How to Backup
It is important to be sure that your data is adequately secured. Backups grant peace of mind and allow quickly restoring data should something nasty happen, like a virus attack, a hard disk crash or an unintentional file erasure.
In this section you can find many useful articles devoted to the question of backup. These papers should not only inspire to back up data for storage, convenience and security, but also to inform how to make your backups reliable and effective.
October 02, 2025 - 6 min.
Checksum Verification for Cloud Backups
Learn how checksum verification ensures data integrity in cloud backups. Understand how Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, and other S3-compatible services use checksums, and discover how Handy Backup makes verification effortless and reliable.
September 18, 2025 - 10 min.
Amazon Cloud Storage Services Explained
Secure, reliable Amazon S3 cloud storage explained—features, structure, differences from Glacier, limitations, and best backup practices with Handy Backup.
September 04, 2025 - 9 min.
Understanding the Different Types of Servers
Explore the different types of servers, including web, file, database, application, mail, and proxy servers. Learn their functions, technical features, and use cases to build a secure and efficient IT infrastructure.
July 11, 2025 - 10 min.
How to Back Up Amazon S3: A Practical Guide
Learn how to back up and restore data with Amazon S3 using Handy Backup. Step-by-step guide with screenshots, tips, and key features explained.
June 11, 2025 - 9 min.
How to Prepare for a Server Crash with a Reliable Server Backup
What to Do When Server Crashes: learn the impact on business, steps for Windows Server recovery, and How to Prepare for a Server Crash with advanced tools like Handy Backup.
December 11, 2013 - 6 min.
Amazon S3 Glacier Backup (Instant + Flexible Retrieval)
Amazon Glacier is a long-term storage for infrequently accessed data. To utilize Amazon Glacier backup, you need a utility allowing accessing Amazon Glacier.
June 11, 2013 - 4 min.
What is MS Access
Microsoft Access is a relation-based database engine, a part of MS Office software package, allowing creating office-level databases for different purposes.
May 04, 2012 - 2 min.
What Backup Dump File Is and How to Manage It
If the program has never crashed, it simply doesn’t exist! Then, how one can save time and money, if Handy Backup has (unlikely) crashed? Get the instructions.
March 15, 2009 - 3 min.
Organizing Best Data Backup Routine
Data Backup Tactics: what you need to know before getting data backup software. This article covers the main aspects of Organizing Best Data Backup Routine
This library is constantly updated: articles are added almost every week; many of them are in a “pre-release” state so please check by frequently.
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