Minarca 6.2.0 Released

[Patrik Dufresne]

Hello Minarca community,

I'm happy to announce the release of Minarca 6.2.0, a significant update on both the server and client sides, published today (January 14, 2026).

This release brings strongly requested administrative features, including:

• User account deletion with or without data
• Account deactivation
• An enhanced activity log with comments and traceability
• OAuth authentication support (sponsored by Orion Digital Services)

Minarca 6.2.0 also improves performance, platform compatibility, and maintainability, and introduces a new experimental IMAP email backup feature compatible with Microsoft and Google accounts.

Numerous fixes and usability improvements further strengthen reliability across Linux, Windows, and macOS.

👉 Read the full release article and complete changelog online:

https://minarca.org/en_CA/blog/minarca-4/minarca-6-2-0-is-available-131

Thank you for your continued trust and support.

--
Patrik Dufresne
IKUS Software
https://www.ikus-soft.com/
514-971-6442
St-Colomban, QC J5K 1T9

[Dan Waldow]

What is the timing for the server 6.2.0?  https://nexus.ikus-soft.com/repository for noble only has the client at 6.2.

[Dan Waldow]

I see it today ... and I see the client at 6.2.1.  Testing now -- backups on Windows, Mac and Linux all good so far.  Doing a simple restore on each as well.  If anything fails, will update but if no response all is good.

One small note that I see as being different is the output of which executable it is looking for (see below).  This is new for me, just not sure if by design or a missed flag somewhere.

dan@waldow1:~ $ sudo minarca --status       

looking for `minarca` executable in path /opt/minarca:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

Verifying connection...

looking for `ssh` executable in path /opt/minarca:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

looking for `minarca` executable in path /opt/minarca:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

Backup Instance: r-waldow1

==========================

 * Identifier:             0

 * Remote server:          10.2.0.201

 * Connectivity status:    Connected

 * Last successful backup: 2026-01-20T09:47:57-0700

 * Last backup date:       2026-01-20T09:47:57-0700

 * Last backup status:     SUCCESS

dan@waldow1:~ $ sudo minarca backup --force

looking for `minarca` executable in path /opt/minarca:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

keep awake not supported on this system

instance 0: backup START

looking for `ssh` executable in path /opt/minarca:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

looking for `minarca` executable in path /opt/minarca:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

instance 0: backup SUCCESS

dan@waldow1:~ $ 

Thanks!

Dan