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Handy Backup English
Update files online
To update files online means to download the latest version of files from any server on the Internet to a hard disk on a local computer. There are many files that can be updated online: drivers, firmware, work documents, etc. This process is similar to backup from FTP, when files from an FTP server are copied.
Backup Term of the Day
Spanning is a process of dividing a large volume of data over several media. A span is a supported function in... (more about Spanning...)
Backup Terms Glossary
The current glossary explains various terms that you may come across while working with Handy Backup or other backup software.
Handy Backup is a popular utility for Windows that is famous for its flexibility and ease of use.
At present, the glossary contains terms.
Other terms from File Management
File compression is being used more frequently. Commonly referred to as 'Zipping' after the most popular compression programs (PKZip, and... (more about File Compression...)
To copy the document, record or image being worked on onto a storage medium. Saving updates the file by writing... (more about File Save...)
File synchronization, in its simplest form, is automatic copying. Handy Backup supports file and folder synchronization. In the file synchronization process... (more about File Synchronization...)
The method for storing and retrieving files on a disk. A file system defines the directory structure for keeping... (more about File System...)
"To overwrite" means to record or copy new data over existing data, as in when a file or directory is... (more about Overwrite...)
The Tower of Hanoi backup is a backup, performed according to the Tower of Hanoi rotation schedule. Currently, Handy Backup... (more about Tower of Hanoi backup...)
