Handy Backup Version history

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Handy Backup 6.0, released on January 24, 2008

The new 6.0 version of Handy Backup has gained a number of new features and general changes.

1. Handy Backup has earned the “Works with Windows Vista^™” logo which means that Microsoft® has tested the application for baseline compatibility with PCs running the Windows Vista operating system and found it satisfying all requirements of availability, reliability, security, and supportability.
   The “Works with Windows Vista” logo provides confidence that the core functionality of Handy Backup will work with Windows Vista and deliver superior user experiences under any system configuration. Handy Backup is proven to be free of malware, have necessary Authenticode certificates and follow all policies required for the best performance.
2. “Run as Windows service” feature is now included into Handy Backup 6.0 Standard package. It allows configuring Handy Backup to run as Windows service and perform all tasks even if the user is not logged on.
3. Synchronization task has gained enhanced files selection through the use of file masks. Now you can choose specific files that you need to synchronize: e.g. Microsoft Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
4. Handy Backup 6.0 and Handy Backup Server 6.0 now have a common installation file which fully satisfies Microsoft requirements and allows choosing which product you would like to install on your computer.
5. A new MS SQL backup plug-in, which allows backing up not only MSSQL tables, but also all views, indexes, constraints, and other database data. The plug-in performs more accurate backups than the common Database Backup plug-in. For more details, please refer to MSSQL backup features.

Registered users of Handy Backup 3.x – 5.8 can upgrade to the latest version 6.0 for $10. To order the upgrade, please refer to the Order section. Download Handy Backup 6.0.

Handy Backup Server 6.0, released on January 15, 2008

Novosoft has released a new 6.0 version of the corporate backup solution Handy Backup Server.
The new version features advanced workstation backup and allows protecting data that previously could have been saved with central server backup only. Now you can perform image-based workstation backup, as well as backup MS Exchange Server and Lotus Notes data stored on network computers.

Handy Backup 5.8, released on September 05, 2007

Novosoft has released version 5.8 of Handy Backup with a new feature of backup verification. Now you can verify your backups after burning them to CD, DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD disks. Since optical disks sometimes fail, this is of much importance and provides an additional level of security. Unlike many other products that perform file names and sizes check only, Handy Backup ensures that all the data on the destination disk is readable and the files were backed up without any errors. Once your backup has been verified, you may be confident that it will be restored perfectly. Feel safe about your data with Handy Backup!

Handy Backup 5.7.0, released on May 08, 2007

The first server version released. Handy Backup Server backs up data stored on multiple machines in a network just as easily as doing backup from a local machine. To do the backup, the administrator no longer has to approach each user machine separately, as backup, restore and synchronization operations are managed from a central server.

Handy Backup 5.6.1, released on March 14, 2007

A new plug-in MS Exchange Server backup was added to the program functionality.

Handy Backup 5.6.0, released on February 19, 2007

The program's functionality has been extended with such features as Backup to Blu-Ray and Backup to HD-DVD. These features allow backing up even larger amounts of important data to the new generation storage media. With the new Handy Backup version you will be able to back up up to 60 GB of important information to a single disk.

Moreover, Handy Backup is now compatible with Vista OS.

Handy Backup 5.5.0, released on January 26, 2007

A number of new popular features have been added to the program functionality. The features include Database Backup, Image Backup, Lotus Notes Backup and Email Backup. Now Handy Backup can back up databases which have ODBC driver support such as MySQL, MS Access, and DB2. With the help of Image Backup feature users can back up the entire hard drive of their computer or the hard drive partitions. Lotus Notes backup feature allows backing up all data of the Lotus Notes application. Email backup functionality allows backing up messages directly from the remote mail server.

Handy Backup 5.4.8, released on January 19, 2007

A new 5.4.8 release of the 5.4 tree, just appeared on the product website, fixes recently discovered bugs and presents a number of enhancements that make users more comfortable deploying the program and considerably increase data protection. Fixed multiple issues causing problems when backing up to and restoring from FTP/SFTP servers, errors which occurred when synchronizing files and folders were eliminated, backup to DVD option errors were corrected, errors arising when using Online Backup option were removed, temporary files created during backup procedures are now being deleted. Many other code cleanups and important corrections have been done.

Handy Backup 5.4.7, released on October 5, 2006

1. Seven additional interface languages become available. Now the program language set includes Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Read more
2. New version provides an opportunity to automatically back up more large range of data including files, settings, playlists and skins of such widely used programs as ACDSee, AOL Instant Messenger, Mozilla Suite, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Spybot - Search & Destroy, The Bat Pro, Total Commander, Winamp, WinRar, WinZip, Windows Media Player 10, Yahoo Messenger. Backup of the listed above applications data can be performed after installing an appropriate plug-in downloaded for free from the product web site. Read more about Handy Backup plugins

Handy Backup 5.4.6.1, released on September 15th, 2006

1. Automatic update option added. When enabled, this option ensures that the program will automatically check for updates according to the schedule, every time the computer is connected to the Web. It is possible to check for updates manually as well.

Handy Backup 5.4.6, released on September 4th, 2006

1. Two default interface languages - Korean and Russian - added.

Handy Backup 5.4, released on July 21, 2006

1. Multilanguage user interface - New language configuration system added. Now it is based on xml-files including all the texts displayed in the program. The number of languages the application can include is virtually unlimited. In addition the program can be easily translated into any language by any level user, even novice.

