How-to
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Chunk size details
Duplicacy adopts a unique pack-and-split method to split files into chunks. First, all files to be backed up are packed together, in an alphabetical order, as if it were building an imaginary tar file. Of course, this … |
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1 | 4862 | 25 August 2018 |
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Add command details
The add command connects another storage to the current repository. Like the init command, if the storage has not been initialized before, a storage configuration file derived from the command line options will be cre… |
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1 | 5708 | 25 August 2018 |
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Check command details
SYNOPSIS: duplicacy check - Check the integrity of snapshots USAGE: duplicacy check [command options] OPTIONS: -all, -a check snapshots with any id -id <snapshot id> check… |
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1 | 7681 | 25 August 2018 |
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Cat command details
The cat command prints to stdout a file or the entire snapshot content if no file is specified. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy cat - Print to stdout the specified fil… |
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2 | 1559 | 4 March 2020 |
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Copy command details
SYNOPSIS: duplicacy copy - Copy snapshots between compatible storages USAGE: duplicacy copy [command options] OPTIONS: -id <snapshot id> copy snapshots with the specified id instead of all snapshot … |
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4 | 5178 | 6 December 2020 |
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Diff command details
The diff command compares the same file in two different snapshots if a file is given, otherwise compares the two snapshots. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy diff - Com… |
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5 | 2066 | 21 August 2021 |
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Duplicacy User Guide
Getting started Duplicacy licenses (free and paid) Download Duplicacy or Build Duplicacy from source Quick Start tutorial (Web-UI version) Quick Start tutorial (CLI version) Quick Start tutorial (GUI version) Supp… |
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12 | 28032 | 16 February 2021 |
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Supported storage backends
Duplicacy currently supports local file storage, SFTP, WebDav and many cloud storage providers. Local disk Storage URL: /path/to/storage (on Linux or Mac OS X) C:\path\to\storage (on Windows) SFTP Storage URL: s… |
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25 | 19637 | 27 April 2022 |
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Pre Command and Post Command Scripts
You can instruct Duplicacy to run a script before or after executing a command. For example, if you create a bash script with the name pre-prune under the .duplicacy/scripts directory, this bash script will be run befor… |
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19 | 4687 | 8 September 2021 |
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History command details
SYNOPSIS: duplicacy history - Show the history of a file USAGE: duplicacy history [command options] <file> OPTIONS: -id <snapshot id> find the file in the snapshot with the specified id -r <revision> … |
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8 | 2411 | 18 January 2021 |
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Duplicacy quick-start (CLI)
Note that these instructions are for the CLI version. To get started with the GUI version, click here. Once you have the Duplicacy executable on your path, you can change to the directory that you want to back up (call… |
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2 | 22002 | 3 August 2022 |
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List command details
SYNOPSIS: duplicacy list - List snapshots USAGE: duplicacy list [command options] OPTIONS: -all, -a list snapshots with any id -id <snapshot id> list snapshots with the specifie… |
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2 | 5088 | 8 December 2020 |
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Restore command details
SYNOPSIS: duplicacy restore - Restore the repository to a previously saved snapshot USAGE: duplicacy restore [command options] [--] [pattern] ... OPTIONS: -r <revision> the revision number of t… |
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40 | 11882 | 3 February 2022 |
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Password command details
The password command decrypts the storage configuration file (config) using the old password, and re-encrypts the file using a new password. It does not change all the encryption keys used to encrypt and decrypt chunk… |
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3 | 2089 | 7 September 2020 |
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Benchmark command details
The benchmark command is used to test the upload and download speeds for a specific storage and disk access speeds for your repositories. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy… |
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3 | 2296 | 16 February 2022 |
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Global options details
These options apply to all duplicacy commands and must be placed before any command Quick overview -verbose, -v show more detailed information -debug, -d show even more detailed… |
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1 | 5623 | 24 August 2018 |
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Set command details
SYNOPSIS: duplicacy set - Change the options for the default or specified storage USAGE: duplicacy set [command options] OPTIONS: -encrypt, e[=true] encrypt the storage with a password -no-backup[… |
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7 | 3687 | 1 September 2021 |
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Init command details
SYNOPSIS: duplicacy init - Initialize the storage if necessary and the current directory as the repository USAGE: duplicacy init [command options] <snapshot id> <storage url> OPTIONS: -encrypt, -e … |
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10 | 13315 | 7 August 2022 |
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Backup command details
The backup command creates a snapshot of the repository and uploads it to the storage. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy backup - Save a snapshot of the repository to th… |
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2 | 15936 | 17 October 2019 |
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Prune command details
The prune command has the task of deleting old/unwanted revisions and unused chunks from a storage. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy prune - Prune revisions by number, … |
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27 | 21172 | 24 December 2021 |
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About the How-to category
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0 | 466 | 22 June 2018 |
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TrueNAS Core Plugin
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1 | 62 | 20 September 2022 |
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Include/Exclude Filtering question
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6 | 103 | 15 September 2022 |
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Filters/Include exclude patterns
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13 | 21458 | 25 August 2022 |
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Fix missing chunks
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31 | 8600 | 13 August 2022 |
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About Duplicacy nomenclature
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10 | 4491 | 20 July 2022 |
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Clarity on Backup and Schedule options
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4 | 296 | 17 May 2022 |
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Should we use -hash with every backup?
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5 | 1300 | 22 April 2022 |
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Restore to a different folder or computer
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1 | 4379 | 14 April 2022 |
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Passwords, credentials and environment variables
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18 | 12238 | 14 February 2022 |