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borg is a cli tool, so it is usually used from a cronjob or systemd. you don't need to generate new archive names manually, there is the {now} placeholder which automatically inserts the current date and time. if you prefer GUI tools: there is vorta and pika backup.

#borgbackup 2.0.0b20 was just released! There is quite some new stuff and also some fixes, please help with testing the betas! github.com/borgbackup/borg/r… #backup #linux #bsd #macOS #openindiana #haiku #python #cython #borg

sorry about that, this was a bug in the new github based binary building process for the linux binaries in 1.4.2. i just released 1.4.3 with fixed linux and freebsd binaries (and CI testing that includes the binaries).

BorgBackup 1.4.3 was just released! This is primarily a bugfix release, the Linux and FreeBSD binaries built on Github now have working FUSE support (borg mount). Our CI testing now includes *BSD and Haiku OS! github.com/borgbackup/borg/r… #borgbackup #linux #bsd #macos #haiku

Spooky News: BorgBackup 1.4.2 was just released! Some fixes, some new features, support for latest Python and msgpack releases. Details: github.com/borgbackup/borg/r… #borgbackup #linux #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #openindiana #macOS #backup #python

I am watching FUSE-T project since quite a while, but although I remember that the developer said it should be open sourced, it still is not.

I use macFUSE (on Apple Silicon and on Intel Macs) since quite a while and didn't have stability issues. The installation is a bit of a pain (but doable), because it needs enabling support for 3rd party kernel extensions in the firmware security utility.

borgbackup 2.0.0 beta 19 was just released! Fixes the serious corruption issue discovered recently in b18. It also has a few other bug fixes and new features. Please help testing! github.com/borgbackup/borg/r…

Oh, and the standalone binary offered on github releases is for intel-based Macs - i don't have vagrant based automation yet to produce an apple silicon binary. That's the reason why it was faster on intel. But maybe just install brew and pull the native binary from that tap.

There's a brew tap with macFUSE support: github.com/borgbackup/homebr…

What CPU are you using? When you set a new passphrase, borg 1.x uses quite some rounds of pbkdf2 - this is intentionally not fast to slow down brute force attacks. The rounds count is also NOT extremely high, so one can still use borg on slower CPUs also. borg 2 will use argon2.

#borgbackup 2.0.0 beta 18 was just released! Please help testing, there were big changes in the source code, mainly for the chunkers and other refactorings. github.com/borgbackup/borg/r…

We're pleased to announce the release of #BorgBackup 2.0.0b17! This time fixing some serious bugs of beta 16, a build fix for Cython 3.1, improved shell completions (need more work) and some new features to play with. github.com/borgbackup/borg/r… #linux #bsd #macOS #backup

borgbackup 2.0.0b16 was just released! for details see there: github.com/borgbackup/borg/r… #linux #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #macOS #openindiana #backup #python

borgbackup 2.0.0b15 was just released! for details see there: github.com/borgbackup/borg/r…

borg 1.4.1 was just released, details see there: github.com/borgbackup/borg/r…

TL;DR: if fingerprinting attacks concern you, you may want to read about "obfuscate" pseudo compressor on "borg help compression", implemented since borg 1.2.0.

PSA: discussion + wiki post about the recent publications about a content-defined chunking parameter extraction attack. github.com/borgbackup/borg/d…

Released #borgbackup 2.0.0 beta 14: github.com/borgbackup/borg/r… Please help testing and give feedback.