Backup Engine Features : Archives compression (Zip & Zip64 format)

(Zip & Zip64 format) Archives encryption (AES128 & AES256 encryption algorithms)

(AES128 & AES256 encryption algorithms) Storage on local hard drive, network drive, USB key, FTP, FTPs (with implicit and explicit SSL / TLS) or SFTP server

Source file filters (by extension, subdirectory, regular expression, size, date, status, with AND/OR/NOT logical operators)

(by extension, subdirectory, regular expression, size, date, status, with AND/OR/NOT logical operators) Incremental, differential and full backup support

Support for delta backup (store only modified parts of your files)

(store only modified of your files) Archives merges : You can merge contiguous archives into one single archive to save storage space.

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) are transactional. This guarantees your backups' integrity.

: All critical processes (such as backups or merges) are transactional. This guarantees your backups' integrity. Backup reports : Areca generates backup reports that can be stored on your disk or sent by email .

. Post backup scripts : Areca can launch shell scripts after backup.

after backup. Files permissions, symbolic links and named pipes can be stored and recovered. (Linux only)

Graphical User Interface : Archives content explorer . (including a 'find file in archives' feature)

. (including a 'find file in archives' feature) Archive description : A manifest is associated to each archive, which contains various informations such as title, date, description, and additional technical data.

File version tracking : Areca keeps track of your files' history (creation / modifications / deletion). Each version can be selectively viewed and recovered.

: Areca keeps track of your files' history (creation / modifications / deletion). Each version can be selectively viewed and recovered. Backup simulation (check whether a backup is necessary)

(check whether a backup is necessary) User's actions history : Areca keeps an history of all user's actions (archives deletion, merges, backups, recoveries).

Command-Line Interface : Areca comes with a command-line interface which can be used for backup automation.















