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.