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Back In Time vs rdiff-backup

A side-by-side look at Back In Time and rdiff-backup. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Back In Time

Back In Time

Backup & Sync

Back In Time is an open-source backup software for Linux. It allows scheduling regular backups of files and folders to local or remote disks, supports snapshotting for incremental backups, and provides a GUI for restoring previous versions.

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rdiff-backup

rdiff-backup

Backup & Sync

rdiff-backup is an open source utility that backs up one directory to another, storing incremental differences instead of full file copies to save space. It supports remoting backups over a network.

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