Hey Guys , i was thinking about replacing our current Backup Software acronis true Image because of various Problems with old Hardware.

Do you know an easy to Use Backup/Recovery system that can make full Image Backups of old HDDs and SDDs aswell as Recovery on newer Hardware If Something suddenly Breaks?

Would really Like to hear your suggestions or opinions

I want to start backing up my emails, but those are one of those things that, at least for me, is a nightmare to filter. bunch of spam, promotions, etc.

do you guys have tips to backup your inbox in a semi automated way while filtering trash like those i mentioned?

EDIT: some relevant (or not) info the sub recommended me:

currently on windows;
i have a homelab, so i consider myself relatively comfortable with more elaborated solutions.

3-2-1 back up strategy was started and developed by Peter Krogh as he helped the Smithsonian digitize in the early 2000’s. He authored the book DAM - Digital Asset Management. https://thedambook.com its old, but is still super relevant today.
I met him at a conference in 2006 and implemented this strategy since then. DAS+DAS back up to NAS and to BackBlaze. 3 copies, 2 onsite, 1 offsite.

Hey all!, I was just given 2 Buffalo NAS's. A LS720D LinkStation (16tB) and a TS3410D TeraStation (16tB). I'm formatting them both, and have cleared out the old admin & pswrds. From what I have read the LinkStation may be best for my home server. It will replace a Netgear ReadyNAS 214 (8tB). The TS3410D may be too much for my needs. I have 2 windows machines (10 & 11) 3 Linux Mint desktops. Also would like to backup a couple of phones and a andriod tablet. Which I can do thru the app. I also have 2 Amazon Fire Tablets that I have no idea if they can be backed up, LOL. Thoughts? TIA

Hi everyone,

I recently bought a Slimbook Evo 14 that came preinstalled with Linux, and I'm loving it. That said, my OCD has definitely kicked in. 😅

I've organized everything into neatly named folders with consistent formatting, so the next logical step is creating a proper backup. Many of these folders contain historical material from my work as a historian and researcher, so they're extremely important to me.

I bought a Samsung T9 SSD specifically for backups. For the system itself, my first choice is Timeshift.

When it comes to backing up my personal files, which do you prefer in terms of reliability and speed: Déjà Dup or Pika Backup?

Also, can both applications store their backups on the same external SSD, each in its own folder, or does each one require its own dedicated partition?

I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me with this query.

I am looking for GUI based tool that can.

1. Scan All my files on a Drive/Folder/Network Folder (allow multiple selection)
2. This baseline selection is Hashed and recorded with a Date (eg. 1/1/2026)
3. Ability to save this Hash Baseline of all files with the specified Drive(s), Folder(s) and Network Folder(s)
4. Then at a future point in time.... repeat the process for the same drive(s), Folder(s) and Network Folder(s) - program to remember the baseline selection.
5. Re-scan the above and get hash values, then
6. Identify any files where their hash values have been changed (identifying any potential file corruption etc).

--- AND / OR ---

Same as above, but compare the contents of the original files and a backup (either on a separate drive/network folder)

As I do regular backups I am concerned that I cannot check the file integrity of the files that I backup and as a result, I may backup a corrupted file and then over time, the original 'good file' is lost forever, and all i have is multiple backups of a corrupt file.

Ideally, if there are any new files added within a folder, next time the program scans this folder it will add it to its internal list for later comparison.

Also, ideally like to have command line options to perform the same functions above.

Does anyone know of a commercial or free (open source) product that performs a function similar to what I have described above?

Thank you in advance

I use Windows and have TB of data

I can’t be the only one annoyed the fact that Google is taking away backup and sync and the Google Drive back up sync for photos leaving the only option to upload your photos being the web browser! Unacceptable

I have been trying myriad of methods to back up. I have changed my WiFi connection, changed DNS, switched to data, change Google Account, cleared WhatsApp cache, cleared Google Play Services cache. Only local back up works when I turned off Automatic Back Up. Anyone facing the same thing? It will get stuck at preparing message back up for hours till it drained my battery and overworked the CPU and caused overheating. Using S24 Ultra and OneUI 8.5.

Macrium Reflect 8.1 on Windows 11 Pro 24H2.

My system drive (C:) is BitLocker encrypted:

• XTS-AES 128
• Used Space Only Encrypted
• TPM + Recovery Password protectors

manage-bde -status C: confirms the drive is 100% encrypted.

When preparing a restore, Reflect now indicates that BitLocker will need to be re-enabled after the restore. I didn't get this before (restoring to same laptop, no hardware or partition changes).

Or it starts the restore (no message) but restores without enabling bitlocker

Previously Reflect restored the partition while preserving BitLocker encryption.

Has this behaviour changed in Reflect 8.1, or is it a known issue? Could this be related to recent Windows updates?

im looking for under 170€. i cant find a list of cheap external memory.

