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Purpose
storeBackup is a space-efficient disk-to-disk backup suite for GNU/Linux and other Unix-like systems.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Platforms
The tools are reported to run on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and AIX, and are developed and tested on GNU/Linux.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Support
The manual directs users with hints, comments, or questions to email the author at hjclaes at web.de.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
License
The manual says storeBackup is licensed under GPL version 3 or any later version.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Backup scope
mixedRead 20 Sep 2026 · nongnu.org
Computer backup
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · nongnu.org
Deduplication
It identifies identical file contents, including renamed or copied files, and uses hard links to save space while keeping each backup complete.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
File selection
It provides options to include and exclude files and directories.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Image backups
It can split large image files or devices into pieces and save only differences from existing backups.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Image files
It can split large image files or complete devices into smaller pieces and save only differences from existing backups.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Integrity checks
It can check backups and source files using MD5 sums to help detect disk bit rot.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Latency
The documentation describes fast backups over slow or high-latency network connections.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Maintainer and contact
The documentation is credited to Heinz-Josef Claes with contributor support and gives hjclaes at web.de for questions or comments.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Mobile backup
NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · nongnu.org
Monitoring
The documentation describes checking logs for ERROR and WARNING messages and mentions a Nagios or Icinga plugin.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Offline backups
It supports isolated incremental backups, such as backups made while traveling with a laptop, and later integration into a master backup.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Recovery
The documentation says backups can be restored from their native storage format even without storeBackup.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Replication
It supports time-shifted replication of backups to additional disks or locations, including complex schemes.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Restore format
The documentation says backups use a transparent native storage format and can be restored without storeBackup.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Restore modes
fileRead 20 Sep 2026 · nongnu.org
Runtime requirement
The programs are written in Perl and require a working Perl implementation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Selection
It supports configurable inclusion and exclusion of files and directories, as well as sparse files.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Special file limits
Normal files, directories, symbolic links, and named pipes are supported; other file types require the cpIsGnu option and GNU cp.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Storage
It detects files with identical contents, including renamed or copied files, and uses hard links to save space while keeping each completed backup independent.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org
Tools
The software includes a suite of backup-related command-line tools for tasks including recovery, searching, checking, and replication.Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org

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storeBackup Free GPL-v3 or later · source download Read 12 Oct 2026 · nongnu.org

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