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.

Updating Handy Backup from Earlier Versions

First Start

Go to Help Contents

Essentials:

Installing Handy Backup

Installing Handy Backup Server

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

Download Handy Backup User Manual in PDF (2.7MB)

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