Been using Duplicati for years. Very fine control of what gets backed up, and backups are encrypted at the source for security. I have a distant FTP server hosting backups, and have had100% success recovering files from backups. Highly recommended!
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just found this today and now backing up my synology nas to pCloud! great solution that actually works with pCloud unlike the built in synology software.
I'm just an average guy doing projects for a living. Its got way to many choices for me. It makes nervous. Every choice means me going down another rat hole of time spent. Simple for you techies that love this world - its a nightmare for guys like me. What would be great is an overview UI that says only 3 to 5 choices and no more. Thats all. I dont care if I waste some storage space. Much better than wasting my time and stressing me. You guys work that out and just do it. I would be a customer of that kind of product and I would be happy to pay for it.
It would be nice if you could do a video on the warnings: what do they mean, what to do about them, and the meaning of the terms: Examined, Opened, Added, Modified and Deleted. Do these warnings compromise the integrity of the backup? Thanks
@@viniciusgp5656 no, I just gave up and do the backups manually. Copy and paste to my external hard drive is doing it. I tried to restore the backup after having to reinstall Windows and I couldn't even do that. I guess that some of this stuff is only for people who know how to use it and have more knowledge than I do.
The reason I like this program is that the backups are not singular binary blobs. You can choose which files to "backup", so if you're during a reinstall, you can just "restore" your data.
How is working the "volumes" ? If I backup a project folder, will my folders hierarchy be respected? (sub-folders etc). Both on the cloud and at restauration stage. "Volumes" are ZIP files? I have files that are very heavy (+5 Go per file) so what happens in that case? If I backup let's say, 999Go o on a SSD of 1 To, if I need to unzip "volumes" here, in fact I will need an SSD of 2To? (because while unzipping, zipped files AND unzipped files will be on the same disk... so it doubles the needed storage space to unzip it). If some files are in the same directory but are in different "volumes", when I unzip them, will they be restaured in the exact same sub-folder? I'm very worried about files getting in the right place because my projects files have a strict hierarchy that has to be respected (linked files etc).
I don’t think it would ever be released 😂 it’s been like this for a few years, there is no funding for this project. I doubt this will ever be released😂
Much talk about how to use it, but not very clear on key points about what it can DO: 1. Can I save my WHOLE system? 2. Can I, if my PC dies, simply buy a new PC and restore EVERYTHING. Not just some project files - I mean EVERYTHING as in EVERYTHING. Windows, all applications, all files, EVERYTHING. Such as: If I bought the same PC again, I would be in the exact same situation, without having to reinstall a single program (besides Duplicati)?
Thank's for the video. Can I save the blocks with duplicati in a single zip file on OneDrive? Every time I login in OneDrive on a new computer, it takes forever to sync all 30k block files
Is it possible that when backup is done, that the program automaticly makes a shutdown to the computer? So that I can start it manually and go to bed. When it is ready computer goes off ...
what do you know about maco if I use it by automatically scheduling backups does it keep a daemon that does everything in batch or do I need to have the whole app active? I use Kopia at the moment and it seems for this to work with scheduled tasks it needs to have the whole app started.
@@gmansiis there a way to backup the whole c drive? i’ve tried to find a service that can do it but i can’t, and the built in windows backup doesn’t work for me either for some reason.
@@bread5947 You can backup the entire disk yes. But it does not work as a disk image but as a backup. In other words, it would not help you if one day the system is damaged or corrupted and you want to recover the last intact disk image and have your operating system again. It does help you recover the files. I do not know if you understand. You can also try Restic which is very good although a little more difficult to learn than Duplicati, but at the backup level it works perfectly. If what you are looking for is to make an image of the disk, with the operating system included, I recommend Clonezilla
Is there a way or a software that just copies the folder and files in the original source structure so when i connect the "destination" hard disk to another pc i can read those folder and files normally, without me needing the backup software to read or restore those files? I can not find one. I tried many and they all, after the backup, create ONE SINGLE FILE that can only be read from the software that created it. And if i connect that external HD to another pc, I can not read those copied files coz the backup software is not installed in that second pc.
Hey, was Du suchst ist ein Sync-Tool. Vielleicht reicht Dir das Microsoft SyncToy oder FreeFileSync. Letzteres kann auch gelöschte Dateien beibehalten.
i’m currently trying 'FreeFileSync', i don’t know how well it works yet but it’s supposed to just copy the files in the same structure! you have to be careful with it though and maybe look up some tutorials.
Great Tutorial 🔥
Explored every nook and cranny of this software,
Appreciate your hardwork ✨
Been using Duplicati for years. Very fine control of what gets backed up, and backups are encrypted at the source for security. I have a distant FTP server hosting backups, and have had100% success recovering files from backups. Highly recommended!
I don't care what this video is about; I'm just here for the voice, and my daily ASMR.
personally found this easier to follow than other videos that went into different backup solutions
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Had to smile: You keep calling it "Duplicity" but it's "Duplicati". There is a backuptool "Duplicity" for Linux nonetheless.
just found this today and now backing up my synology nas to pCloud! great solution that actually works with pCloud unlike the built in synology software.
I'm just an average guy doing projects for a living. Its got way to many choices for me. It makes nervous. Every choice means me going down another rat hole of time spent. Simple for you techies that love this world - its a nightmare for guys like me.
What would be great is an overview UI that says only 3 to 5 choices and no more. Thats all. I dont care if I waste some storage space. Much better than wasting my time and stressing me. You guys work that out and just do it. I would be a customer of that kind of product and I would be happy to pay for it.
