Backblaze Computer Backup V.7.0.2 With Improvements to Safety Freeze Feature

By Yev Pusin, director of marketing, Backblaze, Inc.

We recently released an update for Backblaze Computer Backup version 7.0.2.

This release comes with improvements to Safety Freeze feature, and some enhancements to the Mac and Windows applications.

What’s new for Windows and 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 HDDs listed
- - Some users experienced duplicate volume listings in the application, which led to confusion. This release addresses that issue.
Minor improvements to logging.

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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:

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

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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.
Immediately as the default download from the company’s website.
Auto-update will begin rolling out in the next few weeks.

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