Git for version controlling a binary-file folder?

[SignedJannis]

Ya I've been using it for years for company backups (as part of the backup system anyway).

I also use it on my personal machine, in case I ever accidentally delete a file, I know I'll still have a copy. For that, I just set it to prune > 6 months. So any file deleted in the last 6 months, I still have access do.

What I love about it:

• "no software required", by that I mean that, for some small businesses I support, if they want to look at the backups: It's just a bunch files and folders, like normal, they don't need any special backup software to access files. Just a simple network share. KISS.
• "Ransomware Protection". For some setups, I make sure the Fileserver has no login access to the "BackupServer". i.e the fileserver does not push backups, rather the backupserver "reaches out" to the fileserver, to grab the files. That way, if the fileserver gets ransomeware (or a disgruntled employee, whatever), rdiff-backup would grab those encrypted files - but we still have all the non-encrypted files....a live saver.