On 2020-07-26 16:39, Michael Thomas wrote:

On 7/26/20 1:09 PM, Randy Bush wrote:

i backup using arq on macos catalina.  on two macs, i need maybe 3-4tb
max.  google seems to be $100/mo for 20tb (big jump from $100/yr for
2tb).  backblaze b2 looks more like $20/mo for 4tb ($0.005/gb/mo).
anyone else done a similar analysis?

AWS S3 infrequent access is $40/month. If it's really archival backup AWS has glacier which is less than $20/month, but it's name gives you an idea of what it is.

Mike

The other issue with Glacier is that you have to keep old versions around for (IIRC) 6 months to avoid being charged extra, which can really add up for weekly backups or what-have-you.

I'm looking at a switch from AWS to B2 myself. I use Backblaze's desktop product on a Windows machine and love it.

Another possibility for sync similar to Google Drive is Jottacloud. Haven't tried it myself, but it looks very competitive for personal stuff. https://www.jottacloud.com/en/

Yeah, with AWS you have to be extremely careful because they meter *everything*. They are the new phone company.

Mike