License: FREEWARE (GNU General Public License).
Automates backup creation using Unix tools. Configurable using a friendly user interface. Create different backups based on templates that can be tailored to distinct needs.
(*) Tested on Linux and Mac OS X but may run properly without modifications on other Unix platforms that have the Bourne shell (/bin/sh) and a Java (1.6) or higher runtime environment.
See documentation provided in the package for more details.
Current versions:
chbGUI v. 1.0.8
chb v. 191
Note: If you find errors or have questions, check the Wiki first. If you don't find the solution there, let me know by opening a ticket and assigning it to chbgui (see Support above).
Features
- Basic default functionality runs without the need for any configuration
- Creates file copies or different kinds of Unix archives (cpio, tar, zip)
- Simple, GUI based template management
- Takes full, incremental and differential backups
- Configurable folder inclusion and pattern exclusion lists
- Automated (configurable) backup cycle
- Optional compression
- Optional archive splitting for easy storage on removable media
- Logging, log viewing and automated log cleanup with customizable log retention
- Test mode
- Crontab based scheduling