arq_restore

An open-source command-line utility for restoring from backups created by Arq.

Download arq_restore in binary form here.

Usage

First set 3 environment variables:

• ARQ_ACCESS_KEY: your S3 access key ID
• ARQ_SECRET_KEY: your S3 secret key
• ARQ_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD: the password you used to encrypt your backups

List Backed-Up Folders

Type arq_restore with no arguments to list all backed-up folders.

Example output:

s3 path=/akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/190A155C-2C7C-482A-B813-C1FC89636CDD/buckets/043E24A0-6757-4C88-8D85-68A18E30FFC0   local path=/Users/sreitshamer/Music
s3 path=/akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/190A155C-2C7C-482A-B813-C1FC89636CDD/buckets/0CCEC1C6-F75D-4F21-A9F9-4A6D902D8FB9    local path=/Users/sreitshamer/Documents
s3 path=/akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/190A155C-2C7C-482A-B813-C1FC89636CDD/buckets/6F7B0740-5623-45C6-8DB8-1701022538BE    local path=/Users/sreitshamer/Pictures/iPhoto Library
s3 path=/akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/1C493DC6-FB2C-4EEC-8356-838DABE3AE2C/buckets/3AA39F05-4C47-4CE5-839A-3A28255DD91E    local path=/Users/stefan
s3 path=/akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/DFEE2812-B06E-4582-A7C5-C350A7A8C162/buckets/668A7B20-DE9E-49A4-B4E8-78A5CB47B454    local path=/Users/stefan/src
s3 path=/akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/DFEE2812-B06E-4582-A7C5-C350A7A8C162/buckets/9322032A-B252-4E50-A474-C591899A241F    local path=/Users/stefan/Documents

The s3 path value is of the form /<s3 bucket name>/<computer uuid>/buckets/<folder uuid>.

(The word "buckets" in the path should be "folders", but it's not for historical reasons).

Restore from a Backup

Type arq_restore <s3 path> to restore.

License

Copyright (c) 2009, Stefan Reitshamer http://www.haystacksoftware.com

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