restic gives you fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups — but it's a command-line tool. OurClone puts a graphical interface on restic so you can create encrypted repositories, back up folders, browse snapshots, and restore files through a desktop app on macOS and Windows.
Encrypted, incremental backups — visually
OurClone drives restic behind a desktop interface. Create a backup repository, set its password, choose folders, and run a snapshot. The first run uploads your selection; every run after that is incremental, sending only what changed — so repeated backups stay fast and small.
Repositories are encrypted, and the password is required for both new snapshots and restores. Keep it safe: without it, encrypted backups cannot be recovered.
Back up locally or to the cloud
A restic repository can live on a local disk or on a cloud remote through rclone:
- Local — an external drive or another folder on your machine.
- Cloud — S3-compatible storage, Google Drive, WebDAV and other connected remotes.
Popular targets include Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Amazon S3, Wasabi and Google Drive.
Snapshots, restore & exclude rules
- Browse snapshots in time order, with host, paths, tags and size.
- Restore any snapshot to a local folder — verified by repository password.
- Delete snapshots you no longer need (also password-verified).
- Add exclude patterns to skip caches, system files and other paths you don't want backed up.
- Choose relative paths for easy restores, or keep absolute paths for forensic / full-rollback scenarios.
Watch every backup & restore job
Backups and restores report to the Task Center with progress, speed, processed data and ETA. Jobs are persisted, recoverable after a crash, and failures are logged so you can see what went wrong.
Schedule recurring backups (Pro)
Pro users can save a backup as a scheduled job that runs automatically on a one-time, weekly, or monthly basis, with saved repository password support for recurring runs. Each triggered run appears in the Task Center like a normal backup.
Retention policies keep old snapshots in check
Set keep rules per repository — keep the last N snapshots, plus N daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly snapshots — and OurClone applies them with restic's forget --prune. Turn on auto-apply and cleanup runs after every successful backup, so repositories don't grow forever. These are retention rules for which snapshots to keep, applied when a backup finishes — separate from job scheduling.
Frequently asked questions
What happens if I lose the repository password?
Encrypted restic repositories cannot be restored without their password. Store it in a password manager — there is no recovery backdoor.
Are later backups full or incremental?
The first snapshot uploads your full selection; every later snapshot is incremental and only stores changed data.
Is it free?
The free plan includes up to 2 backup repositories. Pro raises the limit and adds scheduled backups. See pricing.
With OurClone, restic becomes a point-and-click backup app: create an encrypted repository locally or on a cloud remote, choose folders, run incremental snapshots, and restore any snapshot when you need it — all protected by a password only you hold.
Try this workflow in OurClone
Connect your clouds, run local transfers, mount remote folders, and create encrypted restic backups from one desktop app.