An open-source command-line utility for restoring from backups created by Arq
Download a binary version here.
Get the source code here.
First set 3 environment variables:
ARQ_ACCESS_KEY: your S3 access key IDARQ_SECRET_KEY: your S3 secret keyARQ_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD: the password you used to encrypt your backupsType 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 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).
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
Each time Arq stores a new "commit" (backup), it writes a "reflog entry" containing the commit's key. You can print this reflog (it prints in reverse-chronological order) and then restore a specific commit instead of restoring the latest commit. The command is the same as the restore command for a folder, but with the "reflog" argument at the end. For example:
arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E reflog
produces output like this:
printing reflog for src
reflog /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/bucketdata/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E/refs/logs/master/343577367
blobkey: <BlobKey d4adc50a482663a50bdcae3327e0f3c10f4bd015,stretchedkey=YES>
author: stefan
date: 2011-11-21 14:09:24 +0000
location: file://Stefan's%20MacBook%20Pro/Users/stefan/src
restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E d4adc50a482663a50bdcae3327e0f3c10f4bd015
reflog /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/bucketdata/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E/refs/logs/master/343577118
blobkey: <BlobKey 63e47aa0d84e47c9eb5721c4d675f75cca1af897,stretchedkey=YES>
author: stefan
date: 2011-11-21 14:05:15 +0000
location: file://Stefan's%20MacBook%20Pro/Users/stefan/src
restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E 63e47aa0d84e47c9eb5721c4d675f75cca1af897
reflog /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/bucketdata/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E/refs/logs/master/343573520
blobkey: <BlobKey 4f1efe4d3a65edf3ab59741583e47027cc2da3b9,stretchedkey=YES>
author: stefan
date: 2011-11-21 13:05:19 +0000
location: file://Stefan's%20MacBook%20Pro/Users/stefan/src
restore command: arq_restore /akiaiyuk3n3tme6l4hfa.com.haystacksoftware.arq/32D9D7A2-3B3E-4BE7-B85B-0605AF24F570/buckets/1D142EAB-3218-48BD-BF5B-4EAEF504783E 4f1efe4d3a65edf3ab59741583e47027cc2da3b9
You can execute the command listed as "restore command" under each reflog entry to restore that specific "commit".
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