# Features **URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/c/features/6.md [Latest](https://forum.duplicati.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.duplicati.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.duplicati.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Features category](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/about-the-features-category/31)
**Author:** [@kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kenkendk)\ **Replies:** 0
This category is for discussing features, existing or new, and how they (should) work. You can use this category to request a change or a new feature. For suggestions regarding the user interface, please use the #ux cat… --- ## [„Sync copy mode“ (Synchronisation) is not good as expected](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/sync-copy-mode-synchronisation-is-not-good-as-expected/22736)
**Author:** [@Ronald1](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Ronald1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/sync-copy-mode-synchronisation-is-not-good-as-expected/22736 "2026-09-28T14:03:33Z")
I’m using Duplicaty long time with Windows for backups successful. For another version of backup (3-2-1) I like to synchronize my data from source to destination 1.) Delete of folders When I delete all files in folder … --- ## [Full disk backup not working as I expect](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/full-disk-backup-not-working-as-i-expect/22718)
**Author:** [@waki](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/waki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/full-disk-backup-not-working-as-i-expect/22718 "2026-09-23T09:57:17Z")
When the new ‘Full Disk Backup’ feature was released, I expected the posibility to clone a bootable OS without huge data-folders to a new disk. This makes it possible to restore the backup onto a blank replacement disk… --- ## [MAC OS Time Machine and full disk backup](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/mac-os-time-machine-and-full-disk-backup/22716)
**Author:** [@StevenKSanford](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/StevenKSanford)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/mac-os-time-machine-and-full-disk-backup/22716 "2026-09-20T22:48:17Z")
Has anyone tried backing up and restoring a MAC OSX Time Machine disk using the new full disk backup options? Results? Thanks… Steve --- ## [Telegram webhook for reporting](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/telegram-webhook-for-reporting/21862)
**Author:** [@pigeonbale](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/pigeonbale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/telegram-webhook-for-reporting/21862 "2026-09-12T08:37:59Z")
I’m trying to setup the telegram reporting, and must admit i actually struggle a bit. i’ve been using telegram (and discord) webhook feature, in a lot of cases to get reporting about stuff, but i’ve never had to apply f… --- ## [Parallel Jobs to prevent blocked Jobs](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/parallel-jobs-to-prevent-blocked-jobs/22637)
**Author:** [@Revan335](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Revan335)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/parallel-jobs-to-prevent-blocked-jobs/22637 "2026-08-28T08:07:07Z")
Hello, a Option to increase the Backup Time its a Parallel Jobs Feature like Duplicacy so was a Job not blocked by a large running Job and we have no Backup for Days or in this Time. Many Thanks! Many Greetings Revan… --- ## [Repository Deduplication](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/repository-deduplication/22636)
**Author:** [@Revan335](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Revan335)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/repository-deduplication/22636 "2026-08-28T07:59:38Z")
Hello, a Repository Deduplication like Duplicacy or UrBackup was very helpful. Actually its a Job only Deduplication. Many Thanks! Many Greetings Revan335 --- ## [Please make the backup progress more obvious from afar](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/please-make-the-backup-progress-more-obvious-from-afar/22591)
**Author:** [@Danny\_Pike](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Danny_Pike)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/please-make-the-backup-progress-more-obvious-from-afar/22591 "2026-08-05T11:13:53Z")
Please can you add more obvious feedback about the progress of a backup? Something like a green progress bar or a coloured swatch while the backup is in progress would be very helpful for me. My backups can take 30-60 m… --- ## [Multiple Access and Concurrent Tasks](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/multiple-access-and-concurrent-tasks/22585)
**Author:** [@Revan335](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Revan335)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/multiple-access-and-concurrent-tasks/22585 "2026-07-30T11:27:42Z")
Hello, a Multiple Access and Concurrent Tasks Feature like Duplicacy was very Awesome and Helpful. So no longer blocked a very large or interrupted Task all others. Many Thanks! Many Greetings Revan335 --- ## [Client Image and Backup](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/client-image-and-backup/22584)
**Author:** [@Revan335](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Revan335)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/client-image-and-backup/22584 "2026-07-28T11:45:39Z")
Hello, when I understanding this Release: 2.3.1.0 (Beta) 2026-07-28 correct, than we can used Duplicati for a Full Backup and Restore of a Client with Win or Linux like Ubuntu, Arch Linux, NixOS and his Derivats. That … --- ## [Architectural Proposal: Intrinsic Repository Resilience](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/architectural-proposal-intrinsic-repository-resilience/22542)
