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 TimeShift, Macrium Reflect, Restic and Time Machine.

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  1. Rollback Rx icon
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    RollBack Rx client is a system restore utility that enables home users and IT professionals to easily restore a PC to a time before certain events occurred.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Duplicacy icon
     16 likes

    Duplicacy is a new generation local and cloud backup tool that supports cross-computer deduplication. It is free for personal use and source code is available to commercial users.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Veeam Agent icon
     21 likes

    Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and Veeam Agent for Linux work with Veeam Availability Suite to deliver Availability for ALL workloads — virtual, physical and cloud — from a single management console, extending Veeam’s leadership position from being the best for VMware vSphere...

    49 Veeam Agent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. SuperDuper! icon
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    SuperDuper makes recovery painless, because it makes creating a fully bootable backup painless. Its incredibly clear, friendly interface is understandable, easy to use, and its built-in scheduler makes it trivial to back up automatically.

    33 SuperDuper! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise backup solution, for backing up and restoring VMs, containers, and physical hosts. By supporting incremental, fully deduplicated backups, Proxmox Backup Server significantly reduces network load and saves valuable storage space.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Debian
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  6. File History protects files from within the libraries, desktop, favorites, and contacts folders and creates copies of the files. in any event of a system refresh, reset or crash the files that were backed up via File History can easily be restored.

    59 Windows File History alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Reboot Restore Rx makes it easy to maintain PC’s in small public access computing environments (classrooms, computer labs, kiosks, internet cafes, libraries, etc.). Every time you restart the PCs they will automatically reset to your predefined baseline setting.

    21 Reboot Restore Rx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Cronopete icon
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    Cronopete is a backup utility for Linux, modeled after Apple's Time Machine. It aims to simplify the creation of periodic backups.

    49 Cronopete alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Snapper is a tool for Linux file system snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots it can compare snapshots and revert differences between them. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
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  10. Genie Timeline icon
     36 likes

    Offers continuous, automatic backup for music, videos, photos, and documents with settable frequency, backup resumption, system recovery, space-saving, restore points, lightweight operation, easy setup, turbo mode, and support for local, external, or network drives.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. DriveImage XML icon
     36 likes

    DriveImage XML is a reliable program for easy imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives. Image creation uses Microsofts Volume Shadow Services (VSS), allowing you to create safe "hot images" even from drives currently in use.

    51 DriveImage XML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Nero BackItUp icon
     2 likes

    Creates your backup quickly and easily to an external hard drive, optical media or the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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