Disabling The "Locate My Computer" Feature
Backblaze can help recover your lost computer or stolen laptop by tracki...
Backblaze Maintenance Schedule
The Backblaze Maintenance Schedule page can be found here: https://www.b...
Why is my hard drive listed twice?
The Backblaze software writes unique files to the top of each drive, thi...
Why am I receiving a pop-up about a missing or duplicate .bzvol?
What is .bzvol?
The Backblaze software that you have installed on your c...
Where are iCloud files located in my backup? (Mac)
If you are looking for files from iCloud Drive, please first be sure to ...
Migrate data from old computer to new computer with Backblaze
The Online Backup service is not designed for rapid data migration
The ...
Why does the Backblaze website need my private encryption key to restore?
If you have enabled a Private Encryption Key through the "Security" sett...
Version History: Stopping, or resetting progressive billing on the Forever setting.
Resetting progressive billing with the forever selection.
If you wish to...
Disabling Version History
To disable the version history feature, you will need to sign in to your...
Allowing Backblaze to Back Up External Drives - MacOS 10.15 and later
If you have external or secondary hard drives connected to your Mac that...
Creating a System Information Report (Windows)
Backblaze Support agents may request a System Information report in orde...
Can I back up over a VPN or Proxy?
The Backblaze's PC Online Backup software should have no issues over a V...
Enabling accessibility options - Mac
If you would prefer to use voice instead of typing when interacting with...
Enabling accessibility options - Windows
If you would prefer to use voice instead of typing when interacting with...
Account Security FAQ
Backblaze takes your account security very seriously. We provide multipl...
Extension Backup Month Credits FAQ
The 2021 Extension Program is no longer valid (as of August 16, 2021 at ...
Enabling SSO for Individuals
If you have signed up for Backblaze using a Gmail email, you can now sig...
How Do I Disable Two Factor Verification?
To Disable Two Factor Verification, follow the first three steps in this...
How to find your userPub.pem file on a Mac
1. Click on the Choose File button in order to open the File Dialogue
...
Top Questions from CrashPlan Users
1. Does Backblaze back up Linux?
Linux users can back up to Backblaze ...
Error: .bzvol is Missing
Missing .bzvol
The .bzvol is a unique identifier file written to the roo...
Backblaze iOS App FAQ
Backblaze Mobile for iOS on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices
Support...
Backblaze Android App FAQ
Backblaze Mobile for Android Devices
Q: What is Backblaze Mobile for A...
How can I find Backblaze on Windows 8?
With the user interface changes to Windows 8 as compared to prior versio...
What does 'You are backed up as of xx-xx' mean?
The notification 'backed up as of xx-xx' simply means that the 'Remai...