Real word: what zpaqfranz IS NOT

Let’s briefly talk about what zpaqfranz is NOT.

It is not a backup program.
Therefore, it cannot (always) store metadata (like the file creator on *nix systems, for example), and it is not designed to handle complex filesystem links (symlinks, hard and soft links, "strange" NTFS fake files, etc.). So, if your goal is to restore data with metadata, especially on *nix systems, unfortunately, zpaqfranz is not able to do that.

In reality, I have started developing an internal mode similar to tar, but frankly, it's not something that aligns with my needs.

So, you might be wondering, what exactly does zpaqfranz do? It saves data. It means that it takes the content of your documents (videos, photos, PDFs, etc.) and places them inside a .zpaq archive, from which you can, of course, restore them.

However, the emphasis, as mentioned, is placed on the data itself, not on the metadata. I hope this is enough for your needs, as it is for mine.