FlyBack
Open-source backup utility for Linux
FlyBack is an open-source backup utility for Linux based on Git and modeled loosely after Apple's Time Machine.
01Overview
FlyBack creates incremental backups of files, which can be restored at a later date. FlyBack presents a chronological view of a file system, allowing individual files or directories to be previewed or retrieved one at a time. Flyback was originally based on rsync when the project began in 2007, but in October 2009 it was rewritten from scratch using Git.
02User interface
FlyBack presents the user with a typical file-manager style view of their file system, but with additional controls allowing the user to go forward or backward in time. It shows to the user files that exist, do not exist or have changed since the last version, and allows them to preview them before deciding to restore or ignore them.
03User settings
FlyBack has very few settings in its preferences:
- The backup location
- Inclusion list (files or folders)
- Exclusion list (files or folders)
- When to automatically start a backup
- When to automatically delete old backups
Further, the FlyBack UI allows users to:
- Commence a backup, and
- restore all or selected files.
04Requirements
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “FlyBack”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Screenshot FlyBack 0.3.3.png by Derek Anderson, Public domain
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