Fully customizable backup tool. Full, incremental, differential, mirror backups.The
Backup4all application was developed to be an award-winning data backup
software for Windows. This backup utility was designed to protect your
valuable data from partial or total loss by automating backup tasks,
password protecting and compressing it to save storage space.
This
backup application is feature rich and offers an intuitive interface
making all features easily accessible for both beginners and
professionals.
With Backup4all Professional you can easily backup
to any local or network drive, backup to FTP (with support for SSL
encryption, proxy server, passive mode), SFTP, backup to DVD, CD,
Blu-ray, HD-DVD, or other removable media (such as USB drives).
Our backup utility performs all four backup types: full backup, differential backup, incremental backup and mirror backup.
Using
the wizard you can easily set up any backup configurations you wish.
You can define powerful file filters and schedule your backups any way
you want. Once a backup is performed, you can see what files changed
since the last backup using the explorer-like tree view or you can read
the statistics about the next backup execution.
With many other
backup software programs, files that are in use during the backup may
not get backed up successfully because they are locked to prevent
programs from modifying the data.
With Backup4all you can back-up
open or locked files (on Windows 7/Vista/XP/2003), such as databases,
MS Outlook personal folder (.pst), Outlook Express mail archives (dbx
files) and others. When defining a backup, there is also the option to
run predefined backups, such as My Documents, My Pictures or Outlook
Express emails and settings.
This backup application has ZIP64
support (can create backups over 4GB) and creates standard zip files,
meaning that you can access it with any zip compatible utility. It comes
with its own built-in CD, DVD and Blu-ray burning support so you can
easily backup to DVD, CD, Blu-ray or HD-DVD. Just set the destination to
DVD, CD, Blu-ray or HD-DVD and execute the backup job. However, if you
prefer, you can use the UDF format.
Here are some key features of "Backup4all Pro":Intuitive Interface :·
The Brief View and Getting Started window allows you to easily
define/run backup jobs or restore backed up data. Switching to the
Explore View, you can see all the files/folders that are in the backup
job and the new files that will be stored at the next backup execution.
You can sort and search the file tree in Explore view. You can start
this backup application at windows startup or minimize it to the system
tray.
Backup locked or open files (XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7) :·
Backup4all uses the Volume Shadow Copy service that allows you to back
up local open files from NTFS partitions in Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008
Server/Windows 7. Now you can backup your emails and settings without
closing Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or other email clients.
File and Folder Filters :·
Powerful file and folder filtering engine with lots of options to
filter by attribute, size, date, name and type). You can create filters
using a combination of restrictions and you can define separate filters
for inclusion and exclusion.
Predefined Filters :·
Filters can now be added through the Options window, and once you set
some predefined filters you can use them in any backup job. If you
change the predefined filter at a later time, it will be automatically
modified on each backup job that uses it too.
Built-in Scheduler :·
You can easily setup a powerful scheduler using the available scheduler
configurations to make unattended backups. Backups can also be
scheduled to run when the computer shuts down.
Manage multiple backup jobs :·
This backup software allows defining multiple backup jobs and saving
them for future use. On the main form, you have an overview of all
defined backups organized in groups. Backup4all comes with several
predefined backup jobs: "My Documents", "My Pictures", "Outlook
Express", "Mozilla Firefox", "Mozilla Thunderbird", "IE Favorites",
"Backup4all configurations" and allows importing backup plugins for
dozens of other applications.
Email notifications :·
You can configure Backup4all to send custom emails after a backup
finished, with success, error and warning notifications. Additional
options allow you to attach the backup log file and send the email to
several addresses.
SFTP backup software :· Backup4all
can backup to SFTP, a destination combining the security of remotely
stored backups, with secure file transfer protocol. Your important data
is transferred to the SFTP backup server using a secure network
connection, to avoid the risk of data interception.
Pause/Resume or Stop operation :·
The backup operation now supports pausing and resuming, so running a
backup job can be interrupted and continued at a later time. There is
also a Stop operation now, that when pressed will not Cancel the backup,
but instead will save everything until that point when it was pressed.
Automatic updates :·
Backup4all can now check for updates either manually or automatically
at a scheduled date. This allows you to better stay in touch with the
latest development of Backup4all.
Backup catalog file :·
Backup4all stores a summary snapshot of the file and folder information
into a backup catalog file (".bkc") each time a backup is executed.
This catalog is stored in a different file than the backup itself and it
allows Backup4all to keep track of the backed up files. The advantage
of using a catalog is faster backup execution. Another advantage is that
you can run Backup4all together with other backup applications because
they will not interfere with each other.
Backup directly to CD, DVD, Blu-ray :·
This backup software comes with its own built-in CD, DVD, HD-DVD and
Blu-ray burning support. Just set the destination to the CD, DVD, HD-DVD
or Blu-ray disc and execute the backup job. However, if you prefer not
to use Backup4all's built-in burning engine, you can use 3rd party
packet writing software (such as DirectCD or InCD). Backup4all also has
the possibility to erase CD-RW/DVD-RW/HD DVD-RW/BD-RE media.
FTP Backup :·
You can backup your files to remote locations using the FTP service
(with SSL support, active/passive transfer modes, firewall support, XCRC
tests). You just have to select FTP as destination, enter the FTP
configurations and you are ready to backup to FTP.
