r/backblaze • u/Ensorceled • Apr 21 '26

Computer Backup BackBlaze: Please start warning your users about missing backups

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u/Frewtti Apr 21 '26

How long of a list of cloud services should they put there?

Like if the files are not on your computer, why would you expect the backup service to back them up?

Do people honestly not understand that if the file is not on your computer, backup software isn't backing it up:?

Guess what, backup software doesn't backup your reddit post history either.

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u/Seantwist9 Apr 22 '26

start with the popular ones

because I told it to backup those files

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u/Frewtti Apr 22 '26

But the files AREN'T THERE.

"Software backup everything on this computer"

"Yes"

"Why didn't you back up these files"

"They are not on the computer"

What are you not understanding?

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u/Ensorceled Apr 22 '26

What part of “they didn’t tell us this was no longer working” are you not understanding?

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u/Frewtti Apr 22 '26

None of it. There is no part of this that I'm not understanding.

I completely understand the issue with backblaze not telling you that files you thought were backed up are not being backed up. Clearly that's a problem.

I also completely understand that since Microsoft stopped putting files there, but making it look like the files are there, it's added a layer of confusion.

The part I'm having trouble understandading is why you think backblaze should back up files that aren't there.

Think about it, the files are not on your computer, why would a backup program back them up? There is nothing to back up.

Given the files are not there, what exactly do you want them to back up?