Rsync can. For instance, rename files instead of deleting them, so that your backup keeps old files in case they need recovering.

It can also make hard links to existing files so they you can create multiple backup directories that share unchanged files to save space.

Also check out rclone, a similar tool with a focus on supporting many target types, plus it can encrypt a remote location, then mount that backup to access the decrypted files.

Thanks for the tips! I mostly use it for occasional video editing, so never take time to really get to know it.

Searching sounds really useful for my situation!

Thanks for the tips! I mostly use it for occasional video editing, so never take time to really get to know it.

Searching sounds really useful.

With blender, it’s “next. choose Clip Offset Settings under the View menu” and I have 6 View menus, none of which has anything with that name. Then I find out it was all changed in some previous version.