Backup Destination :·
You can store the backup in a local folder, on another computer in the
same LAN, on media such as: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD±R (single/dual layer),
DVD±RW (single/dual layer), DVD-ROM, HD DVD-R, HD DVD-RW, HD DVD-ROM,
BD-R, BD-RE (single or dual layer Blu-ray disc) on USB drives or other
removable media, or on FTP.
Extra Actions :· Perform extra actions before and/or after backup execution.
Create shortcut for backup job/group :·
You can create a "shortcut" of a backup job or backup group to a
desired location. Whenever you will double-click that shortcut, the
backup job defined will start running. You can make it a "one click
backup" if you place that shortcut in the Quick Launch menu.
Statistics :·
You can actually see the number of files that will be processed at next
backup (very useful when you have a large number of files). Other
information refers to the size and date of the executed backups and the
available free space on storage destination.
File warnings :·
File warnings are displayed to the user during backup execution if the
user chooses so. These warnings are also written to the log file.
Scheduled backups do not show these warnings even when this option is
set.
New Backup Wizard :· This backup software
provides step-by-step instructions to create a new backup job by
selecting Where, What, How and When to backup.
Easy File and Folder Selection :·
You can browse a folder tree to select several files and folders as
source of the backup or you can include or exclude them individually.
Multiple files/folders can be added as Sources at once (drag-and-drop
supported).
Backup Types :· Four different backup types to choose from: full backup, differential backup, incremental backup and mirror backup.
Standard Zip Compression and zip64 support :·
If the zip file size is less than 2 Gbytes, Backup4all creates standard
zip files. This format is compatible with any zip utility available on
the market. Unlike other backup softwares, for zip files greater than 2
Gbytes, Backup4all uses zip64 technology (which allows unlimited zip
file size).
Backup Plugins :· Starting with version
3.10 is possible to load plugins to backup/restore the settings of
specific programs. A plugin is actually an XML file that once imported
in Backup4all adds a predefined backup. For instance, a backup plugin
for Mozilla FireFox, when loaded, will automatically add in the
Predefined Backup list an entry for Firefox, so when defining a new
backup job if that’s selected, the FireFox profiles will be added as
source for the new backup.
Customized Zip Names :· You
can customize name prefixes for the zip archives, which store your
backup versions. Backup4all also supports file/folder paths longer than
260 characters (turn off file parsing).
Microsoft Outlook backup plugin :·
Backup4all includes a backup plugin that lets you easily define a
backup job for Microsoft Outlook. This will backup Outlook entirely (not
only the emails but also the profiles, email accounts, rules and other
settings) so if you need to restore it, you don't have to configure the
email account settings again as they will be restored along with the
other data.
Password Protection :· You can protect
your ZIP files by setting a password for each backup job. Besides normal
password protection, Backup4all also supports 128-bit, 192-bit and
256-bit AES encryption. These numbers reflect the encryption key size
used to encrypt the data - a higher key strenght provides stronger
encryption.
Snapshots :· Mirror backup type makes an
exact copy of selected files and folders (copying NTFS permissions and
alternate streams), including empty folders too (for an exact copy of
the source). Optionally, for mirror backups you can choose to zip the
backed up files individually.
Disk Spanning :·
Automated support for splitting your backup between many removable disks
or even on the same media. You can specify the maximum size of the zip
archives. When performing a mirror backup and using disk spanning you
can choose not to split the files. This is a useful option because you
can copy your music/movies to cd or dvd and not have them splitted up
when the CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc is full.
Logs :· The
operations performed by Backup4all are logged. This allows you to see
the status of performed operations (backup/test/cleanup/restore). A
backup job/group History view is available too (which also lets you
export the information as .csv).
Command Line :· A command line version of this backup application is available too (that lets you run different operations using parameters).
Restore Wizard :·
Restore backed up data step-by-step. Allows you to choose the version
of files which will be restored and filter them to restore only the
needed versions (file versioning applies to full, differential and
incremental backups only). You can quickly restore the latest version of
a file/folder as well as restoring versions of files backed up at a
specific date.
Compatibility :· You can restore data
using any standard zip software. Backup4all gives you this way more
flexibility if you need to restore data on a different computer (if the
backup was created using independent splits, see this section on how to
restore correctly using 3rd party zip software).
One touch backup :·
Some USB enclosures have a button to start the execution of an
associated program. If you have such a device, you can configure
Backup4all to execute a backup job or a backup group when this button is
pressed (works only with certain USB enclosures).
Summary :· Text description of the full setup for each backup job that allows you to easily review the information regarding the backup.
Program security :·
Backup4all offers an option to lock its interface so that when it
starts you will need to provide a password in order to unlock it and be
able to make changes to its settings.
Test backup :·
The application tests the backups (using CRC32). This ensures that the
files have been backed up properly and the backup is safe. You can also
test the backup integrity at a later time from Backup4all's main menu.
When backing up to removable media, after each media item written the
backup test is performed (for spanned backups). When backing up to FTP,
the XCRC command can be used (if supported by server). This speeds up
the testing as Backup4all will verify the backup based on the CRC
information received from server.
MD5=1E36DA027C9E88015D79F5FAF57F20A9
SHA1=2CB5FE7BD13A1F56E012DEA80986BC388CD37C80
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