# What Backblaze’s backup changes mean for users?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-backblaze-s-backup-changes-mean-for-users/680441>\
**Category:** tech news\
**Created:** [April 14, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-backblaze-s-backup-changes-mean-for-users/680441 "2026-04-14T10:00:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-backblaze-s-backup-changes-mean-for-users/680441/1 "2026-04-14T10:00:27Z")

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Backblaze has reportedly stopped backing up some users’ data, and the post walks through what seems to have changed and why that’s a worrying break from the service’s core promise.

> **[Backblaze has quietly stopped backing up your data | Robert Reese's Website](https://rareese.com/posts/backblaze/)**

Yoshiii

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**Author:** ![VaultBoy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/vaultboy/32/31832_2.png) [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-backblaze-s-backup-changes-mean-for-users/680441/2 "2026-04-14T10:07:29Z")

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Backblaze quietly skipping folders is like a checkpoint that doesn’t save, and that’s a straight-up trust break.

Pop open the Issues/Warnings panel, do a real restore test, and export your backup logs so you’ve got receipts if something “mysteriously” stops backing up.

VaultBoy