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BackupPC
What it is
BackupPC is free, open-source software that backs up Linux, Windows, and macOS PCs and laptops to a server’s disk. Identical files across backups are stored once, reducing disk use and disk I/O; optional compression reduces storage further. No client software is required, with SMB, rsync, tar, and FTP methods described. Administrators can review logs, configuration, and status in a web interface. Users can start or cancel backups, browse files, and restore them directly or as ZIP or tar archives. Settings support parallel backups, full and incremental schedules, and system or individual-PC controls. Intermittently connected laptops with dynamic IP addresses are supported, and configurable email reminders can flag missed backups. The project lists support mailing lists and identifies version 4.4.0, released June 20, 2020, as latest. Documentation says it is not for exact failed-disk re-imaging.
For and against
For
- Free and open-source under GPL
- Deduplicates identical files across backups
- No client-side software required
- Supports full and incremental schedules
- Restores directly or as ZIP/tar
Against
- No mobile backup
- Not designed for exact disk re-imaging
- Latest listed release is from 2020
- MD5 collisions remain possible
The verdict
BackupPC provides server-based computer backup with deduplication, compression, scheduling, and web restores. Its free license and clientless setup are useful, but it does not replace exact disk imaging and has an older listed release.
Who it suits
It suits administrators backing up mixed Linux, Windows, and macOS computers to server storage. It also fits users needing browser-based restores without installing client software.
Plans and prices
BackupPC
Open-source backup software; backs up PCs and laptops to a server's disk
Read 9 Oct 2026 · backuppc.github.io
On the record
- Backup scope
- filebackuppc.github.io · read 20 Sep 2026
- Client setup
- No client-side software is needed; the documentation describes SMB, rsync, tar, and FTP backup methods.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Compression
- Optional compression reduces storage use, and only new files need to be compressed.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Computer backup
- Yesbackuppc.github.io · read 20 Sep 2026
- Deduplication
- Identical files across backups are stored only once to reduce disk storage and disk I/O.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Email reminders
- Users can receive configurable email reminders when their PC has not recently been backed up.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intermittent connections
- BackupPC supports laptops that connect intermittently and have dynamic IP addresses.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The maker describes BackupPC as open-source software distributed under the GPL license.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Limit
- The documentation says BackupPC is not designed to provide exact re-imaging of failed disks.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Mobile backup
- Nobackuppc.github.io · read 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- BackupPC backs up Linux, Windows, and macOS PCs and laptops to a server's disk.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Release
- The maker's home page lists version 4.4.0, released June 20, 2020, as the latest release.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Restore
- Files can be restored directly or downloaded in ZIP or tar archives.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Restore modes
- filebackuppc.github.io · read 20 Sep 2026
- Scheduling
- Configuration supports parallel backups, full and incremental schedules, and settings at the system or individual-PC level.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The documentation describes full-file MD5 digests for backup files and notes that MD5 collisions remain possible.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project lists announcement, user-support, and developer mailing lists.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
- Web interface
- Its web interface lets administrators review logs, configuration, and status, while users can start or cancel backups and browse or restore files.backuppc.github.io · read 9 Oct 2026
