Observed arrival · 2026-11-14
hbkit: Open Synology backups without the NAS
A free, open-source tool for browsing and restoring Synology Hyper Backup archives on macOS or Linux, without a NAS.
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- For
- Synology backup owners restoring on Mac or Linux
- Worth noticing
- A passing sample checks only the sampled files; the demo archive shown is built by hbkit's own tests, not taken from a NAS.
Field notes
The page describes two paths through the tool: hbk doctor checks archive layout and rebuilds a sample, while hbk-tui presents a folder tree for selecting files to restore. Restores are written to temporary .part files and renamed when complete; the page says rerunning a stopped job skips finished files. The shown verification output comes from a small archive built by the project's own tests, not a backup from a NAS.
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