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I've bought lots of licenses for Arq over the last few years, for multiple Macs and PCs, both at work and home. Every review I read about Arq seems to be broad
by tailspin2019 6y ago
I've bought lots of licenses for Arq over the last few years, for multiple Macs and PCs, both at work and home.
Every review I read about Arq seems to be broadly positive. HN types seem to like it.
An yet on every single machine I've used it on, over the last 2-3 years, Windows or Mac, I've had random errors, bugs and persistent backup failures. Their support is responsive but even if the problems are solved they seem to return again.
There is a lot to like about Arq, and maybe it's just me, but it's hard work to keep it on the straight and narrow.
Strangely though, I persist. I think because I know what the alternatives are like (eg. TimeMachine isn't much better in my experience).
Downloading 7 now to see if it's the Arq gremlin panacea I've been waiting for....
I should add, I'm always aware of the backup failures - I haven't come across a scenario where a backup that I thought was ok, wasn't. Which would be the worse thing a backup client could do to you. In its defence, Arq does persistently moan at me that there is a problem that I should be aware of.