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Back In Time
Free
GNU/Linux desktop backup tool
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Access limits
- Back In Time runs as a user-mode tool, so it can restore only folders the user has write access to.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Backup destinations
- Profiles support local storage, local encrypted storage, SSH remote storage, and encrypted SSH storage.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Backup scope
- filegithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Computer backup
- Yesgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Encryption
- Local encrypted and SSH encrypted profiles use gocryptfs to encrypt backup data.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Known issue
- The project reports a stable-release issue where the files view may fail to display files or directories when a backup is selected in the timeline.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The project says it is actively developed by a volunteer team, with current work focused on major issues and stabilizing the codebase.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile backup
- Nogithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Password handling
- Passwords can be stored in the desktop keyring or cached in memory for scheduled jobs, but a root user could read the cache daemon’s password.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Back In Time is a graphical and command-line tool for incremental backups on GNU/Linux desktops.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Restore
- Backups can be browsed with a file browser or terminal and restored without Back In Time, though permissions could be lost when restoring outside the application.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Restore modes
- filegithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Retention
- Rules can retain or automatically delete backups based on age, retention periods, free storage, and free inodes.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Schedules include fixed time intervals, catch-up schedules, startup events, and backup-drive connection events.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- Backup directory permissions depend on the system or user umask and the permissions of parent directories.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Server backup
- Nogithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Storage efficiency
- It uses rsync and hard links to reduce space used by unchanged files.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Storage requirements
- The destination filesystem must support hard links, and mounted remote shares must support hard links and symlinks.backintime.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
