IvyBackup: Just the Files, No Bloat So What Is IvyBackup, Anyway? There are backup apps that try to be everything — image your whole system, upload it to a cloud you don’t use, and send you five alerts a day. Then there’s IvyBackup.

It’s small. It’s quiet. It backs up files — not your entire OS, not your bootloader, just the stuff that actually matters day-to-day. Think documents, work folders, shared directories. That kind of thing.

It’s built for Windows, doesn’t need a manual to figure out,

Duplicacy: One Backup Engine to Cover It All What is Duplicacy? Duplicacy is a backup tool for people who’ve had enough of half-baked solutions. It’s cross-platform, supports cloud and local storage backends, does deduplication, versioning, encryption — and still manages to be fast and quiet.

It doesn’t try to be flashy. You won’t find an overcomplicated GUI or endless pop-ups. What you will find is a backup system that’s rock-solid, efficient, and built to run unattended — whether that’s on a

Redo Rescue: When Recovery Needs to Just Work What is Redo Rescue? Redo Rescue is the kind of tool you hope you’ll never need — and deeply appreciate when you do. It’s a free, Linux-based disaster recovery solution that lets you image and restore entire systems in minutes, with almost no friction.

Unlike most backup tools, Redo doesn’t live on your OS. It boots from USB or ISO, runs entirely in memory, and gives you a full graphical interface to back up or restore machines — no matter what stat

Paragon Backup & Recovery: No Frills, Just a Proper Image Backup What is It, Really? Paragon’s backup tool doesn’t try to reinvent anything. It’s not cloud-native, not packed with AI features, and it won’t nag you to sign up for a subscription. What it does — and does well — is create full disk images that can save your skin when a machine won’t boot or needs a complete rollback.

It’s a Windows-based utility, fairly lightweight by today’s standards, and refreshingly focused. You won’t find it b