The Recovery Tool

For everyday restores, use the main app - it is faster and easier. The Recovery Tool is a separate safety net for the rare case where you cannot: the app will not install, the company is not around, or you just want to prove your data is recoverable with something completely independent.

What it is

• Free and always works - no license, no trial, no account. Restoring your own data should never depend on a payment.
• Open source - published under the Apache 2.0 license so anyone can read, build, and audit it. Source: github.com/nyxbackup/nyxbackup-recovery.
• Independent - a separate, minimal program that reads the published archive format directly. It does not share the main app’s code, so it cannot inherit the main app’s bugs.

When to use it

• The main Nyx Backup app will not run on a machine you need to recover from.
• You are a developer or administrator who wants a scriptable, standalone restore.
• You want independent assurance that your backups are readable without trusting a single program.

Most people will never need it - and that is the point. It exists so your data is never trapped.

What you need

• The Recovery Tool itself - download it from nyxbackup.com/download-recovery.
• Read access to your destination (the same bucket or server and its credentials).
• Your recovery passphrase - the one you wrote down at first run.

Point it at your storage, enter the passphrase, browse your snapshots, and restore. Because it reads the same documented format, it sees exactly the same backups the main app does.