Backblaze Computer Backup Release 7.0.2

New Backblaze version is available

We recently released an update for Backblaze Computer Backup: version 7.0.2! This release comes with improvements to our Safety Freeze feature, and some enhancements to the Mac and Windows applications. Enjoy!

What’s New for Windows & Macintosh:

  • Improvement: Safety Freeze
    • Safety Freezes exist to protect your data from corruption, but lately, they’ve been a touch over-cautious. This improvement updates Safety Freeze to reduce the amount of false-positives users experience.
  • Bug fix: Multiple hard drives listed
    • Some users experienced duplicate volume listings in the application, which led to confusion. This release addresses that issue.
  • Minor improvements to logging.

What’s New for Macintosh:

  • Bug fix: Location Services
    • This feature has been reworked to reduce the amount of pop-ups received when Locate My Computer is enabled on more recent macOS versions. This also fixed an issue where disabling Locate My Computer on the web would still result in a pop-up asking for Location Services permission.

Release Version Number:
Mac — 7.0.2.464
PC — 7.0.2.463

Availability:
Now!

Cost:
Free for Backblaze Computer Backup consumer and business customers and active trial users.

Upgrade Methods:

  • Immediately when performing a “Check for Updates” (right-click on the Backblaze icon and then select “Check for Updates”).
  • Immediately as a download from: https://secure.backblaze.com/update.htm.
  • Immediately as the default download from: www.backblaze.com.
  • Auto-update will begin rolling out in the next few weeks.

About Yev

Yev Pusin is the senior director of Marketing and sometimes Marketing chief of staff at Backblaze, which he joined in 2011. Yev has a degree in business and communications from the University of Iowa, where he developed an alliteration affinity. Yev enjoys writing in an amusing way about the "why" of things and how decisions are made, so that readers can learn and be entertained all at once. Follow Yev on: Twitter: @YevP | LinkedIn: Yev Pusin