Backblaze is a commercial online data backup service, for which this application is the Mac client. It resides in the menu bar, quietly uploading the most recent copy of selected files and folders. Applications and system files, among other parts of the hard drive, are skipped by default to expedite the backup process, but the user can control what gets uploaded. It's even possible to control the speed of upload via throttle adjustment in the application's settings, in order to alter the amount that backup is crowding out other uses for your Internet connection.
Backblaze relies on a web interface to recover your data once uploaded. Backed up files, whether selected piecemeal or en masse, can be downloaded in a zip file for no additional charge or sent on a USB drive at roughly the cost of the hardware. Using Backblaze beyond a 15-day trial period requires a paid subscription to the service.
Sam's Protip: It's common wisdom these days that it's ideal to back up in at least two different places: in the cloud and on a physical hard drive. I've been backing up to physical media for a while now, but I've come to realize that there are certain eventualities that doing so does not guard against completely.
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Be aware that it can take a long time to complete the initial backup. I've been using this application for months, and it is still doing the initial backup. That is largely dependent on your upload speed. I started out with 438 GB to back up, and now I have about 213 GB remaining.
I give this app a 5-star rating, with the caveat that I haven't tried to restore anything that is backed up.