I use FreeFileSync. It's the only GUI tool I found that let's me sync folders while omitting file deletions. It lets you create batch files from the GUI that I execute with crontab multiple times per day.
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I am old school. I just use GNU Tar with the Pax format and multiple external detachable encypted hard drives. Reason is it is simple and a well known tool that is very common with a standard archive format.
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I'm currently using TimeShift to backup my desktop onto an external hard drive (the why is because of how simple it is to use) and I'll be making a copy of anything I upload to my jellyfin server onto the external hard drive as well. I hope to eventually have a dedicated backup server and have a duplicate of it at a friend's house for offside backup too
I only have backups of my important files, encrypted and synced through rclone.
I've used Borg for years now. It's been rock solid. I test my backups regularly and have done several actual recoveries. I trust it with my data, which is the best thing I can say about backup software.
What is your strategie for testing? I am also using borg but i am not sure how to properly test it. Was thinking of a VM. But the data is way to much for it.
I work with VMs mostly, so I go for Veeam B&R. The free tier allows you to backup 10 VMs or machines.