I'm using the Ubuntu pre-installed **Backups** software, with Ubuntu 16.04 for Desktop (but perhaps the same issue was on older Ubuntu also).

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mlsse.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mlsse.png)

Each time it starts (once a day) it consumes 100% of cpu for several minutes. Since I was thinking that a backup software should be silent and invisible, this is quite annoying.

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ccsAq.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ccsAq.png)

Would be ok if it takes four or five times more than the time it takes now to do its things, but consuming less cpu and being more quiet.

Is there a *silent mode* for the **Backups** software or a better alternative backup software for Ubuntu?