**Author:** [@MttR](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/MttR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/architectural-proposal-intrinsic-repository-resilience/22542 "2026-07-11T17:48:39Z")
Architectural Proposal: Intrinsic Repository Resilience Hello everyone, Over the last few months, while learning more about Duplicati’s repository architecture, I started thinking about a specific failure scenario that,… --- ## [Upgrade Path: Multiple Jobs -\> Single Job with Multiple Destinations? (Duplicati 2.3)](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-path-multiple-jobs-single-job-with-multiple-destinations-duplicati-2-3/22535)
**Author:** [@mewa](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/mewa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrade-path-multiple-jobs-single-job-with-multiple-destinations-duplicati-2-3/22535 "2026-07-10T16:45:52Z")
Duplicati 2.3 brings a new much needed feature, Multiple Backup Destinations, which allows a single job to backup a single set of files to a local disk + cloud in one go. Currently, I have two separate backup jobs create… --- ## [\[Tool\] Rich Telegram notification script for Duplicati backup jobs](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/tool-rich-telegram-notification-script-for-duplicati-backup-jobs/22413)
**Author:** [@spupuz](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/spupuz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/tool-rich-telegram-notification-script-for-duplicati-backup-jobs/22413 "2026-06-18T14:37:35Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve built a small open-source shell script to get rich Telegram notifications from Duplicati backups. Instead of minimal status messages, it uses Duplicati’s --run-script-after / --run-script-before hooks … --- ## [UI Indicator of multiple backups](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/ui-indicator-of-multiple-backups/22464)
**Author:** [@kramttocs](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kramttocs)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/ui-indicator-of-multiple-backups/22464 "2026-06-04T21:06:27Z")
Are there already plans to have the UI show all of the different backup destination types? Right now mine all just show “Local” even though I have a couple with FTP and SMB --- ## [Selecting backup by volume rather than directory and file](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/selecting-backup-by-volume-rather-than-directory-and-file/22433)
**Author:** [@dup4teepee](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/dup4teepee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/selecting-backup-by-volume-rather-than-directory-and-file/22433 "2026-05-31T23:31:25Z")
I think I’ve made a second rooky mistake in configuring Ubuntu LVM with separate volumes for system (root) and home. I had assumed I could then backup the former via a separate snapshot simply by selecting that volume in… --- ## ["Backup source set" instead of individual backup source for each job](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/backup-source-set-instead-of-individual-backup-source-for-each-job/2095)
**Author:** [@abacus](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/abacus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/backup-source-set-instead-of-individual-backup-source-for-each-job/2095 "2026-05-25T13:44:10Z")
Right now I use Duplicati 2 to backup to three different backup targets (locally attached USB drive, NAS, cloud storage). This results in three backup jobs with different target settings (which is fine) but identical sou… --- ## [How to set up a full Windows OS Backup with Duplicati 2.3](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-full-windows-os-backup-with-duplicati-2-3/22377)
**Author:** [@HJ\_GER](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/HJ_GER)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-full-windows-os-backup-with-duplicati-2-3/22377 "2026-05-08T17:09:00Z")
It is announced as feature, that Duplicati 2.3 provides a Windows full disk backup. I wonder how to configure it. Is a How-To available? Maybe it is even a misunderstanding on my end: Is a full physical disk backup (e.… --- ## [Secondary Destinations and 'After' Scripts](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/secondary-destinations-and-after-scripts/22336)
**Author:** [@kramttocs](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kramttocs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/secondary-destinations-and-after-scripts/22336 "2026-05-06T13:41:07Z")
The secondary destination sync is great. I think we need another script hook though. In my use case I am stopping a docker compose stack to gain full access to those files. Then starting it back up after. The problem is… --- ## [Backup & restore of Google "stuff"](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/backup-restore-of-google-stuff/22335)
**Author:** [@Marc\_Aronson](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Marc_Aronson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/backup-restore-of-google-stuff/22335 "2026-04-29T14:45:46Z")
I am currently “stranded” in a Google Legacy free workspace account and am looking to migrate to a standard gmail account. The challenge is migrating all the data. Based on my understanding of the new Google Backup / Re… --- ## [Zstd compression](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/zstd-compression/10241)
**Author:** [@lawmanuk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/lawmanuk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/zstd-compression/10241 "2026-04-21T14:36:34Z")
Hi, I just wanted to put in a request for zstd level 9 compression. borg backup now has this, and doing a test I found it performed better than deflate zip level 9 in duplicati. thanks --- ## ['update available' in Duplicati Backup report](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/update-available-in-duplicati-backup-report/22301)
