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User warns against Duplicati after backup corruption incident

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A user expressed a loss of trust in Duplicati after experiencing a multi-year backup corruption incident. The user noted that while this occurred several years ago, their confidence was permanently broken. They also advised caution regarding Duplicati's recent reframing around AI, suggesting alternatives like Restic. AI

RANK_REASON User-generated opinion piece about a software product, not a significant industry event.

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User warns against Duplicati after backup corruption incident

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Last time I used # Duplicati , it randomly corrupted my multi-year backup with no way of restoring it. Granted that was several years ago, but it broke my trust

    Last time I used # Duplicati , it randomly corrupted my multi-year backup with no way of restoring it. Granted that was several years ago, but it broke my trust in them completely. Now that they're reframing themselves around # AI , I'd encourage anyone considering them to run ve…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/beyond-backup-the-evolu… web.archive.org

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