Free Backup Utility for Windows and Linux

Free Backup Utility for Windows and Linux:

Windows;  Linux
Areca Backup is one of the few backup utilities that I’ve seen that runs on both Windows and Linux operating systems. Like most backup utilities you can choose what files you want to backup and where you want to send them to, which includes backing up the files to an FTP/SFTP server. You can also have the the backup zipped to help save some space.

Here are some of the features the developer highlights:

• Archives compression (Zip & Zip64 format)


• Archives encryption (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)


• 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)

Areca Backup is developed using Java which is likely why it is available for both Windows and Linux. I generally stay away from Java apps, but I haven’t seen a backup utility this powerful for Linux before so I thought it was worth mentioning.

Areca Backup Homepage (Windows/Linux; Freeware)

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Free Backup Utility for Windows and Linux