That’s to be expected, of course, but what people may not realize is that smaller files can be blocked from uploading during that time, leaving them unprotected. On initial backup or when a lot of data changes, large files take a long time to upload.Yev Pusin, Backblaze’s Director of Marketing, explained that Code42 wasn’t just making an obvious statement about smaller archive sizes improving performance for a few reasons: I was curious about Code42’s performance claims, however, so I checked with CrashPlan competitor Backblaze (which has sponsored TidBITS in the recent past). TidBITS member Peter Erbland said, “It seems like it is defeating the purpose of an offsite cloud backup in case of a catastrophic loss of data.” Needless to say, Code42’s announcement perturbed some users, who notified us of the change. Seriously? Code42 is actually admitting that CrashPlan may not back up large files correctly? Isn’t that Job #1 for any backup app? We have always recommended you not include applications or large files in your selection as they may not backup correctly. More troubling is the comment earlier on in the note, which says: That’s obvious, no? If you eliminate large files from a backup, everything will run faster (and Code42 won’t need to add storage as quickly). #1651: Dealing with leading zeroes in spreadsheet data, removing ad tracking from ckbkĬode 42, makers of the CrashPlan backup service for small businesses (but not individuals, see “ CrashPlan Discontinues Consumer Backups,” 22 August 2017), has announced that, starting in May 2019, the service would no longer allow users to back up applications, virtual machine image files from apps like Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion, and some backup files.Ĭode42 explains the change by saying that excluding these files will likely result in smaller backup archives and faster restores, syncs, and backups.#1652: OS updates, DPReview shuttered, LucidLink cloud storage.

#1653: Apple Music Classical review, Authory service for writers, WWDC 2023 dates announced.

1654: Urgent OS security updates, upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, using smart speakers while temporarily blind.

#1655: 33 years of TidBITS, Twitter train wreck, tvOS 16.4.1, Apple Card Savings, Steve Jobs ebook.

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