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bup vs Rsnapshot

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

bup

bup

Backup & Sync

bup is an efficient backup system that uses a rolling checksum algorithm and hardlinking to save space. It can backup data to local disks, external drives, or cloud storage providers.

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Rsnapshot

Rsnapshot

Backup & Sync

Rsnapshot is an open-source utility for Linux that provides incremental backup functionality using rsync. It makes it easy to maintain a local backup of a remote system by only transferring the changes since the last backup.

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