Backblaze updates its Mac uploader for faster speeds, smarter data handling
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What you need to know The Backblaze Mac app has been updated to version 8. The new update includes support for more upload threads, better throttle management, and more. Backblaze is now better at taking your data and making sure it`s safe. Popular backup solution Backblaze has today updated its Mac app to version 8, adding some new tweaks that make it better at doing what it does best — taking data and uploading it to the Backblaze servers for safekeeping. Announced via blog post, the release brings a performance boost by increasing the number of threads that users can choose from 30 to 100. Management of that throughput is intelligent as well, with the app reducing the number of threads if it detects it`s impacting overall system performance. The added smarts are also part of the new throttling system, ensuring data uploads don`t impact the overall use of an internet connection. Throw in improved management of local data to reduce reading and writing to your storage device...