![]() ![]() Plus, you could manage the security of your archived data through client-side encryption, an area of increasing concern.Īrq makes all of this feasible, and I’ll explain how to set it up in the how-to section below. That would let you control the entire backup process, paying only for ongoing archival storage and downloading data when you need to restore files. The rise of on-demand, usage-based cloud storage and its precipitous price drop since Amazon S3 first appeared make it possible to consider the benefits of rolling your own cloud-backup solution. (Code42 is in the process of exiting the personal backup business, see “ CrashPlan Discontinues Consumer Backups,” 22 August 2017.) The advantage in the early days was not having to manage a server, pay for specific amounts of storage, or find software reliable enough to transfer data routinely and automatically. Mozy was one of the first in 2005, and Code42’s CrashPlan followed in 2007. ![]() Why Build Your Own Solution?Ĭloud-based backups predate even the term “cloud” for distributed online storage. Expect more options to arise in the future. This article provides a roadmap for how you can roll your own cloud backup and not give up anything in the process. All cloud storage companies regularly lower their prices, and a recent price drop from B2 now makes it a reasonable option for your own backup. I reviewed Arq for Macworld in March 2017, and found it generally good, although it needs more refinement in its restore process Arq added B2 support a year ago.īackblaze B2 competes with Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Google Cloud Storage, the two biggest similar firms in the space. Paid cloud services can readily fill this gap, such as Backblaze (a TidBITS sponsor), but you can also now roll your own cloud service at a reasonable price by combining Haystack Software’s Arq backup app for macOS with Backblaze’s B2 on-demand, usage-based cloud storage service. It’s a bizarre omission because Apple has every other piece in place to make it an offering. Despite Apple’s commitment to iCloud and the availability of up to 2 terabytes of storage, the company offers no set-and-forget backup option for the Mac. And it doesn’t help that Apple just killed the Time Capsule (see “ RIP: Apple AirPort, 1999–2018,” 27 April 2018). Time Machine requires a separate external drive or partition, making it feel long in the tooth. It’s surprising Apple still doesn’t offer iCloud backups for macOS. #1655: 33 years of TidBITS, Twitter train wreck, tvOS 16.4.1, Apple Card Savings, Steve Jobs ebook.#1656: Passcode thieves lock iCloud accounts, the apps Adam uses, iPhoto and Aperture library conversion in Ventura.#1657: A deep dive into the innovative Arc Web browser.#1658: Rapid Security Responses, NYPD and industry standard AirTag news, Apple's Q2 2023 financials.#1659: Exposure notifications shut down, cookbook subscription service, alarm notification type proposal, Explain XKCD. ![]()
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