[appreciatorBus]

Shoutout to Arq backup which simply gives you an option in backup plans for what to do with cloud only files:

- report an error

- ignore

- materialize

Regardless, if you make it back up software that doesn’t give this level of control to users, and you make a change about which files you’re going to back up, you should probably be a lot more vocal with your users about the change. Vanishingly few people read release notes.

[vunderba]

I honestly didn't even realize Backblaze had a clientside app. Very happy user of Arq - been running a daily scheduled dual backup of my HDD to an external NAS and Backblaze B2 for years with zero issues.

[justusthane]

That was their whole business originally. The block storage is a newer offering.

[Lord_Zero]

Why no linux support?

[sreitshamer]

(Arq developer here) Haven't gotten many requests for it at all over the years. I presume it's because there are so many free options for Linux.

[bartvk]

Just wanted to say that for many years, Arq has been my backup solution. It's amazing and I advise it to everyone I know.

[dreamcompiler]

I for one would pay for Arq on Linux as I now do on Mac. It would be fantastic to be able to use the same "it just works" backup solution on all my computers.

[SSLy]

we already have restic which is really really great.

[CamperBob2]

If it's open-source, Linux support is only a few hours with Claude away.

If it's not open-source, but the protocol is documented, see above.

If it's not open-source, and the protocol isn't documented, well... that makes the decision easy, doesn't it?

[cobertos]

Backups software written by Claude? No thanks.

I've used enough Claude coded applications that I wouldn't trust that with a backup, unless it had extensive tests along with it.

[CamperBob2]

And I've used enough "gold standard" commercial applications, like the one being discussed in this very article, that I don't trust those either. If you recoil in horror at code written by LLMs, I'm afraid that the vendors you're already working with have some really bad news for you. You can get over it now or get over it later. You will get over it.

I can audit and verify Claude's output. Code running at BackBlaze, not so much. Take some responsibility for your data. Rest assured, nobody else will.

[samspot]

You are not wrong, but I just don't have time. My choices are pay someone or throw my hands up. I have been paying backblaze. But I recently had a drive die, and discovered the backups are missing .exe and .dll files, and so that part of the restore was worthless.

What time I do have, I've been using to try and figure out photo libraries. Nothing is working the way I need it to. The providers are a mess of security restrictions and buggy software.

[nozzlegear]

The choices are maybe eat shit, or spend your own time auditing and polishing shit into something edible before eating it?

[CamperBob2]

That's the general conclusion you will draw after reading the comments on this story, yes.

[BizarroLand]

>You can get over it now or get over it later. You will get over it

You're forgetting the third option:

You can remain blissfully unaware of it.

[CamperBob2]

You can remain blissfully unaware of it.

And you can read many accounts of the outcome of that strategy in this very thread.

[kid64]

"Dear Claude, please create an eztensive testing suite for this app. Love, cobertos"

[lolc]

"Great idea wise customer, I will certainly mock one out just for you!"

[CamperBob2]

My favorite Peanuts comic was always the one where Linus is standing at an intersection next to a 'Push Button To Cross Street' sign. He is sucking his thumb and clutching his blanket despondently.

In the last panel, Charlie Brown tells him, "You have to move your feet, too."

[decadefade]

Love Arq!