Editor: Built Especially for the Mac, Arq is the only online backup product built for the Mac and only the Mac. So it has the look and feel you expect from a Mac application.
Arq backs Up and faithfully restores all the special metadata of Mac files that other products don’t, including resource forks, ACLs, and creator codes.
Features:
- Powerful Simplicity
Drag and drop a folder into Arq to add it for Automatic backup.
Drag and drop from a backup to immediately start restoring.
- Wayback Machine
Arq keeps multiple "versions" of your files — a backup History.
Following the initial backup, Arq automatically makes incremental backups every hour, every day, uploading just the files that have changed since your last backup. Arq keeps Hourly backups for the - -past 24 hours, daily backups for the past month, and weekly backups for everything older than a month.
- You're In Control
Arq lets you set a budget for S3 storage, and it automatically drops the oldest backups to keep within the budget. Arq keeps backup history for as long as you want.
Totally Transparent
Arq stores your backup data in a format that's open and documented. There's also an open-source command-line utility called arq_restore that's hosted at github.So you can Get your data back anytime - without depending on Haystack Software.
- No Limits
Arq backs up everything you tell it to back up:
It doesn’t skip videos or ignore certain file types.
It backs up files of any size -- 4GB 40GB, it doesn't matter.
It backs up your external drives and your network drives.
It doesn’t delete backups of your external drives just because you haven’t plugged them in lately.
It doesn’t forcibly delete backups older than 4 weeks.
- Protect Your Privacy
Arq provides 100% security and privacy through AES-256 encryption.
Arq encrypts your files before they leave your computer, using a password only you know.
- Space Efficient
Arq "de-duplicates" your backups, never storing the same file twice in your S3 account