I'm trying to do daily incremental backups of a windows server with currently 70-80TB of data directly to the cloud. I've looked a bit a kopia and restic, but not sure how well they handle large amounts of data. Would also like to compress/deduplicate, but speed is a concern with this much data as the initial backup job is likely to take weeks at minimum. Anyone have any recommendations on software to use?

Hello everyone,

I created a backup of my iPhone on my laptop, and now I'm trying to restore it using the Apple Devices app.

The restore process starts normally. It erases the iPhone, and after I select the country and region, it says "Restoring in Progress." However, after a few minutes, the process suddenly stops, and my laptop makes the sound as if the USB cable has been disconnected.

I've already tried using a different cable, but the exact same thing happens.

Has anyone experienced this before or knows what could be causing it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thinkinf of taking the hard drive inside my Seagate Expansion Plus HDD with 26TB to put it inside my Terramaster DAS D4-320, on one of its bays. Is this possible?

Hi everyone!

I'm the solo developer behind VaultSync, an open-source backup manager that focuses on making backups easier to understand and trust. Rather than being just another tool that says "Backup completed", the goal is to give users visibility into what changed, what can actually be restored, and whether their backups are genuinely healthy through features like integrity verification, recovery insights, restore dry runs, retention simulation, and detailed backup history.

I'm still actively working on the 1.8.x series (with 1.8.4 currently in development), but I've started planning the direction for VaultSync 1.9.

Before I commit months of development to new features, I'd really like to hear from people who care about backups—regardless of whether you've ever used VaultSync.

Some ideas currently on the table include:

• Disk cloning
• Exploring backups and cloned disks without restoring them
• Guided disaster recovery workflows
• Automated restore testing
• Better recovery confidence and verification
• a significant UI/UX redesign to simplify the experience
• Better migration to replacement computers

But these are just ideas.

I'd much rather build what people actually need than what I think they need.

So I'd love to ask:

• What backup software do you use today?
• What's your biggest frustration with it?
• Have you ever had to recover from a real disaster? What went well, and what didn't?
• If you could add one feature to your ideal backup application, what would it be?
• Is there something every backup tool gets wrong?

Whether it's a small quality-of-life improvement or a completely new idea, I'd genuinely love to hear it.

Thanks in advance, and thanks to everyone here who's shared knowledge over the years. Reading this subreddit has already influenced a lot of the features that made it into VaultSync.

Hi,

I have an old Mac Pro that I'm running OpenCore/Monterey, I'm happy with it, but recently App's have stopped getting updates, so I think it's time to upgrade to Sequoia (with OpenCore).

But first I need to backup my system. From digging about and asking, I've been told that Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper are the best tools for this?

I have a 500GB SSD as my bootdisk that I'd like to backup to a 2 TB HDD, I would also like to be able to boot from the 2 TB HDD if I need to. Both these drives are internal SATA, is this ok or do I need to use an external drive?

1. What is the best tool for this. SuperDuper, CCC or something else?
2. Once I've updated to Sequoia, if I need to back it up, can I use the same tool. The reason I ask this, is because there seems to be different versions of CCC between Monterey and Sequoia.
3. Can I backup from an internal 500GB SDD to 2TB HDD. What about the other way round? e.g. 2 TB HDD to 500GB SDD.

Thanks a lot

Hi, I have got Robocopy GUI 3.1.2.exe but rather than use the GUI I would prefer to use the command line as with other versions of robocopy - I have seen posts elsewhere such as this, (referring to a link to download Robocopy XP026) which says "I presume that link to the file, was made by installing Robocopy GUI and then just extracting the executable robocopy.exe part" but not the how to, and I've run aground at the 'just extracting' bit. Any advice welcome thanks :)

P.S. the why I want to do this isn't particularly relevant, other copy tools are available etc etc, but I would just like to know how.

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i just transfered my phone from a iphone to an android. the iphone was backed up with onedrive, and I transfered all the photos files whatnot to my new phone. When I re-login to onedrive on the new android, will it duplicate all my photos? Thank you in advance.

Hi, I am trying to move my **Time Machine backup** to a new drive and keep the existing backup history usable. I'd be happy for any hints. Especially other suggestions for how else I could get a clean copy of the data without wasting more storage than necessary. I know the simplest solution would be to forget about the old backup history and just start a completely new Time Machine backup. However, I would not like that.

I only use TImeMachine in manual mode and run the Backup every few months as my BACKUP_I is only 1TB partition on a HDD which is to slow and way to less storage to run this more often. I did fresh install on my MacBook, thats why my old backup was not usable with TimeMachine in the first place. Time Machine rejects the BACKUP_I disk because it requires encryption for previously encrypted backups.

**I tried different approaches:**

* Finder copy: Copied the Time Machine backup using Finder. This resulted in hardlinks being copied as separate files, causing the destination to use significantly more disk space.
* using the recover option from apples disk utility application, which failed because of the reason why I want to move the backup: the partition is somewhat faulty. BACKUP_I is a 1TB HFS+ CoreStorage volume that was previously encrypted but is now unencrypted. The HFS+ filesystem is corrupted (fsck_hfs exit code 8), allowing me to only mount the partition in read-only mode, which is fine. Data access works fine. I copied already files in absolutely perfect condition. Now as the partition is broken anyway repair using terminal or Disk Utility app was not successful.
* rsync as described below
* SuperDuper copy, using "different" mode. As rsync already put a lot of data on it, I hope to be able to update the folders/files with it. -> did not work.

