Reminded by this post from Vincent that Arq exists. I used it years ago when I was frustrated with something from Backblaze, but I didn’t stick with it. Going back to it, backing up to S3 and skipping a backup subscription altogether.
John Spurlock @manton I use Arq every day - worth every penny (no premium)
Great example of software that sticks doggedly to one thing, and does it well
Gabriel Garrido @manton Big fan of Arq here. It just works.
I bought the one-time payment license and have used it without any issues for close to years. I back up my laptop to Backblaze B2 and an external hard drive that I carry with me. No subscription, just a monthly invoice from Backblaze for less than a dollar.
Steve Sawczyn Ah, I will have to check this out, especially as I think Backblaze raised their prices relatively recently. As luck has it, I'm up for renewal, so I better check it out quick. :)
Vincent it’s pretty great. Just finished backing up the Mini with all the iCloud Photos and also my laptop. Happy with it.
Jay Lyerly I’m using Arq to back up to the cloud, but I’m also running MinIO (https://min.io) locally and using Arq to back up to that as well.
Fred McCann I use Arq for in-house backups but the pricing of cloud storage is too expensive for me to use Arq for off-site. I used to begrudgingly use CrashPlan and now Backblaze. It's just a price question.
Jon Rozier I’m a big fan of Arq, I’ve been using it for years, across multiple computers. The stand-alone is subscription free and it’s always nice to support small developers.
Anthony Allison 