FastBack vs FastBack
FastBack
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| Figure | FastBack | FastBack |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Backup Software | 7.3 (#12) | 8.5 (#1) |
| Backup storage | It supports local backups and remote backups to Git servers or network volumes. | Local backup data is kept in a hidden .git directory inside the world folder. |
| Integrations | FastBack supports LuckPerms permissions and remote backups to Git servers such as GitHub. | FastBack supports LuckPerms through the Fabric Permissions API for fine-grained command permissions. |
| Local backups | The mod can back up worlds locally and restore a snapshot as a copy of the world. | The mod can create backups on the local machine. |
| Purpose | FastBack is a Minecraft mod that creates incremental world backup snapshots, saving only changed parts of the world. | FastBack is a Minecraft mod that creates incremental world backup snapshots, saving only changed parts of the world. |
| Requirements | FastBack requires native Git and Git LFS to be installed. | FastBack requires native Git and Git LFS to be installed and available on the Minecraft process PATH. |
| Restore | You can restore a snapshot as a separate world copy; restoring does not change the current world files. | A restore creates a copy of the world from a selected snapshot, leaving the current world files untouched. |
| Retention | FastBack supports daily, fixed-count, GFS, or all-snapshots retention policies; its default keeps the last snapshot from each day and all snapshots from the last three days. | FastBack supports snapshot pruning and retention policies. |
| Scheduling | Backups can run when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves, with a configurable minimum wait between automatic backups. | Backups can run automatically when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves. |
| Support | The documentation directs users who need help installing native Git to the maker’s Discord channel. | The project directs users to its Discord for questions and help installing native Git. |
| What it does | FastBack is a Minecraft mod that creates incremental world snapshots, saving only the parts of the world that changed. | FastBack is a Minecraft mod that creates incremental Git-powered world snapshots. |
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In their own words
FastBack
FastBack is a free Minecraft mod for making incremental snapshots of Java worlds: each snapshot records only the parts that have changed. It can save backups locally, send them to another Git repository, or write them to a network drive without a Git server. Automatic backups can run when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves, with a configurable minimum wait between runs. A snapshot can be restored as a separate world copy, so the current world files remain unchanged. Retention options include daily, fixed-count, GFS, and all-snapshots policies; snapshots can also include mod jars and configuration files. FastBack works on Minecraft clients and dedicated servers, with Linux, Mac, and Windows support. Separate Fabric and NeoForge mod files are listed. It requires native Git and Git LFS to be installed and available on the Minecraft process PATH. Garbage collection can take more than five minutes, and the documentation recommends running git gc directly for worlds larger than 1 GB. The mod is distributed under GNU Public License version 2; modpack use requires attribution with a link to the project page.
FastBack
FastBack is a free, open-source Minecraft mod for incremental world backups: snapshots save changed parts rather than the entire world. Backups can be stored locally, on a Git server, or on a network volume without a Git server. They can run when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves. Restoring a snapshot creates a copy of the selected world, leaving the current files untouched. Snapshot pruning and retention policies help manage backups, which can also include mod JARs and configuration files. FastBack works with Minecraft clients and dedicated servers on Linux, Mac, and Windows. It requires native Git and Git LFS to be installed and available on Minecraft's process PATH. The project describes it as intended for worlds up to about 5GB and recommends GitHub remotes only for smaller worlds under 500MB because of GitHub size restrictions. Documentation links to CurseForge for downloads and Discord for questions and help installing native Git. FastBack is distributed under GNU GPL version 2.