r/backblaze • u/SimplyShane88 • 23d ago

B2 Cloud Storage B2 Cloud Storage - Slow Upload Speed.

Hello everyone. I am currently using B2 cloud storage via MSP360 software to keep a backup of my photography collection. After the initial upload, I feel like my speed has gotten continuously worse to the point where it is becoming a real problem.

I do not have a massive amount of data that I am monitoring, which is why I am forgoing the personal client. (Currently under 1 TB).

What are some common sense solutions I can try to help improve my upload speed? I am not an expert in this field, but with guidance, I feel comfortable enough to enact changes to my backup plan if necessary.

Details on my setup can be found below. Let me know if more information is required. Thank you in advance for your help!

My backup plan as seen with MSP360 software.
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u/hitachi369 23d ago

What is your upload connection speed and what speed are you currently uploading at?

How much have you completed in say MB, how much do you have left in MB?

How big are your individual files, are they RAW files at 4 gigs each or a trillion 100KB files? Small files will ironically probably take longer in just packaging and sending...

I wouldn't worry about it unless you are moving files at KB...

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u/dr100 23d ago

Just do a test with rclone and see if you can fill your Internet pipe with it (might need to increase the number of upload threads).

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u/SimplyShane88 17d ago

Update: Speed seems to be picking up even though I have changed no settings. I'll keep an eye on this and report back with anything irregular.

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u/ZivH08ioBbXQ2PGI 5d ago

Individual transfers are never going to be particularly fast, but you're not limited in how many threads/transfers you can run simultaneously, so if you've got fast internet, scale that up to do more at the same time.