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Yehor 🇺🇦<p>Using a usual "tries and fails" method, I figured out that to restore an entire system backup to <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Synology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synology</span></a> NAS, you need the exact amount of the same drives you had when doing a backup.</p><p>It turns out that <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a> backups were not excessive.</p><p>So now my <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SynologyNAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SynologyNAS</span></a> is fully restored on SSD drives without 3rd party packages and works faster than ever.</p><p>And the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PSU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PSU</span></a> delivery is delayed, so my <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TrueNAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrueNAS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DIYNAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIYNAS</span></a> is still unfinished.</p><p>My wife started to suspect that we don't have a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Plex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plex</span></a> server currently. Send help.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TheGRATEmigration11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGRATEmigration11</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/homeserver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeserver</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a></p>
Mimo 💮<p><a href="https://www.morpheus-research.com/backblaze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">morpheus-research.com/backblaz</span><span class="invisible">e/</span></a></p><p>EDIT: it seems like the author of this article doesn’t have a great reputation and that article is probably extremely biased</p><p>Rich people defrauding other rich people makes me feel exactly 0 feelings but this doesn't paint a great picture of <a href="https://meemu.org/tags/BackBlaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackBlaze</span></a> and it seems like an eventual crashout is inevitable.</p><p>In that sense can anybody recommend :</p><p>1) a desktop backup solution for Windows that's just as unobtrusive and functional as BackBlaze's service</p><p>2) a cold storage service that has similar or lower pricing</p><p>I don't want to self host. Boosts welcome!</p>
Jason Tubnor 🇦🇺Alternatives to <a class="hashtag" href="https://soc.feditime.com/tag/backblaze" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Backblaze</a> B2? Go!
Mr Tech King<p>Short seller Morpheus Research alleges sham accounting at Backblaze, citing ex-employee lawsuits &amp; raising backup safety concerns. Backblaze fires back, calling the claims baseless &amp; an attempt to tank their stock. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataBackup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBackup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Backblaze responds to claims of “sham accounting,” customer backups at risk - Backblaze is dismissing allegations from a short seller that it engaged in... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/backblaze-responds-to-claims-of-sham-accounting-customer-backups-at-risk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/backblaze-responds-to-claims-of-sham-accounting-customer-backups-at-risk/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backblaze</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biz</span></a>⁢ <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Martin Steiger 🚀<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a>: Zeit für eine Alternative zu <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a>?<br> <br><a href="https://www.morpheus-research.com/backblaze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">morpheus-research.com/backblaz</span><span class="invisible">e/</span></a></p><p>Leider ist Backblaze so ziemlich die nutzerfreundlichste Lösung für Datensicherung auf dem Markt&nbsp;…&nbsp;🤷🏻‍♂️</p>
plague-of-grackles 😷🍉🐈‍⬛<p>Ugh I'm a <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a> customer and it looks like we gotta leave. Maybe for Wasabi? Anyone have a provider they like?</p><p><a href="https://www.morpheus-research.com/backblaze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">morpheus-research.com/backblaz</span><span class="invisible">e/</span></a></p><p>H/t @/jbz@indieweb.social</p>
jbz<p>In case it wasn't already obvious, move your stuff from Backblaze. You don't wanna gamble with your backups. </p><p><a href="https://www.morpheus-research.com/backblaze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">morpheus-research.com/backblaz</span><span class="invisible">e/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backblaze</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/backups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backups</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a></p>
jbz<p>🔥Backblaze: A Loss-Making Data Storage Business Mired in Lawsuits, Sham Accounting, and Brazen Insider Dumping </p><p>「 4 months into selling his shares, Backblaze co-founder &amp; CTO Brian Wilson wrote in an internal email, “if BLZE goes straight down to zero, each day I sold was beyond totally justified and I won’t regret it” shortly before resigning amidst continued share sales, according to Backblaze’s former VP of Investor Relations 」</p><p><a href="https://www.morpheus-research.com/backblaze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">morpheus-research.com/backblaz</span><span class="invisible">e/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backblaze</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/fatfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fatfire</span></a></p>
