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Backblaze

Unlimited cloud backup of your Mac and external drives

MaciPhoneiPadFrom $9

The verdict

For $99 a year, every file on your Mac and any external drive you plug in goes to Backblaze's servers with no storage cap. You can pull back a single file from the web or the iPhone app, or have the whole backup mailed to you on a USB drive. Each plan covers 1 computer, and Arq is the better pick if you want encrypted backups sent to storage you already pay for.

The Useful TechResearched and written with AI under our rulesUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Get it if

You have years of photos and documents on your Mac and no copy of them outside your house.

Skip it if

You already run Time Machine to a drive and keep the files that matter in iCloud Drive.

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What it helps you do

  • Back up every file without picking folders
  • Restore a lost file from your phone
  • Get your whole backup mailed on a drive
  • Track down a lost or stolen Mac

What it really costs

Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.

  • Yearly plan
  • Monthly plan

Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.

Plans and prices

  • Monthly

    $9

    $9 a month, unlimited backup for 1 computer

  • Yearly

    $99

    $99 a year

  • 2 years

    $189

    $189 every 2 years

  • Extended version history

    Optional Forever retention of old file versions, for an added fee

What changed

  1. Version 10.0.4.1082

  2. Added to The Useful Apps

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The details

Runs on
Mac, iPhone, iPad
Version
10.0.4.1082
Free trial
Try the paid version first

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