The solution for me was to download much smaller groups of folders, which really did make it painful. ![]() So if you've got a Mac, test it out before you ever need it - try downloading a folder or group of folders that have lots of small files and totals 50-60gb, and see if it changes your file names. Backblaze offers a support ticket system with responses within 24 hours and a live chat system that is available most working hours (Pacific Time) during weekdays. I worked with Backblaze and we came to the conclusion above - that it's just a difference between Backblaze's implementation of 'zip' and macOS's implementation of it. ![]() When I tried to unzip files that were up to the maximum size Backblaze allowed, the file names were replaced with seemingly random encoded letters, like "%A3". The restore was extremely painful - there's a size limit for zip files, so you have to choose groups of folders that's fine (as long as you make a note of where you got to!) - but there's a difference between how Backblaze makes zip files and how macOS unzips them. To provide you the most efficient support, when you write into chat please provide the following information: The email address of the Backblaze account in question If you currently have any tickets open or if there is a Backblaze agent that you have been working with recently Describe in detail the issue you are facing. I've done a huge restore from Backblaze personal - I got a new Mac Mini and decided to restore all my personal files. Backblaze B2 is S3-compatible, has been very reliable for me, and is pretty much the cheapest solution for volume storage. It will supports several targets, including S3-compatible services. It will backup your apps, configurations, and data. If you want a real backup, you'll want to use Synology's HyperBackup. Backblaze Personal restore is "we send you a set of ZIPs and you'll need to decompress it and put it back in place." You'll need double the space to restore everything, and you'll be doing manually.At best, it will be janky trying to get a VM to see your data as local and go through that to back things up, much less test it for restoring.Not a lot of point in backing up to a service that may suddenly cancel your data access. If you are interested in being able to restore the whole NAS, a data-only solution will not work. Even if you find a way, you really don't want to do it: Backblaze doesn't want you to use Backblaze Personal for NAS storage. ![]() So I could imagine you losing metadata for the sparseimage file itself, but not for the contents within, at least not in the case of an encrypted sparseimage.ĭisclaimer: I have never used BB, I wasn’t previously aware of the issues you mention, I can’t test my theory, and I have no training which would allow me to make assertions rather than assumptions.You'll have to do some major contortions to figure out a solution. All the metadata quoted in the post (please add a source to the image) I would assume to be pertaining to individual files being backed up. On the other hand, I don’t really see how BB could lose metadata from inside an encrypted sparseimage - seeing as it can’t even determine what is and what isn’t metadata. Remember to close the database before going back to your “live” databases. Two things to do: compare the checksums - identical files must have identical checksums close all your databases and then open the database which you downloaded back from BB sift around, see whether things you are worried might be missing are there or not. My assumption is based on the fact that the sparseimage does not - to my knowledge - downsize (immediately/automatically?) when you remove content. In addition, a Backblaze B2 user can pay to upgrade their support plan to include phone service, 24x7 support and more. the first bit of your post but I don’t think you can rely solely on the size of a sparseimage to determine its likeness to any other sparseimage. All B2 Cloud Storage active account owners can contact Backblaze support at, where they will also find a free-to-use knowledge base of B2 Cloud Storage advice, guides, and more.
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