I use local repos, no GitHub, no remote. My .git directories are my backup. Backblaze was the safety net. Past tense.
The data I'd lose isn't recoverable from anywhere else. That's the entire point of an offline backup provider. If I wanted selective cloud sync I'd use a selective cloud sync product.
What makes this worse than a bad decision is that it was a silent one. No banner, no email, no opt-out prompt, just a release note buried so deep that the only way most people will find out is when they go to restore something that isn't there. That's not an oversight, that's a choice.
I've been a paying customer for years. The product I bought backed up everything. That product no longer exists and I wasn't told.
The data I'd lose isn't recoverable from anywhere else. That's the entire point of an offline backup provider. If I wanted selective cloud sync I'd use a selective cloud sync product.
What makes this worse than a bad decision is that it was a silent one. No banner, no email, no opt-out prompt, just a release note buried so deep that the only way most people will find out is when they go to restore something that isn't there. That's not an oversight, that's a choice. I've been a paying customer for years. The product I bought backed up everything. That product no longer exists and I wasn't told.