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Handy Backup 6.1

Can the program do a full system backup?



Handy Backup supports two principal types of backup:

  • Files-based backup. Files-based backup can't be used for full system backups. It doesn't provide a way to back up files that are not accessible for reading (particularly, system files like pagefile.sys, files opened without sharing permission, loaded modules (EXEs and DLLs), etc.). Therefore, it can not be used neither for backing up nor for restoring the whole operating system. However, it is fast and effective for "common" files and folders.

  • Image-based backup. Image backup is a feature of Handy Backup designed specifically to back up entire partitions or hard drives. It creates a complete copy of drive contents on a sector level, giving no regard to individual folders and files. There are two main limitations of image backup in Handy Backup:

    • The hard drive or partition that is going to be backed up has to remain unchanged during the backup process and shouldn’t have any applications - including Handy Backup and operating system - running on it.
    • Disk imaging can't be used with incremental backup, and hence requires more disk space and time for creation.

By default, the Image Backup feature is included into Handy Backup Professional edition. If you want to use it within the functionality of Handy Backup Standard, you need to order it as an additional backup upgrade.



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