https://rareese.com/posts/backblaze/
Article
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Backblaze silently added exclusion rules for OneDrive and Dropbox folders in mandatory config
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Change made without user notification; existing backup history also deleted
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Files-on-demand (sparse sync) behavior cited as technical justification
Discussion
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Long-time customers (10+ years) reporting they’re canceling after discovering the silent change
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Multiple users also report restore failures on files that should have been retained
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Trust seen as Backblaze’s core product; silent policy changes considered unforgivable
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Some switching to self-hosted stacks: syncthing + restic + S3
Discuss on HN