10 Free Backup Software For Windows
It is essential for any Computer User to take a backup of the data. You don’t know when some virus infection or a hard disk crash may make you lose all your important data so it is essential to have a backup ready.
This is one of the best Backup applications available. You can use it to schedule and backup your files from one location to another. Files and Directories can also be backed up on any network computer or FTP server. It also supports compression and encryption. It is also portable and can be run as a system service. Read More
Even though Comodo are known for there Internet Security products, they have a very good Backup Tool. Comodo Backup can be used to backup files and folders anywhere on the Computer, Network, FTP. It even supports CD and DVD burning. Backup can be scheduled as well as synchronized and it can even send a mail notification about the status of the backup job.
3) Bonkey
Bonkey or “The Backup Monkey” is one a good backup Application for both Windows and Mac. It can be used to Backup to most storage devices but it is specifically been designed to be used with the Amazon S3 service. It can even backup Sql Server database and supports scheduling, compression, encryption etc.
4) FBackup
It is one of the simple and easy to use Backup Application. A simple wizard guides you on the source, destination, what to backup and when to backup. It saves the backup in zip format which can be password protected and it can even make a mirror copy. It can even perform an action before and after a backup operation and can also backup files which are in use. Read More
5) Jaback
It is a simple Backup Application which can be used to Automate backups of your important files and folders. Backups are stored in zip format and can be stored on Computer, Network, FTP server. Apart from a scheduler, it can also perform backup when a file/folder change is detected. It runs on Windows as well as Mac.
This can be used to backup and synchronize files between multiple folders on PC or network locations. It creates an extra backup in case something gets wrong. It comes with some good options which can be customized.
7) Areca Backup
It is an open source and advanced Backup Application. It has a command line interface which can be used for backup automation. Apart from that it also supports compression, encryption, filtering etc and it can also launch some shell script after backup.
Ace Backup was a commercial application which has been made free of charge. It offers local and remote backup and also allows you to Encrypt your data. It supports different compression levels and advanced encryption. It also supports automatic scheduled backups and multiple versioning backups.
9) SyncBack SE
This program has both free and paid versions and the free version is quite sufficient. It is a simple software which will let you backup and synchronize your files between same or different drives, CD, FTP server etc.
It is a simple software is designed to backup your files and folders as fast as possible with minimal effort and interruption. It can make secure backups of data to HDD, Flash drives, network computers or FTP servers. It can even save in multiple storage locations.
If you know any other good ones, do share it in comments.
Superb list.. stumbled..
Check out CrashPlan- it’s also free and backs up to multiple destinations - onsite, offsite, and online. It’s the only one that lets you backup offsite for free to a friends computer.
I’ve used Cobian before. It is really a good program. Nice alternatives here!
Yes, nice post, i use Fbackup its quite easyto use and efficient. thanks.
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Nice List.
Id recommend Bitser for simple personal data backups, its simple, can encrypt/compress with AES and doesnt use a proprietary format to store the data.. plus it can double as an archiver and open iso,rar,zip,7z etc..
These are helpful tips and information on how to have a back-up software for your windows. You will never know when you will have a system down and lost your files and data saved in it. So it is better to prepare to have a back-up software or systems installed.
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Just like SyncBack SE, small, free and portable data backup manager
Why is that people buy separate backup software when Windows comes equipped with a backup utility?
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@pools
well, this is a list of FREE software and if you have ever used the windows backup program…well…its not exactly full featured. Fantastic list here of free alternatives that can do a bit more than the built in backup windows comes with.
-wurd up
EASEUS Todo Backup is also a free and reliable backup software http://www.todo-backup.com/
As many have already said, nice list, but I don’t see a comparison of features.
Now maybe it would be asking for too much for an article of this scope, but a table listing which product has which key features would have been much better. But I cannot even construct such a table based on this post. Which packages, for example, support differential backup? Which support backing up disks with multiple partitions? Which can backup the “hidden partition” so popular on Windows laptops/netbooks now (since the OEM is too lazy to deliver CDs with the system), the partition accessed by booting while holding down a special key combo?
What other “bells and whistles” does Cobian provide, that WinXP Backup does not? Which others in this list provide which of these “bells and whistles”?
Usefull list, nice post
I have some experience with Cobian
Hi
Very nice post, im researching to write my own backup software review so im very glad i found your post. These apps are very simple and easy to use but im suprised you missed Dmailer Backup Free i would be interested to see you comments on that, i will bookmarks this page and look forwarded to seeing some updates.
Thanks
hey tweakXP is also a gud software for back-up. Its a back-up system for desktop and mouse settings making them too much easy to move on
Useful post. Thank you.
I use and recommend Handy Backup, it’s easy and reliable backup software for Windows, and works great…
http://www.handy-backup.com - freeware
http://www.handybackup.net - free trial
What I am not seeing addressed in the evaluations of any of these programs is: what is the best backup procedure for my situation? I have two laptops I should be backing up, both have separate partitions for Linux and Windows XP. Yes, they are both dual boot machines.
To make things more complicated, one has both C and D drives under Windows, the other has a ‘safe’ that is ‘locked’ by a fingerprint scanner. How should I go about backing up the data in the safe? Do I really have to make a copy in the clear of all the safe data to back it up? That is very unattractive.
What I have been doing to date is either one of two things. Either 1) copy the whole partition using the Linux ‘dd’ command or 2) copy a filespec using cpio, writing a gzipped file.
In either case, I use a USB drive (not a stick). Solution 2 only takes about 20 minutes, solution 1 takes hours:(
Unfortunately, in neither case do I have 100% confidence that I will be able to restore the data in the event I have to install all my favorite programs and data on a new laptop, or even on a new drive for the original laptop (though this seems easier).
The description for most of the programs above does not even say how to accomodate my situations. So I cannot say which of any of them I would be willing to take the time to learn, much less purchase.
Good article,
I would recommend another software that isn’t in the list:
Uranium Backup
http://www.uraniumbackup.com
It is very small and needs few resources. It is very flexible and configurable (a lot of options). Finally, I found it very very stable and reliable.
Very nice post..
Thanks..
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The list is great and I’ve checked out most of the software. I think you should’ve listed it in some order. i.e., ones which are good in rating on top and so on.
Carbonite is a poorly constructed product. It is grossly inefficient and is a huge resource hog. Just look at system resources while it is running or not and it will rank at the top of CPU and memory usage.
Great list, thanks for the information.