Previously I was using either FolderWatch (sync), Carbon Copy Cloner (sync), or TimeMachine (backup) paired with Arq now all I need is Arq! So What’s Changed? What this means is that I can now have both local and cloud based backup copies of all my photos, all using 1 piece of software! The newest addition of Arq5 lets you backup to a local drive: Arq5 can now backup to a local hard-drive! So What’s New That is Causing You to Rant and Rave? Allows you to set the frequency at which backups occur (I prefer hourly).The Apple iCloud celebrity breach isn’t possible!.Even if someone breaks in, they won’t be able to decrypt (open) your photos.Encrypts your photos so that they’re sitting safe in the cloud.I use a combination of Google Drive and Amazon Cloud Drive.Amazon Cloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and many more.Allows you to backup to multiple cloud locations.
Automatically creates versions of your photos over time.Automatically recognizes new, changed, or removes photos.The best part is that it does all of this automatically. It’s not a sync tool but rather a backup tool it creates multiple versions of your photos, as they change over time, and allows you to restore any version you’d like, should something happen.Īrq will encrypt and backup your photos to a number of cloud storage locations, and now local storage drives too! In backup, you could go back to the copy from 4 months ago and retrieve the uncorrupted version! What’s So Great About Arq5?Īrq is the best tool on the market for doing cloud-based backup. If a photo was corrupted 3 months ago and you last “sync’d” your photos yesterday, your corrupted photo made it into the sync. Backup is for durability and lets you get your photos back from a specific point in time if your photos were lost or corrupted.Ī service isn’t “backup” unless it can recover back to a specific point-in-time. If a file changes from the previous time, it records a copy of the old version and the new version (not just the new version, which is what Sync does). Versioning keeps track of all of the changes of a file. Sync is for availability, when you want fast access to your photos if you lose them or want to access your photos from another location or device.īackup refers to “versioned copying” of your photos from one location to another. If you add, edit, or delete photos to one, the synchronization process will add, edit or delete the photos to the other. Sync refers to a two-way transfer of files between 2 locations in which both locations have the exact same data.
When people often talk about “backing up” their files, they’re not actually talking about “backup”, they’re talking about “sync”. Many of you may think they’re the same thing but they’re quite different and understanding the differences is important when making sure your photos are safe. You’ll often hear people use the terms “sync” and “backup”. They just released the latest version of their backup software, Arq 5, and it’s going to simplify my backup solution in amazing ways! First, some background Some Background, for non-experts: “Sync” vs “Backup” Let me start out by saying that I don’t have any affiliation to Arq other than the fact that I’m a loyal customer and lover of their software.
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