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Looking for Backup Storage
shajeeafzal
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Hello,
I am looking for backup storage for my computer. It has about 15TB of data in it and currently using IDrive to back it up. However, it's costing me around $100 annually. Is there any cheaper alternative to it? Anyone here can provide FTP or storage VPS well below $100/yr?
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$120 for 9 TB is out of my budget.
Generally 100/yr is a very good deal for 15TB worth of data, especially as to my knowledge iDrive doesn’t charge egress fees which you don’t want if your using this as a backup and then be f*cked when you need to restore.
OP asked for 15TB storage while the highest you offer in that post is 9TB.
So you are looking for lower price than $0.55 per TB per month. This is not possible anywhere!
@shajeeafzal this a personal computer or a server?
If personal look into Backblaze
He’s complaining about being charged 0.55$ per TB, Backblaze charges roughly 9x this and also charges egress fees so I don’t think backblaze is an option for him.
This is assuming it is a server because 15TB of data on a PC seems a lot, if it is a personal computer then you could use Backblaze personal backup which is unlimited for $7 a month. Which is 84$ a year which is still close to what he’s getting from iDrive
Correction: I am paying iDrive $99 annually for 10 TB of storage however over this year, my data has increased to around 13 TB so looking for 15 TB of storage now.
I will be backing up my personal computer - not a server. Most of the storage is used for video files.
and I am NOT complaining about iDrive or paying a few cents per TB - I know iDirve is good and it has served me. I was just wondering if there is a better option out there since I am due renewal with iDrive and it will exceed $100/yr if I want to backup all 13 TB of data.
Are you confusing Backblaze B2 vs Backblaze Personal backup https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup/personal/pricing?
Backblaze personal allows you to backup as much data as you need for $7/mo, with a 30 day retention. For $2-3 more (don't remember the exact price,) you can upgrade to yearly retention. It's unlikely you'd find any other backup as cheap as that.
Backblaze Personal Backup. It's the cheapest and unlimited for just $7 a month.
If personal I would look into BackBlaze.
You get a month free with the link.
https://secure.backblaze.com/r/01hwsw (AFF)
Backblaze doesn't backup large media files if i recall correctly tho.
What do you call "Large media files"?
They backing up 60GB files easily.
They used to have limits on filetypes and sizes before.
I guess since they seem to be not retaining for as long as you pay for the service i guess they accept everything?
or maybe that retention is time after paid time ends? did not check new terms.
A thing to note about Backblaze is that they keep the files for 30 says or so if you left your PC offline or disconnected the hard drive and not paying extra. It's not the same as a traditional cloud storage solution.
Interesting. Never thought that.
You have an option to extend that 30 days https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260804002669-Beginner-s-Guide-to-Personal-Online-Backup
iHostArt allow buying multiple and combine them into a single VPS.
Still, it seem like OP want storage and not a whole VPS.
Thank you guys for the suggestion. I went with BackBlaze.