5/27/2023 0 Comments Idrive rclone![]() I think what I worked out came pretty close to meeting my goals. I had hopes of finding something that would do a better job of deduplicating backup data though, because I knew there were going to be some things (like music libraries and photos) that were stored on multiple computers. In fact, I've been using rdiff-backup for at least 10 years, usually for saving snapshots of remote filesystems locally. ![]() I knew there were lots of good options for backing up files on Linux systems. That meant I had to figure out a way to replicate what CrashPlan delivered for me and my family. ![]() None of the other options I looked at matched everything I was looking for. BackupPC was a strong contender, but I had already started testing my solution before I remembered it. Backblaze offers unlimited backups at a good price (US$ 5/month), but its backup client doesn't support Linux. Carbonite is similar to CrashPlan but would be expensive, because I have multiple machines to back up. One was really happy with Arq, but no Linux support meant it was no good for me. I searched around and asked my friends about services similar to CrashPlan. Encryption in case the backup files fall into the wrong hands.Replicated data store for backup sets, so data exists in more than one place (i.e., not just backing up to a local USB drive).Point-in-time recovery (or something close) so if you accidentally delete a file but don't notice until later, it's still recoverable.Automation (so there's no need to remember to click "backup"). ![]()
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