Thread: Equivalent of Apple's Time Machine?

is there equivalent of apple's time machine available on linux?

have found packages such backintime, timevault, , flyback, seem fancy graphical interfaces full , incremental backups, know how using tar.

key thing apple's time machine none of these packages seem track deleted files.

let's take following scenario:

1. i create 3 files: a, b, c.
2. i perform full backup, backs a, b, c.
3. i delete file b.
4. i perform incremental backup.
5. i have disk crash.

in case above, when restore full , incremental backups, end 3 files: a, b, , c. there not information file b has been deleted.

in order work around above problem, started using rsync --delete option. problem if have disk crash causes disk unmount mount point before backup, rsync thinks files have been deleted, dutifully erases entire backup! (also not choice.)

there other solution point-in-time recovery takes consideration deleted files?

just update: after searching, looks command-line utility rdiff-backup need. keeps track of file deletions , makes true incremental backup can restored point in time.

thing not do, apple's time machine does, automatically erase old files backup volume fills up. can use --remove-older-than option remove backups older time, e.g. 30 days or 1 week. however, there no option remove many old files necessary not fill backup volume, apple's time machine does.

Forum The Ubuntu Forum Community Ubuntu Official Flavours Support General Help [all variants] Equivalent of Apple's Time Machine?

Ubuntu