Ask HN: Open-source Windows 11 backup solutions

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  • UrBackup

    UrBackup - Client/Server Open Source Network Backup for Windows, MacOS and Linux

  • BorgBackup

    Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

  • i use - and recommend - "borgbackup": for example with the "vorta" graphical frontend

    * https://www.borgbackup.org/

    * https://vorta.borgbase.com/install/windows/

    just my 0.02€

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  • arq_restore

    command-line utility for restoring from Arq backups

  • There's also Arq Backup which can backup to OneDrive so if you have less than 1TB to backup you might not need to pay anything.

    https://www.arqbackup.com/

  • kopia

    Cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS & Linux with fast, incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression and data deduplication. CLI and GUI included.

  • Thanks for the tip on Kopia. Setting it up now, looks perfect.

    https://github.com/kopia/kopia

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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