Time Drive Alternatives

Time Drive is described as 'With Time Drive it’s easy to keep all of your files files, photos, music and documents backed up. Just set it up, and then let Time Drive do the rest of the work' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Time Drive for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Google Drive. The best alternative is Déjà Dup, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Time Drive are Time Machine, Back In Time, Duplicacy and rdiff-backup.

Time Drive alternatives are mainly System Restore Tools but may also be System Backup Tools or File Sync Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Time Drive.

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Déjà Dup
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Free • Open Source
Backup Client
Linux
87 alternatives to Déjà Dup
Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Duplicity as the backend.
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Déjà Dup Features
1. Encrypted BackupDéjà Dup uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
2. Schedule BackupDéjà Dup supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
3. Incremental BackupDéjà Dup supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
Remote backup
Time Machine
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Free • Proprietary
System Restore Tool
System Backup Tool
Mac
89 alternatives to Time Machine
Time Machine is the breakthrough automatic backup that’s built right into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac — digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents. Now, if you ever have the need, you can easily go back in time to recover anything.
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Time Machine Features
1. Automatic BackupTime Machine will automatically back up your data periodically.
2. Differential BackupTime Machine supports differential backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last FULL backup).
3. Incremental BackupTime Machine supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
4. Schedule BackupTime Machine supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
5. File VersioningTime Machine has a version system that lets you view and go back to older versions of the project/file/document.
6. Encrypted BackupTime Machine uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
Bundled with macOS
Back In Time
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Free • Open Source
System Restore Tool
System Backup Tool
Linux
51 alternatives to Back In Time
Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux, inspired by "FlyBack project".
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Back In Time Features
1. Incremental BackupBack In Time supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. Schedule BackupBack In Time supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
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Duplicacy
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Paid • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
79 alternatives to Duplicacy
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.
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Duplicacy Features
1. Incremental BackupDuplicacy supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
Onedrive integration
Cloud based
Data deduplication
rdiff-backup
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
78 alternatives to rdiff-backup
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.
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rdiff-backup Features
File-system view
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Back4Sure
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
104 alternatives to Back4Sure
Back4Sure is a feature-rich backup solution for typical backup use. No VSS Volume Shadow Copy function for open files. The program can make a backup to hard-disk, USB drive or network and can also be compressed using high or low compression settings to a ZIP or 7-zip file of...
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Back4Sure Features
1. Command line interfaceBack4Sure either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. PortableBack4Sure can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Support for Unicode
Backup profiles
Backer
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
142 alternatives to Backer
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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Backer Features
1. Support for RsyncBacker supports rsync, a free and open source file synchronization software.
2. Schedule BackupBacker supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
Windows File History
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
72 alternatives to Windows File History
File History protects files from within the libraries, desktop, favorites, and contacts folders and creates copies of the files. in any event of a system refresh, reset or crash the files that were backed up via File History can easily be restored.
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Windows File History Features
Local backup
Bundled with Windows
Nero BackItUp
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Paid • Proprietary
Online Backup Tool
Backup Client
Windows
Android
84 alternatives to Nero BackItUp
Nero BackItUp protects your files and memories on your PC or laptop. Have your filed automatically backed up on up to 3 locations, such as USB hard disks. All you need to do is click one button to set up your backup.
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Nero BackItUp Features
1. Schedule BackupNero BackItUp supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
2. Encrypted BackupNero BackItUp uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
3. Ad-freeNero BackItUp doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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Cronopete
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Free • Open Source
System Backup Tool
Linux
48 alternatives to Cronopete
Cronopete is a backup utility for Linux, modeled after Apple's Time Machine. It aims to simplify the creation of periodic backups.
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Cronopete Features
1. Incremental BackupCronopete supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
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