Commaxqnd-line backup process sending data to a scheduled cloud-based system

BackupAssist Classic

How to Run BackupAssist Classic Jobs from the Command Line

When a scheduled backup fails, the natural fix is to run it again, often automatically. But in BackupAssist Classic, the wrong command-line switch makes that retry take over the next scheduled backup, which then never runs. Mike Deaton, BackupAssist’s longest-serving technical support specialist, shows how to launch a job from the command line and which switch keeps your schedule intact.

Mike Deaton September 29, 2026

Digital business files and documents alongside a fragmented cloud interface, representing data access and digital lockout

Cyber Resilience

If your AI account vanished tonight, would your work go with it?

In May, I wrote about Andrew Olsson, a YouTuber who woke up locked out of Claude with no warning and no explanation. Everything he'd built

Linus Chang September 29, 2026

Digital document visible behind frosted glass, representing restricted data access and vendor dependency

BackupAssist Classic

Publisher, Mechanical Turk and the EU Data Act: could you still open your data?

Software and services come and go, but will your data survive? Microsoft has retired Publisher, Amazon gave Mechanical Turk customers 5 weeks’ notice, and a new part of the EU Data Act took effect. BackupAssist founder Linus Chang looks at what the 3 stories say about who decides whether you can use your own data.

Linus Chang September 29, 2026

Abstract visual representing the transition from legacy email backup technology to modern Microsoft Graph API

BackupAssist 365

Microsoft is switching off the EWS API. Here’s how we’re moving forward, and what you need to do.

BackupAssist 365 has been happily using the Microsoft EWS API for many years, but how we back up email will soon change because Microsoft is

Linus Chang August 24, 2026

Executive workspace with cybersecurity framework comparison documents, charts, and analytics dashboard illustrating cybersecurity framework evaluation for small businesses.

Best practices

Cybersecurity Frameworks for Small Business: ISO 27001, SOC 2, SMB1001, Cyber Essentials, Essential Eight and NIST — A sentiment analysis of what practitioners actually say

Introduction Are cybersecurity frameworks genuinely useful, and something you should consider? Are they a box-ticking exercise, or do they actually make your business genuinely harder

Linus Chang July 30, 2026

Network Attached Storage (NAS) device displaying snapshot timelines, backup validation, storage analytics, and recovery dashboards for ransomware resilience.

Best practices

Ubiquiti UNAS — Experimental testing methodology

Companion document to the Snapshots for ransomware resilience – research report. It documents the full experimental procedure and screenshot evidence behind that report’s scorecard, in

Linus Chang July 30, 2026

NAS device displaying multiple snapshot layers with a server rack in the background, illustrating NAS snapshots for ransomware protection and data recovery.

Best practices

Snapshots for ransomware resilience – Ubiquiti NAS research report

In the fight against ransomware, every extra security mechanism aimed at preserving and shielding backups from attack can be helpful in ensuring you have a viable recovery point.

We tested the latest NAS offering from Ubiquiti, and scored the Ubiquiti NAS a 5.5/10 for cyber-resilience. While this score may seem low, in reality we believe this device offers good “bang for buck” and is far superior to the common practice of backing up to a Windows share (which scores 1/10).

Linus Chang July 30, 2026

Server racks in a data center with one illuminated storage unit, representing NAS snapshots protecting backup data from ransomware.

Cyber Resilience

How effective are NAS snapshots against ransomware?

Most ransomware attacks don’t begin with encryption. They begin with a hunt. Before any files are scrambled, the attacker, a person already inside your network, goes looking for your backups and destroys the ones they can reach, because a backup you can restore from is a ransom you don’t have to pay.

Yet there’s a feature in millions of NAS devices that costs precisely nothing to switch on. And it could save you from a six-figure ransom.

Linus Chang June 26, 2026

Abstract illustration comparing SMR and CMR hard drive recording technologies using layered blue data tracks and glowing circular storage patterns.

Best practices

Your backup slowed to a crawl. The drive isn’t faulty.

Your backup job starts at 150 MB/s. An hour later it’s doing 25 — no errors, no warnings, nothing obviously wrong. This kind of problem is so baffling that it’s easy to blame the backup software. But nine times out of ten, the culprit is something far more mundane: you bought the wrong type of hard drive.

Mike Deaton May 27, 2026

Person standing in a glowing archive room as digital files and records dissolve into light, symbolizing AI data loss and disappearing access.

Cyber Resilience

When “AI Safety” Means Something Completely Different

Most people think AI safety is about rogue machines. But a more immediate risk is losing access to your AI account and the files stored inside it. After a YouTuber was locked out of Claude without warning, BackupAssist founder Linus Chang explores a different kind of AI safety problem: dependence on AI platforms that can disappear overnight.

Linus Chang May 26, 2026

Business professional holding a glowing cloud with a lock symbol, representing the perceived security of cloud-stored data that may not actually be backed up locally.

BackupAssist 365

Why BackupAssist Classic doesn’t show your OneDrive sync folders — and how to properly back up mixed on-premise and cloud environments

As data shifts into Microsoft 365, on-premise backups stop covering everything they used to. The natural instinct is to use the OneDrive sync app to fill that gap — but this is often unreliable and problematic. We explain why, and how to properly extend your backup coverage to include Microsoft 365 data.

Mike Deaton April 28, 2026

BackupAssist Classic

What happens when the vendor stops caring about their users?

I’ve been building backup software for Windows since 2002. So why have I personally switched to Linux and Mac wherever possible? Three things Microsoft did drove me there — and they serve as a cautionary tale for all software vendors.

Linus Chang April 28, 2026

The Cyber Resilience Blog

How to Run BackupAssist Classic Jobs from the Command Line

If your AI account vanished tonight, would your work go with it?

Publisher, Mechanical Turk and the EU Data Act: could you still open your data?

Cybersecurity Frameworks for Small Business: ISO 27001, SOC 2, SMB1001, Cyber Essentials, Essential Eight and NIST — A sentiment analysis of what practitioners actually say

Ubiquiti UNAS — Experimental testing methodology

Snapshots for ransomware resilience – Ubiquiti NAS research report

How effective are NAS snapshots against ransomware?

Your backup slowed to a crawl. The drive isn’t faulty.

Why BackupAssist Classic doesn’t show your OneDrive sync folders — and how to properly back up mixed on-premise and cloud environments

What happens when the vendor stops caring about their users?

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