About Areca
End user documentation
Technical informations
Copyright (c) 2005-2023 Olivier PETRUCCI
Areca Backup is an Open Source personal backup solution which is released under the General Public License (GPL) v2.It basically allows you to select a set of files / directories to back-up, choose where and how (as a simple file copy, as a zip archive, ...) they will be stored, and configure post-backup actions (like sending backup reports by email or launching custom shell scripts)It has been designed to ... ... Be as simple as possible to set up : No complex configuration files to edit - Your backup configuration (stored as an XML file) can be edited with Areca's graphical user interface. ... Be as versatile as possible : Areca can use advanced backup modes (like "delta backup") or simply produce a basic copy of your source files as a standard directory or zip archive (readable by WinZip or other archivers).
... Allow you to interact with your archives :
Browse your archives, track and recover a specific version of a file,
merge a set of archives into a single one, etc.
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How do I get started with Areca Backup ? |
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Check out what the user interface looks like
Have a quick look at Areca's feature list and plugin list Read some of the tutorials ... and if you feel up to it, read the user's manual 
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