Systemback Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Systemback for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Systemback and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Systemback are Timeshift, Back In Time, Déjà Dup and Duplicacy.

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  1. Duplicati icon
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    Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental backups with AES-256 encryption and GPG, compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS. Supports cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and includes a built-in scheduler, auto-updater. Run backups through a web interface or command line.

    154 Duplicati alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. Timeshift icon
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    Enables regular incremental snapshots of Linux systems, preserving system files and settings. Snapshots can be restored for system recovery, use minimal disk space, exclude user files, and are managed with a user-friendly interface for reliable protection.

    35 Timeshift alternatives

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    • Linux
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  3. Déjà Dup icon
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    Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Restic behind the scenes.

    94 Déjà Dup alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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  4. Duplicacy icon
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    Duplicacy is a new generation local and cloud backup tool that supports cross-computer deduplication. It is free for personal use and source code is available to commercial users.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Use Time Machine to automatically back up your personal data, including apps, music, photos and documents. Having a backup allows you to recover files that you later delete or can't access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. KBackup icon
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    KBackup is an application which lets you back up your data in a simple, user friendly way

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  7. Cronopete icon
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    Cronopete is a backup utility for Linux, modeled after Apple's Time Machine. It aims to simplify the creation of periodic backups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. Snapper is a tool for Linux file system snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots it can compare snapshots and revert differences between them. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert...

    18 Snapper - Snapshot Manager alternatives

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    • Linux
    • openSUSE
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  9. FSArchiver icon
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    FSArchiver is a system tool that allows you to save the contents of a file system to a compressed archive file. The file system can be restored on a partition which has a different size and it can be restored on a different file system.

    58 FSArchiver alternatives

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    • Linux
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  10. rdiff-backup icon
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    rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can still recover files lost some time ago.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Backer icon
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    Backer is a visual front end to the rsync command. It allows the user to select multiple folders and back them up to multiple locations. It stores your backup settings for you so that all your backups can be run easily using a single button click.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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