Bup
Very efficient backup system based on the git packfile format, providing fast incremental saves and global deduplication (among and within files, including virtual machine images). Please post problems or patches to the mailing list for discussion (see the end of the README below). (by bup)
TimeShift
System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB. (by teejee2008)
| Bup | TimeShift | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 142 | |
| 7,075 | 4,441 | |
| 0.2% | - | |
| 8.0 | 4.7 | |
| 13 days ago | over 1 year ago | |
| Python | Vala | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Bup
Posts with mentions or reviews of Bup.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-28.
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GitMounter: A FUSE filesystem for Git repositories
The presented idea (one folder per commit, as FUSE fs) seems indeed largely impractical.
But there are good uses for mountable "git like" repos. For example for backup systems.
https://github.com/bup/bup
- Bup – Backup system based on Git
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Framework Laptop 16 Deep Dive - Memory and Storage
For example bup
- Manjaro / KDE — hard to dislike
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How to log only the content that has been changed in a file?
https://github.com/bup/bup ?
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duplicati has crossed me for the last time; looking for other recovery options to back up my system and docker containers (databases + configs)
Recently testing bup https://bup.github.io
- Show HN: We scaled Git to support 1 TB repos
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The various scripts I use to back up my home computers using SSH and rsync
You may really like https://github.com/bup/bup if you want something a bit more modern but in the same style
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Any plans for kernel version in the future?
That's really good to hear! They got a (well deserved!) 100M investment recently. I didn't know it until recently, but apenwarr made some of my favourite tools (sshuttle, bup) and now tailscale! If you come across the podcast again, please post the link, I'd love to listen to it.
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What is the best way to back up a dual-booting Windows and Linux PC?
https://bup.github.io/
TimeShift
Posts with mentions or reviews of TimeShift.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-27.
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Need a way to use BTRFS snapshots for system backups? Use BTRFS assistant, not Timeshift!
The previous developer of timeshift—Tony George (GitHub) — has been the developer since 2017 (based on GitHub version history), and has recently handed off development to the Linux Mint team.
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How do you do backups of your drives?
I use both timeshift & duplicity
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Timeshift - User Home Directories, Exclude All Files or Include All Files?
Don't believe me or u/acejavelin69 - read what the developer has to say about user data and why it is disabled by default. https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
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Mysterious Timeshift update
Version v22.06.6 Latest
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set up timeshift on fedora 37
The original dev used ubuntu and only wanted to support the default ubuntu layout: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/issues/821
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System backup software question.
What system backup software can you recommend? In the past on Ubuntu I tested Timeshift, and it looks really cool. But the "main problem" is thing, that some options not work in Fedora: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift, specifically BTRFS. What does it mean, this is a problem?
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Backup solution before system upgrade to Fedora 37
- [Timeshift](https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift) or [Deja Dup](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DejaDup) and back-up everything.
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How to include /root and /home/user in timeshift snapshots
What I tried is to add "exclude" : [ "+ /home/user1/**", "+ /root/**", "+ /home/user2/**", ], to /etc/timeshift.json as per this post but the files within those folders still aren't included in the backup.
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Ubuntu 22.10 Timeshift
Releases · teejee2008/timeshift Was fixed. Get PPA from that repo to have the latest release.
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Best configuration for bare hypervisor distro FOR DESKTOP VMs
Are you sure you need a full on virtual machine, rather than a system snapshotting tool like Snapper or Timeshift?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Bup and TimeShift you can also consider the following projects:
BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.
Back In Time - Back In Time - An easy-to-use backup tool for GNU Linux using rsync in the back
restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program
snapper - Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications
Duplicity - Unnoficial fork of Duplicity - Bandwidth Efficient Encrypted Backup
bupstash - Easy and efficient encrypted backups.
Rsnapshot - a tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss)
Rdiff-backup - Reverse differential backup tool, over a network or locally.
Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!
Kup Backup System - A backup scheduler for KDE's Plasma desktop