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I use Arq with AWS Deep Archive as my off-site. Seems to work well, though admittedly I haven't tested the recovery/retrieval yet.

• mrich 4y ago
  How does Arq store your files on Deep Archive? Does it create archives or create the same structure you have locally?
  • uptown 4y ago
    You provide an encryption key and tell it which folders you want to encrypt from your local machine. Then the app provides a GUI which shows the folder structure that'd been mirrored to AWS and you can selectively restore what you need.
    • mrich 4y ago
      I checked it, it's quite good. Also during restore, waits for the files to become available for download. But personally I don't like the fact that files are packed into some blob storage, which is not as easily accessible as a tar archive.
      • uptown 4y ago
        That's good to know. Previously I'd used Amazon Drive, Google Drive and alternatives where I had restored some files. Always worked as desired. I was already switching from Google Workspaces to cut costs, and priced out how much I'd save by using Glacier for my off-site backup, and it was a no-brainer to make the switch. This guy had a decent write-up on the pricing: https://clete2.com/posts/backup-glacier-deep-archive/ https://clete2.com/posts/backup-glacier-deep-archive/