WinBackup

Information:

WinBackup does exactly what it says it does - it backs up data on a Windows machine in a nice compressed *.wbb file which acts similar to a zip archive.

Unlike most simple backup programs which will let you schedule a backup and select a remote location to copy it to, WinBackup comes with some rather useful tools that will make it easy for the end user to setup a backup job, as well as restore that *.wbb file in case something does go wrong to make you use the backup.

For example, say that you have a directory called "Web Files" like I do on my computer. This directory houses most, if not all data to multiple websites that you host/own and if that data were to simply no longer exist, it may cause problems for you. With WinBackup, you can simply setup a backup job to copy that "Web Files" directory to another computer where it will be safe from any hardware failures before any problems start. No longer will you have to worry about your hard drive one day failing and you're stuck with a void of lost data, WinBackup can insure that you will always have your valuable data providing that you backup your data to a floppy disk, blank CD, or a remote computer.

Overall:

WinBackup is a very straight forward program. It does what you want and need it to do if you have important data that you wish to backup every X days. LIUtilities hit the nail on the head this time by including a wizard for you to select if you're not so clear as how to setup a backup job to meet your needs. This is one of those programs that are so simple and easy to use that you do not have to read the manual, you can put it in your CD ROM and it will pretty much do all the rest for you with little interaction.

Main Screen of WinBackup	Directory tree to select files from
Settings for the backup file	Security for the backup file

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