IdleBackup Alternatives

IdleBackup is described as 'Easy to use backup program that can make an automatic backup during idle time of the computer. Built in restore function' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to IdleBackup for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Google Drive apps. The best IdleBackup alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IdleBackup are rsync, Areca Backup, Backer and Back4Sure.

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  1. A graphical user interface for rsync, which looks-and-feels like a standard FTP client, but uses the rsync protocol ‘under the hood’ to boost transfer speeds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. BitReplica is a tool for backing up files stored on your Windows PC. It protects your photos, music, documents and any other data from being lost due to a hard drive crash, virus attack or accidental deletion.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Z-DBackup icon
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    Z-DBackup is a modular backup system which can copy complex data sets quickly, easily and reliably to any kind of target drive and optionally even to CD-R/W, DVD+/-R/W, DVD-RAM, Blu-Ray, tape, USB flash drives and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Lsyncd watches a local directory trees event monitor interface (inotify or fsevents). It aggregates and combines events for a few seconds and then spawns one (or more) process(es) to synchronize the changes. By default this is rsync.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. SaftBackup icon
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    SaftBackup is an english & german backup-software including version control. Backup of locked files via Volume Shadow Copy, automatical limits for the number of backups or backup age.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6.  2 likes

    AnyBackup is designed to keep two pools of volumes in sync with one another. The primary use case is backing up one large network array to several smaller volumes. These syncs are intended to be periodic and user initiated.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7.  1 like

    Snap Backup is a utility for individual computer users who need a simple and convenient way to backup their valuable files. It is available in Dutch, English, Esperanto, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Slovene.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Solaris
     
  8. Rebel Backup icon
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    Rebel Backup lets you make encrypted backups of your important files offsite to Dropbox or Google Drive. You control what and how often is backed up, and the encryption happens locally on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Drive
    • Dropbox
     
  9. DotSpirit Backup allows to automatically back up your hard drive to DotSpirit's secured servers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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