Shortly after I made my own Linux backup script I found an amazing backup tool for Linux. Back In Time does everything you need to set up a powerful backup system what works my taking snapshots of specified directories.

It’s a backup software for Linux what was inspired by Timevault and Flyback.

What you need to bear in mind is that it’s just a GUI for Gnome and KDE what uses in-built Linux commands like rsync, diff and cp. This means a new snapshot is only generated if something has been changed since the last snapshot.

Probably one of the best features is the smart way of using hard-links between snapshots. This means when a 1GB file hasn’t been changed for several snapshots it’s only using the same 1GB of hard drive space.

So if you want a simple yet powerful one-click backup and restore system set up give Back In Time a try!