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Backup wrapper nono Backup-rsync-time-backup

Time Machine-style backups for Linux and macOS using rsync

Backup & Recovery ★ 3.6k stars Easy setup MIT

rsync-time-backup is a script that provides Time Machine-style incremental backups using rsync. It creates hard-linked snapshots so each backup appears as a full copy while saving disk space.

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Key features

  • Time Machine-style snapshots
  • Hard-link deduplication
  • Single portable script

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (3.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Shell

Is Backup wrapper nono Backup-rsync-time-backup secure?

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