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Duplicity vs rdiff-backup

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

Duplicity

Duplicity

Backup & Sync

Duplicity is an open source backup software that supports encrypted, incremental backups. It works by producing encrypted tar volumes and uploading them to a remote or local file server.

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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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