Backing up your Mac is critical. Whether you’re a designer who works with large files, a developer who builds complex applications, or a soccer Mom who uses their computer to store pictures of the kids, being without those files is just not worth thinking about. Towards the end of last year I published a post on Mac Backup Options – How to Backup Your Mac which mentions several of the best options you can use to backup your Mac.
Backblaze, one of the backup services mentioned in that post, have updated their online backup, dubbed Backblaze 2.0. Here’s a rundown of some of the updates:
- Unlimited File Size: You can now backup any file type and any file size. That includes any large movie files you have stored on your Mac.
- Automatic Throttle: I personally like this improvement the best. Automatic throttling means that Backblaze will use your Internet connection efficiently. If your computer is a MacBook Pro and you use different Internet connections, your online backup will be adjusted to the speed of the connection.
- Faster Transfer Speed: The unlimited bandwidth you get from Backblaze hasn’t changed, you still get that. However, what has changed is that Backblaze will now batch many smaller files into fewer larger files which means that your backup will run 25 times faster.
To see some of the other updates Backblaze have made to their online backup check out the Backblaze website.
