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BackupPC
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No need to install anything more on the backed-up PC
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Version 3 on-disk format is impossible to "file-copy"
V3 format uses hard-links which is almost impossble to "file-copy" (using filesystem level tools like cp or rsync) on a large system, since the hardlink management eats up vast amounts of memory (the only way to copy a backup server is to copy using a whole-disk copying method). This has been fixed in version 4 format which uses pointer files instead of hardlinks.
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Able to handle large amount of servers and data
The disk IO can be a bootleneck but the system itself handles even multi terabyte servers easily.
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Web UI timeouts on large amount of data to be displayed
The Web UI needs large amount of time to walk a directory with thousands of entries and it may cause the webserver or client to timeout. Large directories may require the admin to use the command line tools to list or restore files or directories.
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Supports various platforms
Backup method is highly configurable, using local copy, ssh, rsync, SMB or custom transfer, so able to backup almost any OS supporting these.
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Open Source
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Efficient disk format
The disk format automatically deduplicates files, and optionally compress files or assist recovery with redundancy information (par2); storage disk usage is very efficient.
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Combining full and incremental backups into "filled" view
Backups are always viewed as a whole, regardless of the count or data content of past incrementals.
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Rich command line tools
Apart from the Web UI there are command line tools for doing all tasks related to the backup system.
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License:
GPL
Scripting language:
Perl
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restic
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Command-line program
restic runs comfortably as a CLI program, which allows for batch mode processing and integration in scripts or system services.
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No built-in automation
Many backup tools come with some form of built-in scheduling, which is absent from restic.
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Deduplication
Uses deduplication of content based on slices of files; if you only change one line, you'll only have to back up the small slices in which they are contained.
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No GUI for configuring and maintaining backups
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Encrypted backups
Easily encrypt your backups using AES256.
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Very fast
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Simple command calls
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duplicity
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Encrypted locally before sending (using GnuPG)
Data is encrypted locally before being sent, and kept encrypted by a key that is never stored on the remote machine. So you might even store your data on a public space, people would still need your key or brute force it.
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You have to invest a few minutes in setup time
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Bandwidth and space efficient
Duplicity uses the rsync algorithm so only the changed parts of files are sent to the archive when doing an incremental backup. For instance, if a long log file increases by just a few lines of text, a small diff will be sent to and saved in the archive. Other backup programs may save a complete copy of the file.
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Versioning and incremental backup
You can retrieve older versions or files you recently deleted locally even after having updated your backup.
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Free and open-source
Licensed under GNU GPL v2.
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Works with scp/ssh, ftp, rsync, Amazon S3...
Duplicity does not make many demands on its archive server. As long as files can be saved to, read from, listed, and deleted from a location, that location can be used as a duplicity backend. Besides increasing choice for the user, it can make a server more secure, as clients only require minimal access.
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Has a Dockerized image
Docker allows to run programs on any Linux without having to really install them, and allows to manage versions so it runs exactly the same on different machines.
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Back In Time
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Easy to use
Although highly customizable, Back in Time is also suited for people who want an easy tool to use that will back up their data. You can use BiT simply by configuring where to save snapshots, what folders to backup and when to do it.
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Interface could be more intuitive
The program uses non-labeled, non-intuitive icons and the purpose and functionality of the file browser is not clear at first glance.
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Efficient use of storage with file-level deduplication
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Highly configurable
Almost all functionality of the program can be customized. It's possible to set when snapshot get removed based on age, available disk space, quantity in a set time period, you can include and exclude files, folders and filetypes, you can defer backups when on battery power, you can ignore errors, you can preserve ACL, extended attributes and so on.
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GPL-2.0
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Linux
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rsync
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Fast and bandwidth efficient
Only the changed parts of files are synced. For instance, if a long log file increases by just a few lines of text, a small diff will be sent to and saved in the archive. Rsync also compresses data in transit.
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No official GUI
To use rsync, you have to know your way around the command line.
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Works over SSH
SSH support allows sending files securely over the network by encrypting all communcation.
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Complicated, and you can accidentally overwrite the wrong files
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Pre-installed on OSX and most Linux distributions
Many *nix systems bundle rsync so there's nothing to install. All you need to do is open up the terminal and start using rsync.
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Free and open source
Licensed under GNU.
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Platforms:
Linux, Mac, BSD
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Tarsnap
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Focus on encryption and deduplication
Encryption allows the use to access their files with only their own keys and the deduplication saves on costs of storage as any duplicate file will be removed automatically. So not only is the platform safety minded but cost is taken into account for the user as well.
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No automatic deletion of old backups
Users will have to manually delete their old backups as there is no way to set a threshold of when older backups should be removed.
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No need to worry about versioning
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Awkward setup of encryption keys
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Platforms:
Linux; OSX; BSD
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Déjà Dup
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Backend provider choices recently removed
As of version 42, support for backup to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Openstack Swift, Rackspace, etc has been removed entirely. Google Drive is the default and seemingly only option.
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Straightforward interface
The program's interface has 4 tabs - overview, storage, folders and schedule. You select where to back up in "storage", what folders to back up and ignore in "folders" and how often to back up in "schedule." Overview displays all these settings and offers a choice of backing up and restoring.
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No way to set limitations on how much disk space the application should use
The program will use up all available disk space for backups. There's not way to set limitations.
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Can back up to any server that Nautilus can connect to
You can connect to both physically connected devices as well as devices that are available over FTP, SSH, as long as Nautilus can connect to them.
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No way to set a specific backup time for automatic backups
You can only set the backups to be daily, weekly or monthly without the ability to tell what time the backups should happen.
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Available on Ubuntu by default
For people using Ubuntu, this is already installed.
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SpiderOak
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Combines cloud syncing, storage service and backup client
Thus you have a single service for all of the things.
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Incrementals
SpiderOak updates only that part of the file that has changed, saving bandwidth and time.
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Available for many platforms
The Spideroak client is available for Linux, MacOS, Windows, Android and iOS.
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Zero knowledge
Data is locally encrypted before uploading to Spideroak. They cannot recover your data even if they wanted to since it is stored in encrypted state on their servers.
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Unintrusive
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Platforms:
Windows; Linux; OSX; Android; iOS
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CrashPlan
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Buggy
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Unintrusive
You set it up once and from then it runs in the background whenever you are not using your computers (or at specified times).
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Home edition discontinued
CrashPlan's home edition will be shut down on October 23, 2018. They are no longer accepting new signups or subscription renewals.
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Supports multiple backup destinations
You can set up different files/folders to back up to specific places.
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Popular features (local backup and trusted offsite backup) no longer available
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Differential and incremental file backup
CrashPlan updates only that part of the file that has changed, saving bandwidth and time.
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Heavy client
The BackupClient is based on Java and therefore a lot more memory-intensive than most other backup solutions
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Unlimited online storage
The $5/mo individual plan and the $12.50/mo family plan gets you unlimited cloud storage.
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Buggy
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Allows custom encryption keys
Custom 448 bit user-provided encryption key can be used to encrypt the backed up data in the cloud.
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Users can order a physical copy of their data
They will send you an external hard drive to your house.
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Unlimited revision history
CrashPlan saves all previous versions of a file.
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Platforms:
Windows; Linux; OSX; Android; iOS
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Yes
Differential:
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Incremental:
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