all of your computers. You can backup network shares as well (if you need that functionality). BackBlaze removes them after 30 days (but does send you email warnings to reconnect before the deletion happens). Disconnected hard drives remain in your backup. With Arq, my data was in a 6-month old backup (then on Glacier) - which is how I know when I lost the files, btw. WIth BackBlaze, those files would be gone from my backup as well, as BackBlaze only holds on to deleted files for 30 days. Six month later I was looking for something and discovered the missing files. I have no idea how I must have accidentally deleted the folders during a cleanup without realizing what I had done. For me this was a lifesaver, as some years ago I lost about 50GB of old archived data. FIles are not deleted from the backup after 30 days. Storage is, if you want it to be, forever - you can set up pruning if you like, as previously posted, but you do not have to. I’m a longtime Arq user with B2 now as my backend (I used Glacier previously until B2 came out at a cheaper price point). However, I’m guessing this is a more complex process to setup and then if needed, restoring files.Īgree with all that has been posted above. Longer term, I think this is the cheapest option. It sounds nice but unlimited storage seems like a better deal for me even though I’m leaning towards this option.Ĭ) Arq plus Backblaze B2. Honestly, I’m not really sure how useful this is in my use case. 1TB of space but keeps all historical versions of all files (if I understand it correctly). I’ve never thought of backing that stuff up as it’s not really important but I’m now thinking that’s stupid of me.ī) Arq Cloud. I have an external drive of photos that I have backed up now but I also have a second drive that has a bunch of stuff on it but I care less about. The positive is that it’s unlimited storage. We had the great family plan deal for several years.Ī) Backblaze. I have to move off Crashplan in the next few months. Google Drive is nice b/c it has a web interface for me to access my files remotely instead of trying to figure out how to serve them from the Synology.I’ve been reading other threads on backups but I didn’t want to hijack them. So if you're not worried about Google (or iCloud, or Dropbox, or ?) you can setup a third backup solution too. I also have Google Drive, and I use that to sync the same parent folder. I like Arq because I can configure which folders to backup (I put all my data-to-be-backed-up under the same parent folder, so it's easy to backup), and I can target different storage solutions (Synology and AWS). I like the Synology DS220+ because it's perfect for backup - I'm not trying to run a home media server and rip or serve music/movies, I just need a network attached storage with RAID. So far, so good, and I while I periodically peek at the backups to ensure there is actual data there, I have not yet had to do a restore from backup. I have Arq backing up to both the Synology DS220+ and cloud (AWS), and I have TimeMachine setup to use the Synology too (belt & suspenders :).
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