Backblaze is a data storage provider. It offers two products: B2 Cloud Storage - An object storage service similar to Amazon's S3. Computer Backup - An online backup tool that allows Windows and macOS users to back up their data to offsite data centers.
Backblaze is a pioneer in robust, scalable low cost cloud backup and storage services. Personal online backup to enterprise scale data storage solutions
In this article you can find how to make a new Backblaze account and how to create a backup to Backblaze using Backup4all.
How to set up a new Backblaze account
To create a new Backblaze account, please follow these steps:
- Go to https://www.backblaze.com/b2/sign-up.html
- Enter your email and password, then press Sign Up for B2
- You will be asked if you want to follow the quick start guides. Press Skip Quick Start
- You will be asked to confirm your phone, enter the phone number and then the confirmation code received. Press Verify
- In your Backblaze account on Buckets page, press Create Bucket
- Enter a name for your bucket and press Create a bucket
- Go to App Keys page and press Add a new application key
- Enter the name of the key and press Create new key
- Then you will get the confirmation page with all necesarily details for backup.
How to backup to Backblaze using Backup4all
Steps to follow:
1. Open Backup4all and select File -> New (Ctrl+N).
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2. On the Where do you want to save the backup? page, select Online -> S3 Compatible as backup destination.
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3. After selecting S3 Compatible, you need to choose Backblaze B2. Enter the credentials for Backblaze. Then press Next.
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4. On the What do you want to backup page, add the backup sources. Press Next.
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5. On the Filter the backup sources page, you can set include/exclude filters for backup sources. Then press Next.
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6. On the How do you want to backup page, you can choose the backup type and the encryption.
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7. On the When do you want to backup page, you can set the backup job to automatically run on the specified time and days. Press Next.
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8. On the Personalize your backup job page, enter a name for the backup in the Backup name field.
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9. Press Save -> Save and run
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