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Back In Time vs Déjà Dup: catalog facts
Back In TimeDéjà Dup
Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Free

Free and open source under the GPL, part of the GNOME project's apps.

Linux Linux
  • Unchanged files are hard-linked rather than copied, so each snapshot looks complete while using very little extra disk…
  • Encrypts, compresses and schedules backups with almost no configuration
  • Incremental, so you can restore from any particular past backup
  • It is Linux-only and inherits rsync's weaknesses, including no built-in encryption and slow handling of very large file…
  • Personal files only; the project says it does not support complete system recovery
  • Linux and GNOME only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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