Handy Backup 5.3 with SFTP, released on May 30, 2006

1. Secure FTP backup - SFTP functionality were added. It allows to make secure backup of your files to SFTP server.

Handy Backup 5.3, released on May 10, 2006

1. Rebind function. It allows to make incremental backup your files from server with saving Internet-traffic and money.

Handy Backup 5.0, released on October 27 ^th, 2005

1. Handy Backup Service update : you can run Handy Backup as a service on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista systems.

Handy Backup 4.9, released on October 07 ^th, 2005

1. Online Backup feature : now you can backup your valuable data to our online backup storage.
2. Added incremental backup with time stamps feature: After incremental backup task created Handy Backup will backup only the files that have been changed since the last backup operation into different folders.

Handy Backup 4.8, released on July 08 ^th, 2005

1. Can now backup from FTP : backup your website or any online documents

Handy Backup 4.7, released on June 02 ^nd, 2005

1. Can now exclude temp files from the backup set easily.
2. Minor issues were fixed.

Handy Backup 4.6.5, released April 15, 2005

1. New Simple Wizard for creating Tasks;
2. Some issues were fixed;
3. For registered users of Handy Backup 4.1 update to Handy Backup 4.6.5 is free.
4. For registered users of Handy Backup 4.5 update to Handy Backup 4.6.5 DVD is free.
5. Update to Handy Backup 4.6.5 DVD 20$
6. Update to Handy Backup 4.6.5 10$

Handy Backup 4.6, released January 04, 2005

1. Easier DVD working interface;
2. Can now backup some Windows settings: Favourites, Desktop, Nethood, etc;
3. DVD version size reduced from 8.5 Mb to 2.5 Mb;
4. Some issues were fixed;

Version 4.5 DVD Edition, released on June 16, 2004

1. Can now backup to another medium - DVD;
2. Has an integrated DVD burning engine - CopytoDVD (no need to purchase CopytoDVD);
3. Uses DVD spanning.

Version 4.1, released on July 17, 2003

1. All backup plugins included for free;
2. Improved Outlook plugin to backup additional data;
3. Option to create password-protected ZIP archives;
4. New design of the program.

Transferring the copyright on May 29, 2003

Novosoft Inc. (Austin, TX, USA) through its officially registered Branch in Novosibirsk, Russia, has transferred the copyright for the software program "Handy Backup" to NOVOSOFT LLC on May 29, 2003.

Version 3.9, released on November 19, 2002

1. Special plugin to backup registry data (installed separately).
2. E-mail notification about operation results;
3. Improved timestamp settings;
4. Options to autorefresh the Files View;
5. Option to apply masks to folders;
6. Drag&Drop from Windows Explorer;
7. Speed selection for CD-RW burning;
8. Tray icon displays status of current operation;
9. Special icons to display Task statuses in the Tasks View.

Version 3.7, released on September 17, 2002

1. Special plugins to backup your Outlook and ICQ data (installed separately).
2. Option to erase CD before making a backup on it.
3. Improved security for FTP backups (MD4/MD5 passwords support).
4. Command line interface for professional users.
5. Import/export of all settings and registration status.
6. Windows XP compatible user interface and a number of visual improvements.
7. A number of bug fixes and optimizations including CD burning process.
8. Temp folder selection.
9. New synchronization options

Version 3.5, released on May 29, 2002

Complete CD-RW support

1. No 3 ^rd -party software is required to burn a CD copy of your valuable data.
2. Media Spanning - it will use as many discs as needed to hold the backup, asking you to insert new discs.

Now Handy Backup makes archiving to CD-R/W a breeze! No more overheads caused by using a third-party software. An option was added allowing you to span data across multiple disks.

Simplified and improved restore functionality

1. Option to restore individual files.
2. Option to select the location where to restore.
3. At restore, items properties are exported from the corresponding index file (backup.hbi) automatically.

Backup with timestamps

It enables you to easily archive different backup items by marking it with the current date, so you can keep several backup copies labeled with dates.

Version 3.0, released on January 24, 2002

1. Improved user interface provides more intuitive access to all program features.
2. The program has been reworked to avoid communication problems between backup agent and the main program.
3. Uninstall option.
4. Backup of opened files.
5. Backup of different folders or files at a time.
6. Option to run item on shut down (restart, log off).
7. Simplified and improved file masks handling.
8. Option to remove old files on remote.
9. Work with session log has been optimized.
10. Now each backup item has its own activity log available in RTF format.
11. The FTP connection log has been added allowing the user to monitor connection to the remote FTP server.
12. The user can create New Folder at the remote FTP server.
13. Options to set any other program run before/after running your backup item.
14. Duplicate option has been added allowing the user to create multiple backup item copies for increased data security.
15. Now when the user selects an item in the main program window, the item is no more running to update its status, unless the user press "Refresh" button.

Version 2.1 FREEWARE, released on February 18, 2002

1. Automatic backup scheduler;
2. Easy, intuitive Explorer style user interface;
3. Support for FTP, HDD, floppy disks and Zip;
4. Backup with ZIP compression;
5. 128 bit encryption.