Handy Backup is a disk imaging and backup software for computers working under Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 or 2008/2003/2000 Server.
Main features of Handy Backup
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Supported data for backup
- Files and folders stored on any local, external, network or FTP drives
- Image-based backup
- Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail and other email clients
- Email box (directly from POP3 servers)
- My Documents, Desktop, Favorties, and other personal Windows data
- Settings of popular applications, such as Adobe Photoshop, Skype, Mozilla Firefox and other
- Windows registry
- Microsoft Exchange Server stores
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle databases
- IBM Lotus Domino/Notes databases
- IBM DB2 data server databases
- ODBC-compatible databases
Backup options
- Full, incremental and differential backup*
- Flexible file and folder filtering with file masks
- Integrated ZIP compression engine with selection of 10 levels of compression
- 128-bit Blowfish encryption
- Folder synchronization (mirror backup). Can be used for any local, external or networked drives, or FTP/SFTP servers
- Creating separate folders with timestamps
Supported storage media and protocols
- Any local or external drives including USB and FireWire devices
- Network drives
- FTP, SFTP servers
- CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD DVD discs
- Novosoft Remote Backup Service
Administering and control options
- E-mail notifications about operation results
- Command line interface
- Launch third-party applications before or after task execution
- Import/export Handy Backup tasks and settings
- Run as a service under Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 or 2008/2003/2000 Server operating systems
- Flexible scheduler for any types of tasks
- Writing speed selection for CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs
- Data spanning across multiple optical discs
- Option to run backup on logon/logoff
For licensing information, please see Handy Backup License Agreement at http://www.handybackup.net/help/help.shtml
For latest information on program updates, please check official product website http://www.handybackup.net
* For differential backup, Handy Backup exploits Xdelta which is a separate software program copyrighted by josh.macdonald and licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2. Xdelta in executable form and its source code are available as xdelta.exe and xdelta3.0u.tar.gz respectively in the Handy Backup installation folder. For licensing information on Xdelta, please see the file xdelta_license.txt