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⚠️ Experimental - v0.1 Initial Standalone Release
🚧 Experimental Warning 🚧
This project is in active development and is EXPERIMENTAL.
It is NOT intended for production use. Please use with caution.
BackupUSSY v0.1 - Standalone LTO Tape Archiving Solution
This is the first standalone release of BackupUSSY - a complete, zero-setup LTO tape archiving solution for Windows.
🎯 What's New
- Standalone Distribution: No Python installation required
- Bundled Dependencies: dd.exe, tar.exe, gzip.exe included
- FreeSimpleGUI Interface: Modern tabbed interface replacing PySimpleGUI
- Zero Setup: Extract and run - no configuration needed
- Complete Solution: Full LTO archiving with search, browse, and recovery
📦 Download & Installation
- Download BackupUSSY-standalone-v0.1.zip
- Extract to any directory
- Run \run_with_msys2.bat or BackupUSSY.exe
- No Python, no MSYS2, no installation required!
✨ Key Features
- LTO Tape Support: LTO-4 through LTO-9 drives
- Dual Archive Modes: Stream and cached with SHA256 verification
- SQLite Database: Complete archive indexing
- Advanced Search: Find files across all archived tapes
- Tape Browser: Browse contents without extraction
- Recovery Tools: Comprehensive file/folder recovery
- Dual Tape Support: Primary and backup copies
- GPL Compliance: All bundled tools properly licensed
🔧 System Requirements
- Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- LTO tape drive with Windows drivers
- 4GB RAM (8GB recommended)
- 1GB+ free disk space
📋 What's Included
- BackupUSSY.exe (standalone executable)
- GNU tools: dd, tar, gzip with required DLLs
- Launcher scripts for easy deployment
- Complete documentation and licenses
This release is an early experimental version of an LTO tape archiving solution for Windows environments.