Areca: The Open Sourced Backup Solution

Readers will recall the issues that I’d had some time ago in trying to force Windows Backup to play ball with an external hard drive encrypted by TrueCrypt. For some reason or another, Windows Backup refused to recognize the mounted drive as a valid backup location. One reader recommended that I try Acronis True Image out. Seeing as I like free stuff, I’ve found a free solution that solves the problem entirely.

Now it should be said from the outset that this process is a little bit ugly and a tad long winded, but that it does a really swell job and is full of opportunities to improve upon and to customize it for your particular situation.

Read on for the full tutorial – now with pretty pictures!
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