Time Machine for Linux Alternatives

Time Machine for Linux is described as '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' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Time Machine for Linux for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD and OpenBSD apps. The best Time Machine for Linux alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Time Machine for Linux are Macrium Reflect, TimeShift, Restic and Time Machine.

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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Windows Backup and Restore (formerly Windows Backup and Restore Center) is a component of Microsoft Windows introduced in Windows Vista and included in later versions that allow users to create backups and restore from backups created earlier.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. HDclone icon
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    HDClone creates physical or logical copies (clones) and file images of hard disks and other mass storage media. HDClone is a perfect tool for backups and copies of entire software or operating system installations.

    50 HDclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Duplicity icon
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    Duplicity is a software suite that provides encrypted, digitally signed, versioned, remote backup of files requiring little of the remote server.

    35 Duplicity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. Nero BackItUp icon
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    Creates your backup quickly and easily to an external hard drive, optical media or the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
    • Nero BackItUp is the most popular Android alternative to Time Machine for Linux.

    • Nero BackItUp is Paid and ProprietaryTime Machine for Linux is Free and Open Source
    • Nero BackItUp is LightweightTime Machine for Linux is not according to our users
  7. Systemback icon
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    Simple system backup and restore application with extra features. Systemback makes it easy to create backups of system and users configuration files. In case of problems you can easily restore the previous state of the system. There are extra features like system copying, system.

    50 Systemback alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. ChronoSync icon
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    ChronoSync can synchronize, backup, and create bootable backups to almost anything you can connect to your Mac: select cloud services, other Macs, NAS drives, external drives, PC's or anything you can mount as a volume.

    65 ChronoSync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Back4Sure icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Drive SnapShot icon
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    A fast and inexpensive imaging tool. Very simple yet powerful, following the KISS methodology. Can be run as a portable app, thereby opening up a lot of possibilities. For instance, I use it to remotely back up all the computers on our network via command line and PSEXE.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. ShadowProtect icon
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    Fast and reliable disk-based backup that captures full, differential and incremental point-in-time backup images of your entire system. This includes the operating system, applications, configuration settings and data.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Arq icon
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    Arq is backup software for your Mac or Windows PC.

    50 Arq alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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