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btrfs vs SnapRAID

A side-by-side look at btrfs and SnapRAID. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

btrfs

btrfs

System & Hardware

btrfs is an open-source file system that aims to offer advanced features compared to ext4. Some key features include snapshotting, checksums, and copy-on-write, as well as optimizations for SSDs

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SnapRAID

SnapRAID

Backup & Sync

SnapRAID is an open-source backup program for disk arrays. It protects data on hard disk drives by generating parity information that allows recovery from up to six disk failures. It does not create copies of files, but relies on regular block-level snapshots to provide history.

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