Looking for reliable 3rd party Backup software

[GoetzPhil]

Im on a M1 iMac using TimeMachine, but I also have external discs that I need backed up to my NAS regularly.
I need incremental backups, that's why CCC is no recommendation as it has no real incremental backups.

For the last year I used Acronis software, only with the release of OSX15 they show that they are unreliable.Acronis True Image stopped working, only showing a note its not compatible and support just ignores any ticket because "OSX 15 isn't supported". Any communication when they think to get it working again? NONE!

For me such a company has lost all reputation as its my datas safety here! They call themselves Security experts but they surely don't understand that communication is one key element for reliability and trust.

What I look for is a software for OSX 15 from a reliable company. A software that works and has no issues.
Is there such a software available?

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

CCC was incremental…did that change?

 

[gilby101]

I use or have used:

Arq Backup https://www.arqbackup.com/ Optimised for cloud backup but works fine to local SMB share or SFTP server. Does incremental backup, but presents each backup as complete (just like TM). Downside is a single developer. Not free.

Duplicacy https://duplicacy.com/ Less easy to use than Arq, but functionally similar. Command line interface is free, but you would want the browser based GUI which does cost a small amount. Does incremental backup, but presents each backup as complete (just like TM). Also single developer but may be mitigated by having an active open source community. Not used recently.

ChronoSync https://www.econtechnologies.com/ which is a synchronisation tool with, optionally, old/deleted files kept in an "archive".

But really TM, CCC and, to a lesser extent, SuperDuper! are main players in local backup scene.

 

[GerritV]

Another vote for Chronosync, been using it for ages.

 

[Fishrrman]

CarbonCopyCloner
or
SuperDuper

That's all you need to know...

 

[arinamichel911]

Go with ChronoSync or SuperDuper. Both are good

 

[splifingate]

SuperDuper!

Just Duped my M2 to external with SD! (~1.4MB/s), and am awaiting Update to Sequoia . . . this will be interesting

 

[splifingate]

Success!

I had no need for the SD! backup; but, if I ever do....

 

[VitoBotta]

Im on a M1 iMac using TimeMachine, but I also have external discs that I need backed up to my NAS regularly.
I need incremental backups, that's why CCC is no recommendation as it has no real incremental backups.

For the last year I used Acronis software, only with the release of OSX15 they show that they are unreliable.Acronis True Image stopped working, only showing a note its not compatible and support just ignores any ticket because "OSX 15 isn't supported". Any communication when they think to get it working again? NONE!

For me such a company has lost all reputation as its my datas safety here! They call themselves Security experts but they surely don't understand that communication is one key element for reliability and trust.

What I look for is a software for OSX 15 from a reliable company. A software that works and has no issues.
Is there such a software available?

CCC allows using APFS snapshots on the target drive, so it's like incremental backup and you can restore files from any snapshot (you just need to mount it using the app and then browse the snapshot with the Finder). What's less straightforward is a full restore of a snapshot with Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant, althought it's possible.

I use or have used:

Arq Backup https://www.arqbackup.com/ Optimised for cloud backup but works fine to local SMB share or SFTP server. Does incremental backup, but presents each backup as complete (just like TM). Downside is a single developer. Not free.

Duplicacy https://duplicacy.com/ Less easy to use than Arq, but functionally similar. Command line interface is free, but you would want the browser based GUI which does cost a small amount. Does incremental backup, but presents each backup as complete (just like TM). Also single developer but may be mitigated by having an active open source community. Not used recently.

ChronoSync https://www.econtechnologies.com/ which is a synchronisation tool with, optionally, old/deleted files kept in an "archive".

But really TM, CCC and, to a lesser extent, SuperDuper! are main players in local backup scene.

Arq is good/reliable software but it's really way too slow IMO, like really slow compared to other backup tools. I was using Arq with cloud storage but switched to Restic as it's dramatically faster for both backups and restores. At the moment I use TimeMachine to a NAS, CCC to a USB Hard Drive, and Restic to both Storj and iDrive e2 for offsite backups.

Duplicacy is good on paper but last month I was testing it throughly together with other backup tools, and something worrisome happened: the backup was interrupted due to a network disconnection, then I resumed it and made several other incremental backups, with no errors ever raised. But then when I tried restoring them, I couldn't restore any because each snapshot showed no files to restore. The only fix was to delete all the snapshots (not the chunks) and create a new one. But if I was in the actual need to restore data, I would have been in trouble. For this reason I cannot trust it despite the good reputation.

 

[gilby101]

Arq is good/reliable software but it's really way too slow IMO.... Restic to both Storj and iDrive e2 for offsite backups.

Duplicacy is good on paper but last month I was testing it throughly together with other backup tools, and something worrisome happened..

Interesting. I find that Arq is primarily limited by the cloud services I may be using - One Drive has suddenly become much slower. Your Duplicacy experience is certainly worrying - when I used it (some years back) I found the configuration tricky and the restore process cumbersome. Note to myself: Have a look at Restic.

 

[VitoBotta]

Interesting. I find that Arq is primarily limited by the cloud services I may be using - One Drive has suddenly become much slower. Your Duplicacy experience is certainly worrying - when I used it (some years back) I found the configuration tricky and the restore process cumbersome. Note to myself: Have a look at Restic.

Restic is a CLI tool but it's super easy to use. I love it. Very fast and very reliable, with a very good reputation.