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 carries multiple certification logos: “Works with Windows Vista”, "Certified for Windows Vista", "Works with Windows Server 2008" and other which ensure that the program has been tested by Microsoft® and proven to be compatible with PCs running various Windows operating systems.

Available hard disk space:

• Approximately 19MB for Handy Backup
• Approximately 25MB for Handy Backup Server
• Approximately 8MB for Backup Network Workstation
• Approximately 29MB for Handy Backup Web Access (not including JRE)

Hardware requirements:

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

Supported files systems:

• FAT16
• FAT16X
• FAT32
• FAT32X
• NTFS
• Any other file systems when performing sector-level copying (HDD imaging)
• Any other file systems accessible when Handy Backup is launched on a different OS under Wine

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.