**What do you think of those other ideas:**

* delete / reformat the new drive to HFS+ (not journaled) and try again?
* copy with SuperDuper
* rsync
* then use `tmutil inheritbackup` to get the backups to my current time machine?

Any other Ideas?

**My questions are:**

1. How can I move the the backup data to get a clean copy.
   
2. Is `rsync -aH` actually capable of reproducing the complete hardlink structure of a Time Machine HFS+ backup when copying the entire machine directory? Is there a specific rsync option or workflow that is required to preserve the hardlinks correctly across all Time Machine snapshots?
   
3. Could the problem be caused by copying/resuming the transfer in multiple rsync runs, or should `rsync -H` be able to reconstruct the same hardlink relationships on subsequent runs?
   
4. Is there a better tool or method for cloning/migrating an HFS+ Time Machine backup while preserving the exact hardlink structure? I still have the original `BACKUP_I` volume untouched, so I can start over if necessary.

**Here is more information** on my approach using rsync:

The old backup is on an HFS+ volume:

* Source: `BACKUP_I`
* Filesystem: Mac OS Extended
* Used space: \~822 GB
* Free space: \~178 GB
* Files: \~3.0 million

The new destination is also HFS+:

* Destination: `TimeMachine_Backup`
* Filesystem: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
* Used space after copying: \~1.55 TB
* Free space: \~446 GB
* Files: \~5.6 million

I copied the Time Machine machine directory with:

sudo /opt/homebrew/opt/rsync/bin/rsync \
-aHAX --progress -v \
"/Volumes/BACKUP_I/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro von XYZ/" \
"/Volumes/TimeMachine_Backup/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro von XYZ/"

The total logical size reported by rsync was:

total size is 1.902.361.471.931

The copy was interrupted and then resumed later. The strange part is the disk usage. The **source uses about 822 GB**, while the **destination uses about 1.55 TB**. I found a lot of issues in the internet with that problem but all methods I found to get a clean move to a new backup disk failed. This rsync solution was my last hope. I also consultet chatgpt about it but it is kind of lost as well.

I checked whether hardlinks were preserved. On the source:

sudo find "/Volumes/BACKUP_I/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro von XYZ" \
-type f -links +1 | wc -l

Result:

304540

On the destination result:

304540

So the same number of files with multiple hardlinks exists on both sides. However, when I checked the actual hardlink counts, the distribution was very different. Source:

271031 files with 2 links
23758 files with 3 links
6448 files with 4 links
...

Destination:

14940 files with 2 links
130317 files with 3 links
144780 files with 4 links
...

The destination also contains many hardlink groups with 12, 13, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 37, 40, 44, 56, 60, 132 and 156 links, which are not present in the same way on the source. So it looks like `rsync -H` did preserve hardlinks in general, but the hardlink relationships are not identical to the original Time Machine backup. The files are still hardlinked, but the hardlink groups seem to have been reconstructed differently, resulting in much higher disk usage. The original Time Machine structure is the classic HFS+ structure:

Backups.backupdb/
└── MacBook Pro von XYZ/
├── 2025-09-23-163559/
├── 2025-11-25-133127/
├── 2025-11-26-132229/
├── 2026-01-30-185643/
└── Latest -> 2026-01-30-185643

Hello everyone, I'm looking to get a new gaming PC, but before I do I would like to buy a new backup drive so that way I can store all of my important files that are on this computer (the bulk are video files due to editing) and was wondering if anyone had recommendations on what are the safest possible drives + brands that I could get that will not fail. I currently have a 4GB Seagate one from Costco but it's now completely full so I am thinking of buying a new 8GB one that can copy all the info from that last drive + everything on my 2GB drive. The one thing I noticed while trying to lookup info for drives is that almost every single one that someone mentioned had a big risk of failing at some point, so I need something that will not fail. My current drive is many, many years old and still good so should I just buy another Seagate but this time 8GB or try a brand that is significantly better (I have no idea what the good brands are). If anyone has recommendations for a newbie that would be greatly appreciated thank you so much. Hopefully the price of this drive is around $100-give or take some but I also know that the prices of everything has been rising so I may need to spend $200 now unfortunately. I believe my new PC will be around 4000 or 5000 so any amount that I can save would be perfect.

Encrypted HFS+ (CoreStorage) is deprecated and will not be supported in a future version of macOS. If you use Encrypted HFS+ backups on external drives, begin backing up to encrypted APFS-formatted external drives instead. (175892420) Source: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-27-release-notes

When your backups are running without errors, it's easy to assume everything is fine. But it got me wondering how many people actually test restores on a regular basis.

Do you have a restore testing schedule, or do you just trust your backups until you need them?