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Backup

restic

License
BSD-2-Clause
Latest version
v0.19.1, July 5, 2026

What it does

A backup program that saves encrypted, de-duplicated copies of your files to a local disk, a network share or cloud storage.

Why we point IT leaders here

One small program, encrypted by default, and every backup can be checked and test-restored from the command line.

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Facts checked November 7, 2026