# Backup tools

> Find back up and restore tools.

Learn about different back up tools you can use.

You can perform the back up and restore operations manually or with a back up tool. The following tools are tested with Unity Version Control (UVCS) on Windows and Linux:

| Tool           | Restores data? | Incremental back ups? | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| -------------- | -------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Bvckup2`      | No             | Yes                   | This tool doesn't provide a restore back up feature. You just need to re-copy the back up content to the original path.                                                                                                                 |
| `CrashPlan`    | Yes            | Yes                   | This tool is a cloud back up solution.                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `Rsync`        | Yes            | Yes                   | This tool is widely used for Unix platforms. You likely have this tool as part of your Unix OS. This tool also allows remote machines copies through `ssh`: `rsync -a -e ssh source/ username@remotemachine.com:/path/to/destination/`. |
| `Rdiff-backup` | Yes            | Yes                   | This tool is widely used for Unix platforms and also supports Windows. Refer to [`rdiff` back ups](./rdiff-backups).                                                                                                                    |
| `Duplicati`    | Yes            | Yes                   | This tool is simple to install and use, and provides a web interface to set up and trigger incremental back ups.                                                                                                                        |
| `Nticorp`      | Yes            | Yes                   | This tool has local and cloud back up and restore functionality.                                                                                                                                                                        |