Backblaze

Backblaze Personal Backup is used to automatically and continuously back up everything on your computer to the cloud, with no storage limits, so you can recover your files if the device is lost, stolen or fails. It runs quietly in the background, protecting documents, photos and settings without you having to pick what to save. It's backup rather than file sync or sharing — a safety net, not a workspace. (Backblaze also runs B2, a separate pay-as-you-go cloud-storage service aimed at developers.)

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Backblaze Personal Backup is a flat US$99/yr for unlimited backup of one computer — there's no storage cap and no per-gigabyte metering. Committing to a longer term, such as a two-year plan, lowers the effective yearly cost, and you can add extended version history for a small extra fee. Prices can change, so confirm the current rate on Backblaze's official site. For truly unlimited single-computer backup, it's one of the best-value options going.

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A few limits stand out. Each licence backs up only one computer, so there's no shared storage pool across devices — multiple machines mean multiple subscriptions. It's backup, not file sync or sharing, so it won't replace Dropbox or pCloud for everyday collaboration. External drives have to stay connected to keep being backed up, and the company is US-based, which matters if you prefer non-US jurisdiction. For simple, unlimited, set-and-forget backup of a single machine, though, it's excellent.

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Yes. Backblaze is a well-known, publicly listed US company — famous for its long-running hard-drive reliability reports — and has been backing up data since 2007. It encrypts your data and offers an optional private encryption key so that only you can unlock it. Note that using that private key means Backblaze can't help with server-side restores, and it's a US firm, so jurisdiction-sensitive users should weigh that. For reliability and transparency, though, it's a trusted name.

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