DAR Alternatives

DAR is described as 'dar is a shell command that backs up directory trees and files, taking care of hard links, Extended Attributes, sparse files, MacOS's file forks, any inode type (including Solaris Door inodes), etc' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are nine alternatives to DAR for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Mac, Haiku and Ubuntu. The best alternative is BorgBackup, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DAR are Emborg, Vorta, XZ Utils and borgmatic.

DAR alternatives are mainly File Compressors but may also be Backup Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of DAR.

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BorgBackup
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30 alternatives to BorgBackup
BorgBackup (short: Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. Optionally, it supports compression and authenticated encryption.
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BorgBackup Features
1. Incremental BackupBorgBackup supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. Automatic BackupBorgBackup will automatically back up your data periodically.
3. Encrypted BackupBorgBackup uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
4. Schedule BackupBorgBackup supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
5. AES-256 EncryptionBorgBackup has AES-256 Encryption, i.e. very strong security.
Remote backup
Data deduplication
Emborg
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Backup Client
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26 alternatives to Emborg
Emborg is a simple command line utility to orchestrate backups. It is built as a front-end to Borg, a powerful and fast deduplicating backup program. With Emborg, you specify all the details about your backups once in advance, and then use a very simple command line interface...
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1. Encrypted BackupEmborg uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
2. Command line interfaceEmborg either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. Incremental BackupEmborg supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
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Data deduplication
Configurable
Vorta
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Backup Client
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15 alternatives to Vorta
Vorta is a backup client for macOS and Linux desktops. It integrates the mighty Borg Backup with your favorite desktop environment to protect your data from disk failure, ransomware and theft.
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Vorta Features
1. Schedule BackupVorta supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
2. Incremental BackupVorta supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
3. Encrypted BackupVorta uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
Data deduplication
Flexible
XZ Utils
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File Compressor
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Haiku
6 alternatives to XZ Utils
XZ Utils is free general-purpose data compression software with high compression ratio. XZ Utils were written for POSIX-like systems, but also work on some not-so-POSIX systems. XZ Utils are the successor to LZMA Utils.

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XZ is a compression utility; DAR is a backup utility. XZ alone cannot even archive files; files need to be wrapped first with tar.
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borgmatic
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Backup Client
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borgmatic is simple, configuration-driven backup software for servers and workstations. Protect your files with client-side encryption. Backup your databases too. Monitor it all with integrated third-party services.
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borgmatic Features
1. Encrypted Backupborgmatic uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
2. Incremental Backupborgmatic supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
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GNU tar
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5 alternatives to GNU tar
GNU tar saves many files together into a single tape or disk archive, and can restore individual files from the archive. It includes multivolume support, the ability to archive sparse files, automatic archive compression/decompression, remote archives and special features that...

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gzip
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File Compressor
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21 alternatives to gzip
GNU Gzip is a software application used for file compression and decompression. It is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding.

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gzip is a compression utility; DAR is a backup utility. gzip alone cannot even archive files; files need to be wrapped first with tar.
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bzip2
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File Compressor
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5 alternatives to bzip2
bzip2 is a file compressor that uses the Burrows–Wheeler algorithm. It is only a compressor for single files and not a full archiver.

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AutoArchive
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Linux
7 alternatives to AutoArchive
AutoArchive is a simple utility to help create backups more easily. The idea of the program is that all essential information for creating a single backup—such as list of directories that should be archived, the archive name, etc.
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AutoArchive Features
1. Command line interfaceAutoArchive either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.

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