Windows File History Alternatives

Windows File History is described as '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' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Windows File History for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Windows File History alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows File History are TimeShift, Acronis True Image, BackBlaze and CrashPlan.

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Windows File History alternatives are mainly System Restore Tools, but if you're looking for Online Backup Tools or System Backup Tools you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Windows File History.
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  1. Duplicati icon
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    Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental backups with AES-256 encryption and GPG, compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS. Supports cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and includes a built-in scheduler, auto-updater. Run backups through a web interface or command line.

    151 Duplicati alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. TimeShift icon
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    Enables regular incremental snapshots of Linux systems, preserving system files and settings. Snapshots can be restored for system recovery, use minimal disk space, exclude user files, and are managed with a user-friendly interface for reliable protection.

    35 TimeShift alternatives

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    • Linux
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  3. Full image and file backups, disk cloning, and partition management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android with ransomware protection, cloud storage, fast recovery, web-based remote management, and mobile device support for flexible, secure data protection.

    163 Acronis True Image alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. BackBlaze icon
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    Pioneering scalable cloud backup offers unlimited data protection and application storage with S3 compatibility, ensuring seamless data recovery and privacy compliance, backed by 24/7 support at one-fifth the cost of traditional solutions.

    132 BackBlaze alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  5. CrashPlan icon
     252 likes

    Provides continuous, automated cloud backup and secure, scalable recovery for business servers, endpoints, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace, protecting critical data from deletion, ransomware, and failure with compliance, threat detection, and easy management features.

    113 CrashPlan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Time Machine icon
     171 likes

    Time Machine is the breakthrough automatic backup that’s built right into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac — digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents. Now, if you ever have the need, you can easily go back in time to recover anything.

    97 Time Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. 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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  8. Déjà Dup icon
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    Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Restic behind the scenes.

    93 Déjà Dup alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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  9. 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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  10. rdiff-backup icon
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    rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can still recover files lost some time ago.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Arq icon
     25 likes

    Arq is backup software for your Mac or Windows PC.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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