**Author:** [@f1assistance](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/f1assistance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/update-available-in-duplicati-backup-report/22301 "2026-04-20T11:54:49Z")
Is there a way to create/show a ‘limited message’ in the Duplicati Backup report when an update is available? --- ## [Regional Settings for duplicati.com](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/regional-settings-for-duplicati-com/20410)
**Author:** [@aschrage](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/aschrage)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/regional-settings-for-duplicati-com/20410 "2026-04-09T11:23:49Z")
Hello, I’m currently evaluating the backup portal duplicati.com. I did not find an option to set the regional settings for date and time. Will this be added, to have date and time shown as “26.03.25 13:00” instead of “3… --- ## [Restore Only Differences of Files Between Two Versions?](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/restore-only-differences-of-files-between-two-versions/22231)
**Author:** [@darkarn](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/darkarn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/restore-only-differences-of-files-between-two-versions/22231 "2026-04-09T02:21:25Z")
Hi, is there anyway to restore only the differences/delta between both versions of a backup? I kinda need to just see what exactly changed and pull those out quickly rather than having to restore both versions fully and… --- ## [Feature request: get the clock from network, instead of a local clock](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/feature-request-get-the-clock-from-network-instead-of-a-local-clock/22095)
**Author:** [@cowboy](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/cowboy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/feature-request-get-the-clock-from-network-instead-of-a-local-clock/22095 "2026-04-02T12:45:40Z")
Hello I have a situation, where the clock on a pc, has to be changed. This also includes situations where clock was changed accidentally into the future, or there is some hardware problem with the clock. My proposition… --- ## [Duplicati backup Gmail setup](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-backup-gmail-setup/22258)
**Author:** [@f1assistance](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/f1assistance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-backup-gmail-setup/22258 "2026-03-31T12:09:56Z")
After several hours, reviewing several (long) forum threads, reading the documentation of both Duplicati and Gmail, I managed to successfully configure my instance to Duplicati to send backup reports. I thought I’d post … --- ## [\[Feature Request\] Native support for safe container database backups](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/feature-request-native-support-for-safe-container-database-backups/22252)
**Author:** [@LennardPlay](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/LennardPlay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/feature-request-native-support-for-safe-container-database-backups/22252 "2026-03-30T07:39:31Z")
Backing up active container databases can lead to corrupted files. Currently, Duplicati lacks a built-in method to handle this safely. For beginners like me, it is quite difficult to find a “recommended way” online, and … --- ## [Unexpected results with deleted files when using Custom and Smart Retention settings](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unexpected-results-with-deleted-files-when-using-custom-and-smart-retention-settings/14532)
**Author:** [@Jochem](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Jochem)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/unexpected-results-with-deleted-files-when-using-custom-and-smart-retention-settings/14532 "2026-02-11T22:59:08Z")
In this post i’ll discuss the effect of Custom and Smart Retention settings on deleted files. In short: deleted files may be gone long before you expect them to Please note the following: Duplicati works as designed A… --- ## [Bug: Pause after startup does not work - not paused](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/bug-pause-after-startup-does-not-work-not-paused/21755)
**Author:** [@backbackupup](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/backbackupup)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/bug-pause-after-startup-does-not-work-not-paused/21755 "2026-01-15T06:52:19Z")
I have a couple times witnessed Duplicati making backups right after boot, even though it shows as paused in the tray icon. So the pause after startup functionality seems broken at the moment. Using Windows 10 / Duplica… --- ## [The new UI doesn't make sense when I tried to restore a folder](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/the-new-ui-doesnt-make-sense-when-i-tried-to-restore-a-folder/21769)
**Author:** [@Danny\_Pike](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Danny_Pike)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/the-new-ui-doesnt-make-sense-when-i-tried-to-restore-a-folder/21769 "2026-01-05T23:33:03Z")
There was no obvious way to select a folder to be restored. selecting the folder merely opened a sub-tree of other folders. The old version was simple, clean and easy to understand. I don’t know why you thought you had t… --- ## [The restored historical version is not visible](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/the-restored-historical-version-is-not-visible/21760)
**Author:** [@zhuzhicheng014](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/zhuzhicheng014)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/the-restored-historical-version-is-not-visible/21760 "2025-12-30T15:36:45Z")
The version I am currently using is 2.2.0.1 - 2.2.0.1\_stable\_2025-11-09,When I want to recover a file, I can only select 0: () from the historical version above,May I ask where this problem originates from and how to add… [Next page](https://forum.duplicati.com/c/features/6.md?page=1)