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Downloads:

695

Downloads of v 9.0.2.783:

197

Last Update:

13 Jul 2024

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Backblaze Inc.

Tags:

backblaze backup

Backblaze Backup Client (Install)

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9.0.2.783 | Updated: 13 Jul 2024

Downloads:

695

Downloads of v 9.0.2.783:

197

Software Author(s):

  • Backblaze Inc.

Backblaze Backup Client (Install) 9.0.2.783

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Backblaze Inc. The inclusion of Backblaze Inc. trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Backblaze Inc. goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Backblaze Backup Client (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Backblaze Backup Client (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Backblaze Backup Client (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade backblaze -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade backblaze -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install backblaze
  win_chocolatey:
    name: backblaze
    version: '9.0.2.783'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'backblaze' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '9.0.2.783'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller backblaze
{
    Name     = "backblaze"
    Version  = "9.0.2.783"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'backblaze':
  ensure   => '9.0.2.783',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

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Description

Backblaze is an online backup tool that allows users to back up their data to offsite data centers.
To install, run choco install backblaze --ia '-signinaccount ""email"" ""password""'.
To add a desktop shortcut, add --params /DesktopShortcut.


tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$packageName    = 'backblaze'
$toolsDir       = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$url            = 'https://secure.backblaze.com/win32/install_backblaze.exe'
$checksum       = '68485A7489F7038099D9BECBFA58A54C8BDD87B0D2A876AF3A047491ABD0951E'
$url64          = ''
$checksum64     = ''

# SETTINGS:
# -h generates help message
# -version prints installation version info and exits
# -nogui suppress main GUI, still allows error popup dialogs
# -unpackonly does not run installer, just unpacks this archive
# -installdir <dir> uses "dir" as final location of install
# -createaccount <emailaddr> <password> creates this new account
# -signinaccount <emailaddr> <password> signs into this existing account
# -createaccount_or_signinaccount <emailaddr> <group ID> <group Token> [region] creates this new account OR signs into this existing account and invites to the group

# Get the package parameters and then back them up for the uninstaller
# This works around choco#1479 https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1479
$pp = Get-PackageParameters
$toolsPath = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$paramsFile = Join-Path (Split-Path -Parent $toolsPath) 'PackageParameters.xml'
Write-Debug "Writing package parameters to $paramsFile"
Export-Clixml -Path $paramsFile -InputObject $pp

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName    = $packageName
  fileType       = 'EXE'
  url            = $url
  url64          = $url64
  validExitCodes = @(0)
  silentArgs     = '-nogui'
  softwareName   = 'Backblaze'
  checksum       = $checksum
  checksum64     = $checksum64
  checksumType   = 'sha256' 
  checksumType64 = 'sha256'
}

$installDir = 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Backblaze'

Start-CheckandStop "bzbui"
Start-CheckandStop "bzserv"
Start-CheckandStop "bzbuitray"
Start-CheckandStop "bzfilelist"
Start-CheckandStop "bzfilelist64"
Start-CheckandStop "bztransmit"
Start-CheckandStop "bztransmit64"
Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
Start-Sleep -s 5
if ($ProcessWasRunning -eq $False) {Start-CheckandStop "Backblaze"}

# TODO: fix with --ia '-installdir "<installdir>"'
# nvm -installdir doesn't even work
if ($pp.DesktopShortcut) {
  $desktop = [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")
  Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath "$desktop\Backblaze Control Panel.lnk" `
    -TargetPath "$installDir\bzbui.exe" -WorkingDirectory "$installDir" `
    -WindowStyle 3
  Write-Host "Added desktop shortcut at '$desktop\Backblaze Control Panel.lnk'"
}
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  softwareName  = 'Backblaze'
  fileType      = 'EXE'
  silentArgs   = '' # there unfortunately isn't a setting for a silent uninstall
  validExitCodes= @(0)
}

# Settings
# -h generates help message
# -version prints out the version of bzdoinstall
# -version_to_file <fname> puts version in the file
# -unzip <zipFileName> unzip this file
# -douninstall uninstalls the product
# -doinstall <dir_containing_files_to_install> [-nogui]

# Get package parameters
$pp = Get-PackageParameters
if ($null -eq $pp -or $pp.Count -eq 0) {
  # Work around for choco#1479 https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1479
  $toolsPath = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
  $paramsFile = Join-Path (Split-Path -Parent $toolsPath) 'PackageParameters.xml'
  if (Test-Path -Path $paramsFile) {
    Write-Debug "Loading package parameters from $paramsFile"
    $pp = Import-Clixml -Path $paramsFile
  } else {
    Write-Debug "No package parameters available; shims and desktop shortcut won't be removed if they were created"
    $pp = @{}
  }
}

[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']

if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
  $key | % {
    $packageArgs['file'] = "$($_.UninstallString)"
    if ($packageArgs['fileType'] -eq 'MSI') {
      $packageArgs['silentArgs'] = "$($_.PSChildName) $($packageArgs['silentArgs'])"
      $packageArgs['file'] = ''
    } else {
	  $packageArgs['file'] = "$($_.UninstallString)"
	  $fileStringSplit = $packageArgs['file'] -split '\s+(?=(?:[^"]|"[^"]*")*$)'
	  if ($fileStringSplit.Count -gt 1) {
		  $packageArgs['file'] = $fileStringSplit[0]
		  $packageArgs['silentArgs'] += " $($fileStringSplit[1..($fileStringSplit.Count-1)])"
	  }
	}
	#Thanks to dtgm and the GitHub package for ideas.
	$scriptPath = $(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)
	$ahkFile = Join-Path $scriptPath "uninstall.ahk"
	$ahkRun = "$Env:Temp\$(Get-Random).ahk"

	Copy-Item $ahkFile "$ahkRun" -Force
	$ahkProc = Start-Process -FilePath 'AutoHotKey' `
					   -ArgumentList $ahkRun `
					   -PassThru
	Write-Debug "$ahkRun start time:`t$($ahkProc.StartTime.ToShortTimeString())"
	Write-Debug "$ahkRun process ID:`t$($ahkProc.Id)"
    Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
	Remove-Item "$ahkRun" -Force
  }
} elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
  Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
} elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
  Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
  Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
  Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
  $key | % {Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)"}
}

if ($pp.DesktopShortcut) {
  $desktop = [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")
  Remove-Item "$desktop\Backblaze Control Panel.lnk" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Force | Out-Null
}
Remove-Item "C:\Program Files\Backblaze" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Force | Out-Null
tools\uninstall.ahk
WinWait, Uninstall Backblaze
WinActivate, Uninstall Backblaze
Send {Enter}

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Backblaze Backup Client (Install) 9.0.1.777 79 Monday, May 20, 2024 Approved
Backblaze (Install) 6.0.0.297-PackRevB 299 Sunday, April 7, 2019 Exempted

Improvements

The following improvement was made in this release.

  • Notifications and the process for handling the end-of-life status of an installed Backup Client version were improved through various enhancements.

Bug Fixes

The following issues were corrected in this release.

  • The correct version history is now displayed in the Control Panel after a Backup Client upgrade.
  • An upgrade link now appears so a user can upgrade to “Forever” version history.
  • Version History text and stats persist after upgrading the Backup Client.
  • Non-functional updates were made to the Computer Backup Installer.
  • Help Center text and a link was added to the Backup Client Control Panel for Windows 11.
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