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 bucket: akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq
    Stefan's MacBook Pro (stefan)
        /Users/stefan/src
            UUID:            1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E
        /Users/stefan/Documents
            UUID:            30A9D66D-23FC-4B95-BCA5-864099B87296
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/30A9D66D-23FC-4B95-BCA5-864099B87296
        /Applications
            UUID:            34FD0612-D950-4275-BF4D-EEE5359911C6
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/34FD0612-D950-4275-BF4D-EEE5359911C6
        /Users/stefan/Library
            UUID:            4F86F72A-7D70-4C55-A59A-038B96852C47
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/4F86F72A-7D70-4C55-A59A-038B96852C47
        /Library/Application Support
            UUID:            5C71900E-2303-4B9E-8F00-43083008786F
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/5C71900E-2303-4B9E-8F00-43083008786F
        /Users/stefan/Music
            UUID:            8DA640DA-2F5F-43BE-98A1-02BCD7BA47BD
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/8DA640DA-2F5F-43BE-98A1-02BCD7BA47BD
        /Users/stefan/Pictures/osaka iPhoto Library
            UUID:            CFE285E1-2432-4B10-ABF8-DA78F2C04631
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/CFE285E1-2432-4B10-ABF8-DA78F2C04631
    Mac Mini (stefan)
        /Users/stefan
            UUID:            46B29F51-4201-4A13-BB32-457E77D9481A
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/3BA5A6DF-C5EC-409F-9B97-9D437B289BC7/buckets/46B29F51-4201-4A13-BB32-457E77D9481A
    Stefan Reitshamer's iMac (stefan)    (no folders found)
    lisbon (stefan)
        /Users/stefan
            UUID:            65547066-D3FB-4388-80BD-A69D5AB26734
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/E8CF6F88-BC09-4E82-9894-25FCC7FD5217/buckets/65547066-D3FB-4388-80BD-A69D5AB26734
        /Applications
            UUID:            BBD8C1EF-4203-4EAA-97CE-552F4E2D2B14
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/E8CF6F88-BC09-4E82-9894-25FCC7FD5217/buckets/BBD8C1EF-4203-4EAA-97CE-552F4E2D2B14
        /Library/Application Support
            UUID:            D5B3A8E6-6B7B-44A5-B304-C67D8597E4B0
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/E8CF6F88-BC09-4E82-9894-25FCC7FD5217/buckets/D5B3A8E6-6B7B-44A5-B304-C67D8597E4B0
    Stefan's MacBook Pro (withfilevault)    (no folders found)
    Stefan Reitshamer's iMac (stefan)
        /Users/stefan
            UUID:            EABE39F1-386A-4A4E-8DB9-B79F14B38CD6
            restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/ED198467-D8CE-4E8B-90C5-36BF1DBDC694/buckets/EABE39F1-386A-4A4E-8DB9-B79F14B38CD6
S3 bucket: akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq.us-west-1
    Stefan's MacBook Pro (stefan)    (no folders found)
S3 bucket: akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq.eu    (no computers found)
S3 bucket: akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq.ap-southeast-1    (no computers found)

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

Restore from a Backup

To restore the latest version of one of the folders, type the restore command listed. For example, to restore the src folder from Stefan's MacBook Pro above, type:

arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E

License

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

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