Unbelievable. What would we do? Hand it over to a non-profit akin to the Linux Foundation so we can have a flourishing ecosystem of technologies sharing momentum while branching out into their own flavors and augmentations? All of that, for what! To serve a public good via most common piece of software used on a day to day basis? Madness!

I’m more of a dust man, myself. It runs recursively so it’s easy to pinpoint the culprit.

[Image source: the project’s README]

Syncthing is my answer though I appreciate it doesn’t get to the root of your question.

There are local backups that include your system settings, text messages, contacts, call history and (optionally) apps. The one thing I want is the ability to pick a directory for the local backup so I can make it work with syncthing without jumping through hoops.

It’s also compatible with Nextcloud and WebDAV if those are options for you.

I miss my pixel 5 :(