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We’re Still Here!

Well folks, we made it! It turns out we skirted another “world-ending” event. Even though Gangnam Style did hit 1,000,000,000 views on 12/21/2012, the world did not end as was expected. (Sure, it wasn’t a real prediction, but we got a kick out of it.) As a way of celebrating the continuance of this fine… Continue reading We’re Still Here!

Mac OS X 10.4 – Tiger End of Life

What is happening? Backblaze has made the tough decision to stop supporting Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. As of February 1, 2013, Backblaze will no longer run on Mac computers running OSX 10.4 Tiger. Don’t worry though; we won’t let you go that easy. Backblaze is committed to providing unlimited online backup to all of… Continue reading Mac OS X 10.4 – Tiger End of Life

If the World Doesn’t End December 21st…

It’s good to have a backup plan. If the Mayans are to be believed, their calendar is ending this year on December 21, 2012 and the world is ending with it. There’s been some previous end of the world speculation before; but this one has Mayan science on its side! Plus Nostradamus also predicted the… Continue reading If the World Doesn’t End December 21st…

Wanted: Black Friday Drive Farmers

Hard drive prices shot up due to the flooding in Thailand, and still haven’t returned to “pre-flood” levels. Since we are determined to keep our commitment to unlimited online backup, we’re constantly looking for good deals on drives. We just found out that Costco will have a fantastic deal on hard drives this weekend. The… Continue reading Wanted: Black Friday Drive Farmers

Thank You for Believing in Us!

With the thanking season fast approaching, we wanted to take a moment and give thanks to all of our loyal fans, evangelists, customers, blog readers, employees, and everyone else that has helped us along the way! Backblaze is now more than five years old, and we couldn’t have done it without all of you. When… Continue reading Thank You for Believing in Us!

You’ve Lost Data Without a Backup… Now What?

With the recovery from Hurricane Sandy just now starting, the full scope of what has been lost is coming in to view. One of the many challenges you may come across might be while trying to recover the data on your damaged or destroyed laptop or desktop computer. If you are a Backblaze customer and… Continue reading You’ve Lost Data Without a Backup… Now What?

Hurricane Sandy and Data Loss Assistance

Editor’s note: On March 3, 2022, Backblaze ended the USB flash drive restore option. While we parted ways with USB flash drives, we continue to offer many options for restoring your files—explore ways to recover your data here. Backblaze would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the people affected by Hurricane Sandy. We hope… Continue reading Hurricane Sandy and Data Loss Assistance

10 Spooky Data Loss Stories

Recently Yev, our resident keeper of the meme, asked our community to tell us their scariest stories on data loss. From the avalanche of bone chilling stories we picked 10 we thought would tingle your spine without scaring you breathless. Some folks had online backup, others did not, but all are scary. You’ve been warned,… Continue reading 10 Spooky Data Loss Stories

Backblaze Supports Windows 8

Over the last few months, over 500 customers have been using Backblaze online backup on their Windows 8 laptops and desktops. Their photos, videos, music, documents, spreadsheets, and more were automatically and continuously backed up by Backblaze. And when needed, those intrepid Windows 8 users were able to recover their files and folders from Backblaze.… Continue reading Backblaze Supports Windows 8

Backblaze Release 2.1

Backblaze has made a new release available. Below are the enhancements in this release: Release Date: 10/12/12 Version: 2.1 Auto-Update: None Windows Fixed downloader to support really unusual Japanese characters in computer names Changed text in a Notification Dialog from “More Options…” to “Settings….” Mac Made “Backblaze Flame” icon “Retina” resolution on retina displays Adapted… Continue reading Backblaze Release 2.1

Congratulations, Jake and Stefanie!

Congratulations to Stefanie and Jake on their marriage! When our online backup service was founded, we didn’t think that our company would ever be involved in a love connection, but here we are! This isn’t the first time we’ve been “involved” in a wedding, but this story is pretty special. Jake and Stefanie were married… Continue reading Congratulations, Jake and Stefanie!

And the Winners Are…

Congratulations on your new mug! The winners have been chosen and we’d list their names, but there are a lot of duplicates! We’ll be contacting them shortly in order to get their shipping info! Thanks to everyone who participated and we’ll be doing more of these soon!

Quartz Glass Backblaze Storage Pods?

Hitachi announced this morning that they have invented “quartz glass storage.” With this innovation they are able to hold about 40MB of data per square inch on one piece of quartz glass. The Verge’s article doesn’t state the cost of the quartz glass, but the procedure to create such a piece of storage includes using… Continue reading Quartz Glass Backblaze Storage Pods?

Meeting the Neighbors in San Mateo

Hard to believe it’s been almost two years that Backblaze has been in our office in downtown San Mateo. A few months back we had the opportunity to join the San Mateo Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown San Mateo Association. We thought this would be a great way for Backblaze to meet our neighbors… Continue reading Meeting the Neighbors in San Mateo

Confessions of an “Awfulizer”

I came across the term “awfulizer” while reading a blog post from Daphne Gray-Grant. According to Daphne, an “awfulizer” is someone who imagines the worst possible thing that could happen. But an “awfulizer” is not someone who is paranoid to the point of inaction, instead they “awfulize” to comprehend the scope of the situation so… Continue reading Confessions of an “Awfulizer”