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Arq backup service
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arq backup service
  1. ARQ BACKUP SERVICE LICENSE
  2. ARQ BACKUP SERVICE FREE
  3. ARQ BACKUP SERVICE MAC
  4. ARQ BACKUP SERVICE WINDOWS

I was reasonably happy with Crashplan, but the app was Java-based and slow, and I grew tired of waiting for a native Mac app

ARQ BACKUP SERVICE WINDOWS

  • a native Mac app (and a Windows app, too).
  • It’s essential, though, and Arq has some nice features: Between them, I’ve uploaded over a terabyte of data. I’ve been running Arq for about two months now on a few Macs, and I also have a Synology NAS that backups to Amazon Cloud Drive. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, the pricing of Amazon Cloud Drive is hard to beat – $59.99 per year. You can point the app to services such as Amazon Cloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Amazon Glacier. Instead, it’s an app available for Windows and Mac that lets you leverage other storage options for your backup. OVERVIEWĪrq is not an online backup service.

    arq backup service

    ARQ BACKUP SERVICE LICENSE

    The end result is that I liked it enough to not only commit to it for my purposes, but to also purchase a license for my wife to use on her Mac. The review copy was enough to push me over the edge, and give it a try.

    arq backup service

    The app, though, is something I’ve had my eye on for a couple of years.

    ARQ BACKUP SERVICE FREE

    Instead, I’m switching to a combination of Arq Backup and Amazon Cloud Drive.įirst, a disclaimer: I was provided free review copy of Arq Backup. It was hard to beat the price of the Crashplan family plan, but my subscription expires in the next few months, and it doesn’t look like I’ll be renewing it. For several years, I’ve been using Crashplan for all the Macs in my house. If you check the “overwrite existing files” checkbox and choose a restore location that already contains a folder matching your selection, Arq will overwrite any existing files within the folder that do not have the same modification time and file size as the backup record.There’s a new sheriff in town when it comes to my online backups, and that’s Arq Backup. Select a file or folder in the backup-record view and click the Restore… button on the bottom right.Īrq will ask where you would like to restore the files to, and whether you would like Arq to overwrite existing files. Arq will automatically restore the file/folder to that location. Restore Options Drag and Dropĭrag a file or folder from the backup-record view onto your Desktop or a Finder window. The files and folders will be shown on the right. If you want to find the latest backup record for an active backup plan:Ĭlick on the backup plan under “BACK UP” in the main window.Īrq will automatically expand the nodes under “RESTORE” in the main window, and select the latest backup record. As objects become downloadable, Arq will restore (download) the data. Arq must first request that the needed objects be made “downloadable”. If your backup data are stored in AWS Glacier, restoring can take several hours because of the way Glacier works. Type a filename or fragment into the search field to see matches from all backup records related to the backup plans listed on the left under “BACKUP”. Or, drag and drop a file or folder to the Desktop or a Finder window to restore to that location.Īlternatively, you can search the backups for the active backup plans. Select a file or folder on the right then click the Restore button and choose the destination. If the storage location of your backup records isn’t already configured in Arq, pick New Storage Location… from Arq’s File menu and configure the storage location.Įxpand the storage location in the Arq main window under the “RESTORE” section to see a list of backup sets.Įxpand the backup set to see backup records (dates/times).Ĭlick on a date/time to see the files within that backup record. Restoring your files from an Arq backup set is straightforward: Preventing Dropbox from Syncing Arq Data.















    Arq backup service