Restic is a free, open-source backup and restoration tool that can be used to backup your data across different platforms. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Restic on Windows 10.
Prerequisites
Before you can install Restic on Windows 10, you need to make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
- You have a Windows 10 computer with administrator privileges.
- You have at least 2GB of RAM available on your computer.
- You have access to the internet.
Steps to Install Restic on Windows 10
Follow these steps to install Restic on your Windows 10 computer:
- Download the latest version of Restic from the official website https://restic.net/.
- Once the download is complete, extract the restic.exe file to a folder on your computer. You can use any file extraction tool such as WinZip or 7Zip. For this tutorial, we will extract it to the C:\restic folder.
- Press the Win key and type Environment Variables. Select Edit the system environment variables.
- Click the Environment Variables button on the System Properties window.
- Under the System Variables section, click the New button to create a new environment variable.
- In the Variable name field, enter RESTIC_PASSWORD.
- In the Variable value field, enter a strong password that you will use for Restic.
- Click OK to create the environment variable.
- Click OK on the Environment Variables window.
- Open the Command Prompt by pressing the Win key and typing Command Prompt or by clicking Start > Windows System > Command Prompt.
- In the Command Prompt window, navigate to the restic folder by running the following command:
cd C:\restic
- Verify that Restic is working by running the following command:
restic version
You should see the version number of Restic displayed in the Command Prompt window.
13. Congratulations! You have successfully installed Restic on your Windows 10 computer.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Restic on Windows 10. Now you can create backups of your data using Restic and protect yourself from data loss.
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