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by jason_slack 3193 days ago
Having written a backup app several years ago, I struggled to gain foothold in the market. I sold the app off. After a few years of wanting more from my backup, I started a new backup app. I utilize a number of commands under the hood but it is an ncurses interface only right now (supports drag and drop still into a terminal window).

I'd guess that if I wanted to put it out for sale I'd need to add a GUI on top that.

Can anyone shed some light on why backup apps are struggling with preserving metadata?