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bup vs rdiff-backup

A side-by-side look at bup and rdiff-backup. 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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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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