Automatic File and Folder Backup

Backing up files and folders is the simplest operation supported by the absolute majority of file backup software. Basically, it can be done manually: all you need to do is select important files and folders that you want to protect from accidental deletion or corruption, and copy them to a different location. While some people content with this approach, the other prefer using specialized data backup software which terrifically reduces time and efforts needed for backups.

There are several main reasons why people choose backup software instead of manual copying:

• Backup presets. Most computer backup software come with useful presets that allow backing up popular files and folders (My Documents backup, Desktop, Favorites, etc.) and applications (MS Outlook, Outlook Express, ICQ and other). Another common thing is capability to backup Windows registry. Read about backup plug-ins in Handy Backup.


• Backup files filtering. A very helpful feature is support for easy files selection via file masks. It allows you to back up files of specific type only (e.g. Microsoft Word documents), or on the contrary, exclude some type of files from backup (e.g. don’t back up media files). Learn how to filter backup in Handy Backup…


• Supported storage. Advanced data backup software have built-in burning tools which allows storing data at CD, DVD, HD DVD or Blu-Ray discs. Also you may consider storing your backups at a remote FTP server or via secure SFTP protocol. Some backup software vendors also work as hosting providers and offer a remote backup service.


• Numerous backup options. The very idea of file backup gives birth to a variety of backup options. You can choose if the program should copy/overwrite all files specified in the task (full backup), or new and changed files only (incremental backup). You may enable backup files compression and encryption, depending on your requirements of disk space and security. Storing backups with timestamps, logging, e-mail reports – the list of backup features can continue forever. Read the full list of Handy Backup features…


• Backup scheduling. The ability to schedule tasks is one of the most important features in file backup software. It allows you to fully automate computer backups and reduce the time needed for creation and configuration of backups to the minimum. Learn about backup scheduling in Handy Backup…

Download Handy Backup – automatic file backup software for Windows.

Besides files-based backup, Handy Backup can be supplemented with advanced plug-ins that allow backing up other types of data. Image Backup plug-in allows performing complete system backup and hard disk cloning, and Database Backup plug-in allows backing up databases of different type without stopping them.

File backup is made easy with Handy Backup software!