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Information on how the program works and guides.

Unsupported Operating System
If you are not running an Operating System supported by Backblaze your b...
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Personal Backup Software Release Notes
This article serves to track the current major releases of the Backblaze...
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Beginner's Guide to Personal/Online Backup
What Is Personal/Online Backup?   Personal Backup backs up all user-crea...
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Is Backblaze able to seed backups?
Backblaze is not able to seed backups, and can only accept data transmit...
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Can I prevent backup from using wifi or other networks?
Can I prevent backup from using wifi or other networks? Yes. The Backbla...
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Does Backblaze Have a Support Service Level Agreement?
Backblaze does not have a Support Service Level Agreement: We try to res...
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How does Backblaze handle large files?
By default Backblaze does not have any file size restrictions: The Backb...
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What happens if I rename or replace an external drive?
Backblaze will be able to detect any files that have already been upload...
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Issues Report
How can I see what files are being skipped? Beginning with 2.5.1 or late...
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What Happens If I Delete A File From My Computer?
By default, files that are deleted, overwritten, or otherwise removed fr...
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How can I delete files that have already been uploaded?
If there are some files that you would like to delete from our serves th...
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How do verify if my .pst files are being backed up?
The Outlook data (.pst) file is a file where Outlook stores your emails,...
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What Happens If I Move or Rename a File?
Our software contains a process called "deduplication" where files are d...
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What is a backup? What is Backblaze?
What is a backup? Simply put, a backup is an additional copy of computer...
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What does 'continuous' mean?
By default, Backblaze's backup schedule is set to 'continuous'.  Under t...
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How do I know if my files are backed up?
You can Launch the Backblaze application to see how many files are sched...
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What are the Processes Running as Part of the Backblaze Software on my Computer?
Backblaze has several processes running that are required for various fu...
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