Backup with ZIP Compression
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Backup Data Files with ZIP Compression


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Backup compression is used to save space on storage media and minimize connection time and bandwidth if you back up to FTP server, network storage, or run an online backup. Generally, there are two methods of compression: "preliminary" and "on-the-fly".

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Backup compression types

There are two main approaches for backup compression, both implemented in Handy Backup:

Note: In case of a drive image backup, the whole set of data is always written into a single file.

Backup compression levels

Handy Backup features a built-in ZIP compression engine with the choice of 10 compression levels. The difference between the lowest and the highest compression ratio is about 30%; however it is also strongly affected by the type of data. Compression of plain text file backup is the most effective and can reduce its size by 95%, whereas for disk images the effect rarely exceeds 5%.

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This is a Very Good Backup Software

This is a very good software that I found by the time of v2.1. I've recomended to friends and I'll keep doing it. I use to to backup my docs and my music to my external HDD. Best regards.

Chang Lee on March 26, 2009

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