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I want to like Duplicati so much, but it breaks if you even think about looking at it. It's like the P&R Jail meme. "Interrupt the initial backup? We corrupt t
by KennyBlanken 5y ago
I want to like Duplicati so much, but it breaks if you even think about looking at it. It's like the P&R Jail meme.
"Interrupt the initial backup? We corrupt the backups."
"Relocate the backup files and update the backup destination? We corrupt your backups."
"Update to a new version? Believe it or not, we corrupt your backups."
The eight hundred open github issues is also pretty frightening for a now many-years-old piece of backup software. They really, really need to spend 6 months or more just nailing as many issues as possible, starting first and foremost with bugs relating to restores.
- seized 5y agoTake a look at Duplicacy as an alternative then. Similar core idea (takes a folder, chunks it up, tracks revisions, etc) but is faster than Duplicati and Restic. Has some other nice features like deduplication, multi client, etc. Kopia is another up and coming option too.
- KennyBlanken 5y agoI went and looked back at Duplicacy and tried to remember why I never went with it, and after 30 minutes of head scratching, realized there was a "buy" button and it all came back: Only one computer for personal use, no GUI. Otherwise, annual licensing. Fuck that.
- shock 5y agoThis entitled attitude irks me to no end. I'm curious, how much of your work do you donate to others? I would like to benefit from some of your free work, for personal use.