Areca is an Open Source file backup software developped in Java.
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Here are some key features of "Areca":
· Archives Compression (Zip format)
· Archives Encryption (Triple DES encryption algorithm)
· Source file filters (by extension, subdirectory or regular expression)
· Incremental / Full backup support
· Archives content explorer
· Archive description : A manifest is associated to each archive, which contains various informations such as author, title, date, description, and some technical data.
· File history explorer : Areca keeps track of your file's history (creation / modifications / deletion) over your archives.
· Backup simulation : useful to check wether a backup is necessary
· Archives merges / deletion : You can merge contiguous archives in one single archive or safely delete your latest archives.
· As of date recovery : Areca allows you to recover your archives (or single files) as of a specific date.
· Transaction mechanism : All critical processes (such as backups or merges) support a transaction mechanism (with commit / rollback management) which guarantees your backups' integrity.
· User's actions history : Areca keeps an history of all user's actions (archives deletion, merges, backups, recoveries).
· Archive's indicators : Areca computes a lot of indicators for you, which will help you in the everyday management of your archives.
Requirements:
· Java 2 Standard Edition Runtime Environment
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· It is now possible to check archives after a merge has been performed (in the same way as it was performed after backups).
· This version also introduces CBC encryption and some minor improvements.