Do you have any pointers to such fineprint?
I can't find it nor did I notice it when I just very recently began using Backblaze.
> Backblaze will backup external USB and Firewire hard drives that are detached and re-attached as long as you remember to re-attach the hard drive at least once every 30 days. If the drive is detached for more than 30 days, Backblaze interprets this as data that has been permanently deleted and securely deletes the copy from the Backblaze datacenter
It's a real fucker like if you have your stuff in storage for a while and then reformat the drive and then try to download everything from Backblaze (what I do every time I get a new computer), only to discover it's not there. Left a REAL bad taste.
If they allowed people to back up unlimited USB drives and networks shares, /r/datahoarder would be all up their business with 1PB storage.
This is why they limit it to only stuff you're actually using.
If you want generic cloud storage with infinite retention, they have B2
What you can't do is connect a 20TB USB drive, back it up and put it in your cupboard for a year and expect the data to still be there.
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