Backblaze has remained a solid option for off-site backups as competitors like CrashPlan have ended their consumer plans. Today, Backblaze is rolling out version 6 with a lot of improvements including a fresh iOS app, 50% faster backups, network block lists, SSO for Gmail, and more.
Backblaze announced the major update in an email to customers along with its blog:
Here are the highlights of the new features in Backblaze v.6:
- Restore by Mail drives that are twice the size (up to 8 terabytes)
- Archiving personal backup files/directories to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
- Up to 50% faster backups
- Backup application performance and efficiency updates
- A network blocklist feature to help manage ISP data caps
- iOS and Android app security, efficiency, and download size improvements
- SSO (single sign-on) support with Gmail credentials
Users can wait for the update to hit their Mac and other devices automatically over the next few weeks, or install in manually now:
- Perform a Check for Updates (right-click on the Backblaze icon).
- Download from www.backblaze.com/update.htm.
This version is now the default download on www.backblaze.com.
