ArcVault is the enterprise-grade archival platform trusted by compliance-first organizations to consolidate, compress, and encrypt data with military-grade precision. One platform. Zero data loss. Infinite peace of mind.
$ arcvault -r -e -9 project/ compliance-q4.av
Trusted by compliance-first organizations worldwide
Every capability is built from first principles around data integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. No feature bloat. No compromises.
Our recursive engine (-r) navigates your entire directory hierarchy—no matter how
deep—capturing every file, every hidden asset, every nested subdirectory in a single pass.
Military-grade password encryption (-e) protects every archive at rest. Interactive
passphrase prompts ensure credentials never touch your command history or process tables.
Dial in your exact compression–speed tradeoff with nine precision levels (-0 through
-9). Level 0 for near-instant store, level 9 for maximum space reclamation.
Automatically split oversized archives into precisely sized segments (-s SIZE). Ship
670 MB CD splits or 4.7 GB DVD splits. Full Zip64 support for archives exceeding 4 GB.
Built-in post-creation test (-T) validates every entry in your archive before it
ships. Pair with -m (move mode) for guaranteed zero-data-loss migrations.
Surgical include/exclude rules (-i, -x) let you define exactly what
enters your archive. Pattern matching at every directory level. No more and no less than you
specify.
Update mode (-u) only processes files modified since the last archival run. Freshen
mode (-f) refreshes existing entries without adding new ones. Your bandwidth,
preserved.
Surgically remove individual entries from existing archives (-d) with
pattern-matched precision. Full wildcard support. Case-insensitive matching with
-ic.
Define your archival perimeter using recursive directory traversal and precision include/exclude patterns. ArcVault scans your entire file hierarchy and maps every relevant asset.
Our adaptive compression engine selects the optimal level for each file—deflation for text, store for pre-compressed media. Nine granularity levels from raw speed to maximum savings.
Apply zero-trust encryption and split archives across distribution-ready segments. Full Zip64 compliance for archives exceeding the 4 GB boundary. No file left behind.
Post-creation integrity tests validate every entry. Verified archives are ready for regulated distribution, long-term retention, or cross-platform handoff.
Estimate the storage savings and operational efficiency gains from deploying ArcVault across your organization.
Continuous monitoring and validated security controls for enterprise data handling.
Certified information security management aligned with international standards.
Full data residency controls and right-to-deletion support for EU-regulated workloads.
Encrypted archives and audit trails purpose-built for protected health information.
"We were spending 14 hours a week on manual archival workflows. ArcVault's recursive engine and split archive capability reduced that to under 40 minutes. The ROI was immediate."
"The encryption layer gave our legal team confidence that sensitive discovery materials could be packaged and transmitted without a third-party tool. One platform, zero gaps."
"Level 9 compression on our ML training datasets saved us $280K annually in cloud storage alone. The delta-aware update mode means we only re-archive what actually changed."
"ArcVault's integrity verification test was the missing piece in our CI/CD pipeline. Every release artifact is now verified before it ships. Compliance approved it in a single sprint."
Every plan includes core archival. Upgrade for encryption, segmentation, and compliance tooling.
For individual contributors evaluating the platform.
For teams shipping mission-critical archives.
-r)-e)-T)For organizations with compliance mandates.
-s)-m)-@)-F, -FF)For regulated industries requiring bespoke archival SLAs.
-j)-FS)-DF)Compression ratios of 2:1 to 3:1 are common for text-based assets. ArcVault's adaptive engine automatically selects between deflation and store modes based on each file's compressibility profile. Pre-compressed media (images, video) is stored without additional compression to avoid unnecessary CPU burn.
No. ArcVault supports the Zip64 extension, enabling individual files larger than 4 GB, archives exceeding 4 GB total, and archives containing more than 65,535 entries. For extremely large datasets, our split archive capability distributes content across precisely sized segments.
ArcVault prompts for a passphrase interactively via a non-echoing terminal interface—credentials never appear in shell history or process tables. Each archive entry is individually encrypted. For teams requiring stronger encryption, we recommend pairing ArcVault with your organization's existing key management infrastructure.
Absolutely. ArcVault supports five distinct operational modes: add, update, freshen, delete, and copy. Update mode only processes files modified since the archive was created. Freshen mode exclusively refreshes existing entries without adding new files. Delete mode surgically removes entries by pattern. This granularity eliminates the need to rebuild from scratch.
ArcVault is purpose-built for automated workflows. The -@ flag reads file lists
from stdin, enabling seamless integration with pipeline tooling. Quiet mode
(-q) suppresses interactive prompts. The -T test flag enables
zero-trust verification gates before release artifacts ship.
Join thousands of compliance-first organizations that trust ArcVault to package, compress, and protect their most valuable data.