Summary
We think making a backup program that’s really simple to use is a good idea for someone who has very basic backup requirements. And it definitely helps to encourage users to actually make backups. But Snap Backup is lacking basic functionality so it’s difficult to recommend.
If your data has value to you, making regular backups is a necessity. That practice is not, in itself, sufficient to protect your data. You actually need to test the backups to make sure they actually work.
Backup software should provide multiple options for restoring your data, including restoring to its original location or a different location under your control.
Website: snapbackup.org
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Dem Pilafian
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
This software is evaluated using Toshiba Enterprise HDDs and NAS devices from Asustor and Synology.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction and Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Summary
It looks very clunky. I think I’ll stick with Vorta, really simple and the security of Borg as the underlying software.
Vorta isn’t available for Windows.
That’s always going to be the case while BorgBackup has no support for Windows.
BorgBackup does have experimental support for Linux Subsystem of Windows 10, but who would use that for backups?