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MS Windows® Vista/2000/XP/2003

Backup Servers and Workstations to FTP with Handy Backup software



Backing up to FTP is a wise choice for anyone who requires security and availability of their backups. FTP servers are located remotely and deliver the maximum protection of critical data from physical destruction or theft. That’s why the question of choosing the appropriate FTP backup software receives a lot of attention from computer users of all levels.


Handy Backup provides an effective and comprehensible way to configure automatic backup to remote FTP locations. The basic features regarding FTP backup with Handy Backup software are the following:

  • Convenient FTP management interface. Handy Backup features a user-friendly interface which allows you to easily create and choose folders on the FTP server to store your backups. Authorization on the FTP server is achieved through the use of MD4/MD5 passwords which provide reliable protection of your login information
  • Backup to FTP or to secure SFTP servers. Besides common FTP protocol Handy Backup supports backing up to SFTP servers which provide higher level of data transferring security. Read more about backup to SFTP
  • Easy configuration of FTP backup. Handy Backup features an advanced transfer engine which allows backing up data to FTP in cases when your computer is behind a proxy server (FTP or SOCKS5/SOCKS4). All you need to do is to specify the desired FTP or SFTP site name and your login data.
  • FTP rebind function. This function synchronizes local information about the backup set with files on the FTP backup server. When you create a new task, independently of the presence of files on the remote server, the program will try to perform full backup. The FTP Rebind function allows performing incremental backup instead of the full one, and reduce execution time.
  • A variety of backup options and scheduling. Handy Backup features numerous backup options which allow compressing your data with ZIP64, encrypting it with 128-bit blowfish algorithm, backup to FTP as Windows service, etc. Flexible scheduler allows repeating your FTP backup automatically, on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, or within your own time period (including several times a day). For the full list of features, refer to Handy Backup features.

Download Handy Backup trial and backup to FTP or SFTP for 30 days for free!


Backup to FTP is included into all Handy Backup versions and editions.


Backup to SFTP is included into Handy Backup Professional, Full and Server editions.


If you are searching for a program that can backup to FTP, Handy Backup is just what you need. It has a very user-friendly interface, simple procedure of backup data selection and has the widest range of different backup options and features. With Handy Backup you may always rely on your backups and feel sure you will be able to restore your data easily and error free.

What to back up

My Documents backup - one click backup of the 'My documents' folder including pics, videos, music, text files
Website backup - most reliable solution to protect your business's web representation
HDD Backup - back up your hard drive by creating a hard drive image and saving it to the storage medium
MySQL backup - simple, comprehensive backup of the MySQL database tables
ODBC Database Backup - back up any ODBC compatible databases including MySQL, Oracle, FoxPro, Interbase, MSSQL, DB2, MS Access, Postgre SQL etc.

Where to back up

Backup to DVD-R - record your backups to DVD-R with our in-built DVD burning tool
Backup to CD-R - record your backups to CD-R using data encryption and compression with one click
Backup USB - back up your data to any USB connected device such as USB flash key
Backup to FTP - transfer your backups to remote FTP server for more data security
Backup from FTP - back up data stored on a remote FTP server to your local computer or any removable storage medium

How to back up

Backup with ZIP compression - backup with 10 levels of Zip compression saves storage space
DVD backup verification - makes sure your data are restorable from DVD copy you made
Synchronizing files and folders - one click synchronization of files and folders across multiple locations including remote FTP servers