Areca Backup 7.1.3

Areca Backup 7.1.3 offers users an Open Source 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)

Benefits:

• Be as simple as possible to set up : No complex configuration files to edit - Your backup configuration (which is 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 and the files they contain : Track different versions of a specific file, browse your archives, recover or view specific files, merge a set of archive,...

1. Backup Engine Features :
   • Archives compression (Zip & Zip64 format)
   • Archives encryption (AES128 & AES256 encryption algorithms)
   • Storage on local hard drive, network drive, USB key, FTP / FTPs server (with implicit and explicit SSL / TLS)
   • Source file filters (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)
   • 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.
   • 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.
   • Files permissions, symbolic links and named pipes can be stored and recovered. (Linux only)
2. Graphical User Interface :
   • Archives content explorer. (including a 'find file in archives' feature)
   • Archive description : A manifest is associated to each archive, which contains various information 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.
   • Backup simulation (check whether a backup is necessary)
   • User's actions history : Areca keeps an history of all user's actions (archives deletion, merges, backups, recoveries).
3. Command-Line Interface:
   
4. Areca comes with a command-line interface which can be used for backup automation. 
5. Regular expression filter bug fix
6. Minor XML configuration bug fix
7. Recovery bug fix. 

Enhancements:

• Regular expression filter bug fix
• Minor XML configuration bug fix
• Recovery bug fix.