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Handy Backup 6.1

System Requirements



Handy Backup is not a resource-consuming utility and has a very moderate list of system requirements.


Windows operating systems:

  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server
  • Windows 2003 Server/Standard/Web/Enterprise
  • Windows XP Home/Professional
  • Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate
  • Windows 2008 Server

Handy Backup is certified with the Microsoft “Works with Windows Vista” logo which ensures that the program has been tested by Microsoft® for baseline compatibility with PCs running the Windows Vista™ operating system.


Available hard disk space:

  • Approximately 19MB for Handy Backup
  • Approximately 25MB for Handy Backup Server
  • Approximately 8MB for Backup Network Workstation

Hardware requirements:

  • 256MB RAM or more
  • CPU: Pentium 300 MHz or higher
  • Mouse (recommended)

Supported files systems:

  • FAT16
  • FAT16X
  • FAT32
  • FAT32X
  • NTFS

Supported Storage Media

  • Local hard disk drives
  • External hard disk drives
  • USB 1.0 / 2.0, FireWire (IEEE-1394) drives
  • Floppy Disks, CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW, Blu-Ray, HD DVD
  • ZIP®, JAZ®, MO® and other removable media
  • Flash USB memory drives
  • Local Area Network drives
  • Remote FTP/SFTP servers
  • Remote Backup Service*

Remote Backup Service provides the most reliable way to protect your data by storing it on remote servers located in our secured underground shelters. To learn more about Novosoft Remote Backup Service, please visit http://www.remotedatabackup.net.

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