Jessie Nabein :neofox_peek_owo:<p>Very curious if there's an equivalent to B2 in Canada that isn't awfully priced... <a href="https://wetdry.world/tags/backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backblaze</span></a></p>
MacGeneration<p>Sauvegarde en ligne&nbsp;: peut-on trouver mieux que Backblaze en 2025&nbsp;? <a href="http://dlvr.it/TJr6BL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TJr6BL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://social.macg.co/tags/Sauvegarde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sauvegarde</span></a> <a href="https://social.macg.co/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a></p>
Jon Evans :BA:<p>Any recommendations for a good UK / EU alternative to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a>? For backing up 3 Macs, plus I also back up my NAS to B2.</p>
Cadu Silva :v_fb:<p>If you're using Backblaze B2 to host your media, you may be seeing errors mentioning "x-amz-checksum-algorithm" or "x-amz-checksum-crc32".</p><p>It's a known issue and the Mastodon dev team is looking into it.</p><p>:github: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/33624" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i</span><span class="invisible">ssues/33624</span></a></p><p>In the link above there are some workarounds, like Mastodon locking the S3 gem to a pre-checksum version and some environment variables for your .env.production file.</p><p>OVH Object Storage, as per my tests, is not currently affected by this.</p><p><a href="https://bolha.one/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.one/tags/ObjectStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ObjectStorage</span></a></p>
Michael<p>I’m getting a lot of <code>Stoplight::Error::RedLight: object-storage</code> and <code>Aws::S3::Errors::InvalidArgument: Unsupported header 'x-amz-checksum-crc32' received for this API call.</code> errors in sidekiq today. My images are all missing. </p><p>I’m using Backblaze B2 for object storage. </p><p>Any advice on what to do? Thanks!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.thms.uk/tags/mastoadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoadmin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.thms.uk/tags/backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backblaze</span></a></p>
Anthony Sorace<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@jminor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jminor</span></a></span> Yeah, I’ve seen that. I know I could use that as a start and add something like modification times and sizes (maybe hashes?). It just seems like Backblaze probably already has this on the server end.<br><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backblaze</span></a></p>
Nicolas Hoizey<p>Si vous utilisez <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a> pour vos sauvegardes de données, ne soyez pas surpris/inquiet d'avoir une erreur «&nbsp;bzfileids.dat file is too large&nbsp;», c'est apparemment un bug de la dernière version logicielle, en cours d'investigation.</p><p>À suivre ici&nbsp;:<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/backblaze/comments/1jam93w/bzfileidsdat_file_is_too_large/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/backblaze/comment</span><span class="invisible">s/1jam93w/bzfileidsdat_file_is_too_large/</span></a></p>
Graham<p>Surely there is a better way to resolve this issue…</p><p><a href="https://www.backblaze.com/computer-backup/docs/resolve-a-bzfileidsdat-file-error" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">backblaze.com/computer-backup/</span><span class="invisible">docs/resolve-a-bzfileidsdat-file-error</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backblaze</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onlinebackup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinebackup</span></a></p>
Dis<p><span>If you are a </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/Backblaze" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Backblaze</a><span> customer, I would strongly recommend emailing legal@backblaze.com to ask about their credential leak.</span></p>
Dis<p><span>Hey </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/backblaze" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#backblaze</a><span>! What other company do you think leaked that specific email address? Show your reasoning please.<br><br>I hate this passive "someone else must have done it" bullshit. Look carefully at the address they sent to..<br><br></span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/s3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#s3</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/securityalert" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#securityalert</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/breach" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#breach</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/backblazebreach" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#backblazebreach</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/b2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#b2</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/b2breach" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#b2breach</a></p>
Sam<p>Tenía pendiente migrar los backups online de <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Backblaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backblaze</span></a> a <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Intercolo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intercolo</span></a> (empresa norteamericana VS. empresa alemana), pero ya puedo tachar la tarea tranquilamente.</p>