IDrive managed to transfer the folder in just 1 hour and 32 minutes, while Backblaze took 2 hours and 42 minutes.īackblaze, however, was significantly faster at restoring files. We tested out the performance of IDrive and Backblaze by uploading a 16.8GB folder filled with photos and music. IDrive vs Backblaze: Performanceīackblaze will ship you a hard drive with your files if you need to retrieve a large volume of data (Image credit: IDrive) It’s also worth noting that Backblaze limits recipients to downloading 1GB of data from your account per day. Once you reach that threshold, you’ll need to pay extra to continue sharing files. You cannot easily keep track of which files you’ve shared or set expiration dates for share links.īackblaze makes sharing simpler, but only for up to 10GB worth of files. IDrive allows you to share any number of files, but recipients must create a free IDrive account in order to view them.

Neither IDrive nor Backblaze does a particularly great job with file sharing. IDrive will display some less common file types, such as RAW image files, that Backbalze does not support previews for. You can open Word documents, images, videos, and audio files in the cloud. The file preview capabilities of the two platforms are similar. So, tools for previewing your files in the cloud are limited, and neither platform enables you to edit documents or images without downloading them. IDrive and Backblaze are both designed primarily as cloud storage platforms, not cloud-based productivity suites. However, you can pay extra to keep outdated file versions for one year or indefinitely. Even if you discard old versions, files are only truly deleted from IDrive when you empty out the built-in archive folder.īackblaze only keeps old file versions for 30 days. These files do count against your storage limit, so you have control over how many versions to keep and for how long. With IDrive, you can store up to 30 previous versions of a file for an unlimited amount of time. When it comes to file versioning, IDrive is much more robust than Backblaze. For files that you want to keep constantly synced across all your devices, IDrive offers a dedicated sync folder in your file explorer. You also get to set the schedule when these folders are backed up. One thing we like about both the IDrive and Backblaze backup clients is that you get to choose what folders to designate for upload to the cloud. IDrive offers a backup and sync app for desktop and mobile devices (Image credit: iDrive)

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