It would be nice if you could do a video on the warnings: what do they mean, what to do about them, and the meaning of the terms: Examined, Opened, Added, Modified and Deleted.
Do these warnings compromise the integrity of the backup?
Thanks
Hi, have you found any documentation that talks about the warnings?
@@viniciusgp5656 no, I just gave up and do the backups manually. Copy and paste to my external hard drive is doing it.
I tried to restore the backup after having to reinstall Windows and I couldn't even do that.
I guess that some of this stuff is only for people who know how to use it and have more knowledge than I do.
Awesome! Thank for the tips.
The reason I like this program is that the backups are not singular binary blobs. You can choose which files to "backup", so if you're during a reinstall, you can just "restore" your data.
Perfect tutorial, thank you.
How is working the "volumes" ? If I backup a project folder, will my folders hierarchy be respected? (sub-folders etc). Both on the cloud and at restauration stage. "Volumes" are ZIP files? I have files that are very heavy (+5 Go per file) so what happens in that case? If I backup let's say, 999Go o on a SSD of 1 To, if I need to unzip "volumes" here, in fact I will need an SSD of 2To? (because while unzipping, zipped files AND unzipped files will be on the same disk... so it doubles the needed storage space to unzip it). If some files are in the same directory but are in different "volumes", when I unzip them, will they be restaured in the exact same sub-folder? I'm very worried about files getting in the right place because my projects files have a strict hierarchy that has to be respected (linked files etc).
Looks very promising. Will try it out when it is released. There is NO way I'm using Beta software for backups.
I don’t think it would ever be released 😂 it’s been like this for a few years, there is no funding for this project. I doubt this will ever be released😂
It's been in BETA for about ten years, and its incredibly stable.
Much talk about how to use it, but not very clear on key points about what it can DO:
1. Can I save my WHOLE system?
2. Can I, if my PC dies, simply buy a new PC and restore EVERYTHING. Not just some project files - I mean EVERYTHING as in EVERYTHING. Windows, all applications, all files, EVERYTHING. Such as: If I bought the same PC again, I would be in the exact same situation, without having to reinstall a single program (besides Duplicati)?
1 - No, only files and folders
2 - No, only files and folders again
Duplicati is only for files and folders and not the whole system
Thank's for the video. Can I save the blocks with duplicati in a single zip file on OneDrive?
Every time I login in OneDrive on a new computer, it takes forever to sync all 30k block files
do you have any recommendations for client server backup solutions that are open-source?
Is Duplicati able to backup and restore a whole OS partition?
No, only files and folders
Duplicati is extremely buggy when using an S3 target. I haven't tried other backup types yet, but next on my list is SFTP.
You already did the test?
Is it possible that when backup is done, that the program automaticly makes a shutdown to the computer? So that I can start it manually and go to bed. When it is ready computer goes off ...
good question!
@@akagerhard You can have Duplicati run a script after a job completes. So yes, you can shutdown the computer.
Something like
@shutdown -s -f -t 300
Is Source backup for local only?
what do you know about maco if I use it by automatically scheduling backups does it keep a daemon that does everything in batch or do I need to have the whole app active? I use Kopia at the moment and it seems for this to work with scheduled tasks it needs to have the whole app started.
There is other service that lets you pick the source data from a FTP server? (that is free), thanks!
Can I backup the windows C: drive? Then instead of reinstalling windows just restore it completely from packup. Thanks
I have the same question.
@@akagerhard No, Duplicati is only for files and folders, not the whole system
@@gmansiis there a way to backup the whole c drive? i’ve tried to find a service that can do it but i can’t, and the built in windows backup doesn’t work for me either for some reason.
@@bread5947 You can backup the entire disk yes. But it does not work as a disk image but as a backup. In other words, it would not help you if one day the system is damaged or corrupted and you want to recover the last intact disk image and have your operating system again. It does help you recover the files. I do not know if you understand.
You can also try Restic which is very good although a little more difficult to learn than Duplicati, but at the backup level it works perfectly.
If what you are looking for is to make an image of the disk, with the operating system included, I recommend Clonezilla
So this is better than Cryptomator?
Tits Up!. well done, great info as I just starting using this
Cool!
their website is not working.
Is there a way or a software that just copies the folder and files in the original source structure so when i connect the "destination" hard disk to another pc i can read those folder and files normally, without me needing the backup software to read or restore those files? I can not find one. I tried many and they all, after the backup, create ONE SINGLE FILE that can only be read from the software that created it. And if i connect that external HD to another pc, I can not read those copied files coz the backup software is not installed in that second pc.
Hey, was Du suchst ist ein Sync-Tool. Vielleicht reicht Dir das Microsoft SyncToy oder FreeFileSync. Letzteres kann auch gelöschte Dateien beibehalten.
i’m currently trying 'FreeFileSync', i don’t know how well it works yet but it’s supposed to just copy the files in the same structure! you have to be careful with it though and maybe look up some tutorials.
@@bread5947 Yes, you are right. There is an option to „never erase on target“ that keeps accidental deletion from happening.
Great Sir, Thank You...
nice
Interesting
thank you
hi! :)
"Duplicity"
Dooplicatty
Cool voice to clone.
I think it is pronounced with a 'k' as in 'cat' as 'dupliKati'.
This voices distracts me, I can't pay attention in what he's talking about, I just listen to it like music.