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What are the best backup programs for Linux with a GUI?

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Back In Time
May 3, 2016
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Highly configurable

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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 erro...
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Interface could be more intuitive

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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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Available on Ubuntu by default

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Comes pre-installed on Ubuntu.
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Straightforward interface

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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...
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Can back up to any server that Nautilus can connect to

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You can connect to both physically connected devices as well as devices that are available over FTP, SSH, etc.
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No way to set limitations on how much disk space the application should use

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The program will use up all available disk space for backups. There's not way to set limitations.
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No way to set a specific backup time for automatic backups

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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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