#Arq backup mac os#
#Arq backup install#
#Arq backup password#

Overall, those with any experience of cloud backup tools will be disappointed with the Arq Backup, as it has the bare minimum of features and few of the things that most IT professionals would expect to see as standard. There is no option to backup files without encryption from what we could see.

#Arq backup password#

When you factor that this encryption comes on top of that already offered by the cloud storage provider, unless the password ends up on a post-it stuck to the computer, files would generally be considered secure. That choice makes for strong security, but it also means that should the user forget their password then all their files will be inaccessible for eternity. Security is also effectively implemented, as an encryption key is created by the user when first setting up the software, and this only resides on their computer and is never placed out on the Internet.

Versioning is also supported, enabling you to recover an overwritten file by selecting it from a previous backup set.Īnd, it can be configured to email a report after each backup, so a record exists of when files were secured and if any issues blighted the process.Īrq Backup allows you to pick which of your system folders will be backed up (Image Credit: Arq) One slightly redeeming aspect is that you can define multiple backup targets, making it possible to secure a folder to multiple services and internally to a NAS box all with the same application. But there is no live backup option, although you can demand a backup run manually at any time on a single backup set. The scheduler does allow shell scripts to run before and after a backup executes, allowing services to be stopped and started that might hold files open. It also presumes that an hourly backup is what you want, the minimum period, and you need to edit the cloud storage connection to alter when it runs and when it runs a validation of the already secured files. Thankfully, you can then change the backup selections to target only the document folders that can be realistically brought back, should you realise what was set by default. Should you not realise this, and initiate your first backup, many gigabytes of data will be heading out to the internet for largely no good reason.

#Arq backup mac os#

That’s a bit pointless because you can’t practically restore Windows or Mac OS using Arq, so a good percentage of what it will backup can’t ever be restored successfully.

#Arq backup install#

This is a very basic tool when compared to the likes of Duplicati or Backblaze, and the interface is utterly devoid of any great flair or imagination.Īt a first time install you get to choose your cloud storage target and provide the account to access it, and then Arq Backup makes a somewhat bold assertion that you’d like the entire boot drive secured and tags every folder and file in it.

Setting up where your backups is stored is a fairly straightforward process with Arq Backup (Image Credit: Arq) DesignĪvailable for both Windows PC and Apple Mac but no Linux, the Arq 5 Backup tool is designed to schedule the copying of folders and documents from the computer to a cloud storage facility of your choice.