UrBackup

Download location:

• server: Server
• client: Client

Changelog:

• server
• client https://www.urbackup.org/client_changelog.html

My 2 cents summary of urbackup server options BTRFS vs ZFS vs windows-N

• use BTRFS
• Disable Image backups (can be enabled per client/group)
• Server –> Settings –> Advanced –> Run backups with background priority on the clients

Latest version for Windows 7: 2.4.9

URI: http://localhost:55414

Server warning under Windows:

(dos_names_created)
MS-DOS 8.3 compatibility names are created on the backup storage. This can lead to problems. You can disable 8.3 name generation > by runnning

fsutil 8dot3name set Z: 1

as administrator. UrBackup will stop showing this error after you run this command.

Latest version for Windows 7: 2.4.11

• By default C:\Users is added to Default directories to backup list.
• Additionally smart exclusion list is generated to remove all windows related garbages.
• Also, Included files (with wildcards) list is generat C:\Users\:\Documents\*;C:\Users\:\Pictures\*;C:\Users\:\Music\*;C:\Users\:\Videos\*;C:\Users\:\Desktop\*
  • NOTE: : character is special UrBackup wildard character which matches every character except the path separator (/ or \).
  • ATTENTION: If inlcusion list is not empty ONLY files matching inclusion list are backed-up! All not listed are excluded from backup.
    • To add new folder to backup you have to add it in two places:
      • Default directories to backup, e.g: C:\Users;D:\Projects
      • Included files (with wildcards), e.g: D:\Projects\*;C:\Users\:\Documents\*;C:\Users\:\…