# zbackup
> A globally-deduplicating backup tool based on rsync ideas

## Summary
Globally-deduplicating backup tool inspired by rsync for efficient incremental backups

## Capabilities
- Create deduplicated backups
- Save storage with global deduplication
- Perform incremental backups efficiently
- Compress and encrypt backup data

## When to Use
- When you need deduplicated backups
- When storage efficiency is important

## When NOT to Use
- When you need simple file copying

## Related Tools
- [shallow-backup](/tools/shallow-backup) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/zbackup
