Best Linux apps: cloud storage & backup

• Déjà Dup Backups

  Set-and-forget backup of your personal files, encrypted and on a schedule.

  Free · Open source

• Dropbox

  The official Dropbox sync folder, available on Linux but with fewer features than on Windows.

  Free with paid extras

• FreeFileSync

  Free folder comparison and sync tool with the same look and the same job it does on Windows.

  Free with paid extras · Open source

• Insync

  Paid desktop app that syncs Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox folders on Linux.

  Paid

• Nextcloud

  Sync folder client for Nextcloud, a cloud storage service you can run yourself or rent.

  Free with paid extras · Open source

• Pika Backup

  Friendly backups of your personal files to a drive or a remote server, encrypted.

  Free · Open source

• Rescuezilla

  Whole-disk backup and restore. Runs from a USB stick and copies an entire drive to an image file, or clones it.

  Free · Open source

• Syncthing

  Keeps folders matched between your own devices directly, with no cloud account at all.

  Free · Open source

• Timeshift

  Snapshots of your whole system so you can roll back a bad update, like System Restore.

  Free · Open source