{"id":328,"date":"2011-07-20T07:07:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T14:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=328"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:27:00","slug":"backblaze-fully-supports-os-x-lion-10-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-fully-supports-os-x-lion-10-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Backblaze Fully Supports OS X Lion (10.7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/blog-support-oslion.jpg\" alt=\"Backblaze for OS X Lion (10.7)\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"bzdropcap\">While Apple just recently announced their newest operating system, OS X Lion (10.7), Backblaze has been working with developers and beta testers for a while to ensure our online<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-storage\/solutions\/backup-and-archive\"> backup service<\/a> is fully compatible.<\/p>\n<p>When you rush out to upgrade to Lion, know that your Backblaze online backup service will work seamlessly. The new OS has 250 new features, but I wanted to call out a few:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Versions and Auto-Save: Apple&#8217;s new operating system helps protect you from the &#8220;Oh, no, I didn&#8217;t save in the last 10 minutes and lost something!&#8221; It does this by continuously auto-saving. Backblaze efficiently stores its own versions and thus excludes these duplicates to optimize your system resources and bandwidth usage.<\/li>\n<li>FileVault 2: Yay! We&#8217;re excited to say that Apple has massively overhauled their encrypted file system and we work seamlessly with this new version. <a href=\"\/blog\/filevault-encryption-mac\/\">FileVault<\/a> 2 encrypts the entire file system. As long as you are logged-in, Backblaze will continue to seamlessly backup all data. If you log-out and encryption is turned on, Backblaze will be encrypted as well and pause backing up new data.<\/li>\n<li>AirDrop: This new feature enables local sharing over WiFi with a nearby computer. Backblaze will automatically backup data you share with others or vice versa.<\/li>\n<li>Launchpad: As a native Mac application in System Preferences, we will automatically appear in the new Launchpad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download the latest version (v.1.5.5) by clicking the &#8220;Start Backing Up&#8221; button on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.backblaze.com<\/a> and enjoy the service on Lion! (All users will be automatically updated within a few weeks.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Apple just recently announced their newest operating system, OS X Lion (10.7), Backblaze has been working with developers and beta testers for a while to ensure our online backup service is fully compatible. When you rush out to upgrade to Lion, know that your Backblaze online backup service will work seamlessly. 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