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Handy Backup 6.1

Back up



Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe. Backup is usually a routine part of the operation of large businesses with mainframes as well as the administrators of smaller business computers. This essential precaution is neglected by most new computer users until the first time they experience a crash or accidentally delete the only copy of the file they have been working on for the last six months. The retrieval of files you backed up is called restoring them.
As a noun, backup, it is an act of backing up.
Another meaning is a substitute or alternative. The term backup usually refers to a disk or tape that contains a copy of data.
Personal computer users can consider both local backup and Internet backup.
While it is important to have available the most recent few backups - to enable restore in case of need - it is also crucial that recent backup disks are stored safely off-site; sufficiently far away to reduce the risk of environmental damage (e.g. flood) destroying both the primary systems and the off site backups.

You can perform backup procedure with the help of Handy Backup software


Data to Back Up:

File Backup - back up individual files and folders stored in local, LAN and FTP locations
Email Messages Backup - back up e-mail box directly from your mail server
Image Backup - perform complete hard disk image backup with all data and operating system
Email MS Exchange Backup - back up and restore Microsoft Exchange Server stores
Lotus Notes Backup - back up Lotus Notes without stopping the service
ODBC Database Backup - protect your databases by regular backups

Backup Destination:

Backup to LAN, Local and External Drives - store your backups at any drives visible in Windows Explorer
Backup to FTP - offsite backup to remote FTP server provides maximum reliability
Backup to SFTP - transfer sensitive data to a remote server via secure SFTP protocol
Backup to CD-R/CD-RW - burn your backups to optical disks with multi-drive spanning and verification options
Backup to DVD/HD DVD/Blu-Ray - record important data to DVD disks using the integrated burning tool
Handy Backup Online - store backups at Novosoft Online Backup Service instead of third-party providers