The incremental backup feature is grayed out

There are two possible reasons why Handy Backup may not perform incremental backup:

You are trying to backup to DVD or backup to CD disc. Currently Handy Backup doesn't support incremental backup to optical discs. The feature will, of course, be implemented in the future versions.

Handy Backup doesn't support incremental backup of several types of data:

Windows Registry
HDD image backup
Database backup including MSSQL backup and MS Exchange Server backup

Support for incremental backup of these data is also in implementation.

What is the maximum amount of data I can back up?

How can I restore a specific file?

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Essentials:

Installing Handy Backup

Installing Handy Backup Server

Installing Handy Backup under Linux

Updating Handy Backup from Earlier Versions

Registration

Plug-ins

How to Backup (Articles)

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

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Backup software for MS Windows^®
7/Vista/XP/2000 or 2008/2003 Server

Handy Backup 6.5

We are happy to announce the release of Handy Backup 6.5 (released on January 12, 2010) with a new feature of differential backup. Backups have never been more effective! Learn more about Handy Backup 6.5...

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