On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:44:15 -0400 Patrik Dufresne <pat...@ikus-soft.com> wrote:
> Why are you using rdiff-backup ? When I was looking for suitable backup software, I wanted: * Something I could run easily on machines I control * Incremental backups to restore previous versions if I needed to * Ability to use the backup as it is for the current version, not necessarily needing to use the backup software to be able to get anything out of it - probably my most important requirement * Something open-source so I could extend it if needed, and could understand what it will actually do, not a black box rdiff-backup fits the bill well for me, since it's trivial to install & configure, Just Works, and given an external HDD that I'd backed up to ages ago, I could just plug it in and access the current backup version as just a normal mirror, without having to install the backup software to get anything out of it. In years to come, I could still do so, even if the backup software I'd originally used is no longer supported / actively developed / no longer runs on modern systems, I could still access the backup with no effort at all, which is very valuable. The only time I wouldn't turn to rdiff-backup is if I was uploading backups to somewhere I didn't control and thus wanted encrypted backups - then I'd likely use duplicity - but I tend to back up to targets I control and can trust, so I'd rather the "plain mirror, but with diffs to get to previous versions" approach of rdiff-backup. Cheers David P
