Backup data files with zip compression

Compress your backup data files to save time and disk space.

If you need to backup data files, like text files, Microsoft Word documents, Outlook or Outlook Express files, or any other files, containing valuable information, you may want to compress them to save space on the destination medium and to minimize your time online when running an FTP backup.

Choose a compression type

When using file compression with Handy Backup, one can choose a compression type, either to compress to a single file or to multiple files. You can also choose a file name for the zip archive when using the single file compression type. When using multiple files compression type, the files will be named as the originals.

Choose a compression level

You can also choose a compression level. The difference between the lowest and the highest is about 30%. Though a compression level can be specified, the difference is made by the type of data to be backed up, as compression of plain text files is effective by 95% and for images by 5%.

As for the backup data size limit, Handy Backup supports Zip compression format, so there is no zip file size limit.

Download Handy Backup to backup your data files using zip compression.

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