{"id":95863,"date":"2020-08-20T09:30:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T16:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=95863"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:04:08","slug":"backblaze-computer-backup-release-7-0-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-computer-backup-release-7-0-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Backblaze Computer Backup Release 7.0.2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-new-version.jpg\" alt=\"New Backblaze version is available\" width=\"1440\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-new-version.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-new-version-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-new-version-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-new-version-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-new-version-560x319.jpg 560w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-new-version-220x124.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"bzdropcap\">We recently released an update for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-backup\/personal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Backblaze Computer Backup<\/a>: version 7.0.2! This release comes with improvements to our Safety Freeze feature, and some enhancements to the Mac and Windows applications. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s New for Windows &amp; Macintosh:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvement: Safety Freeze\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.backblaze.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/217666178-Safety-Freeze-Your-Backup-is-Safety-Frozen-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safety Freezes<\/a> exist to protect your data from corruption, but lately, they\u2019ve been a touch over-cautious. This improvement updates Safety Freeze to reduce the amount of false-positives users experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bug fix: Multiple hard drives listed\n<ul>\n<li>Some users experienced duplicate volume listings in the application, which led to confusion. This release addresses that issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Minor improvements to logging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s New for Macintosh:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bug fix: Location Services\n<ul>\n<li>This feature has been reworked to reduce the amount of pop-ups received when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-backup\/features\/find-my-computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Locate My Computer<\/a> is enabled on more recent macOS versions. This also fixed an issue where disabling Locate My Computer on the web would still result in a pop-up asking for Location Services permission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Release Version Number:<\/strong><br \/>\nMac \u2014 7.0.2.464<br \/>\nPC \u2014 7.0.2.463<\/p>\n<p><strong>Availability:<\/strong><br \/>\nNow!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong><br \/>\nFree for Backblaze Computer Backup consumer and business customers and active trial users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upgrade Methods:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Immediately when performing a \u201cCheck for Updates\u201d (right-click on the Backblaze icon and then select \u201cCheck for Updates\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>Immediately as a download from: <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.backblaze.com\/update.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/secure.backblaze.com\/update.htm<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Immediately as the default download from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.backblaze.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Auto-update will begin rolling out in the next few weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Release 7.0.2 offers improvements to our Safety Freeze feature, and some enhancements to the Mac and Windows applications. 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