I\'ve done countless hours of research, tried tens of programs, and have yet to

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I've done countless hours of research, tried tens of programs, and have yet to find a backup program that meets my specifications:

It must:

Support both file- and image-based backups.
Save symlinks and junctions (instead of traversing them) in both image AND file backups.
Allow me to selectively choose which files and folders to restore from both file AND image backups.
Provide a treeview interface with checkboxes through which to choose my backup targets.
Be able to launch one or more programs of my choosing both pre- and post-backup.
Compress backups, ideally using LZMA.
Secure backups using AES-256 encryption and password protection.
Output to a single file.
Backup in-use files using Volume Shadow Copy (or a comparable technology).
Auto-purge old backups after <x> days or <x> backups.
Have a GUI.
Not be written in Java.
Be in active development. I define this as having been updated in the past year.

It should:

Support what Acronis calls "version chaining".
Support the mounting of backup archives.
Support block-level/reverse delta backups.

Does such a piece of software exist?

Explanation / Answer

Backup and Restore

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