free backup program

[computergeek1]

for those who are looking for a easy to use backup software try GFI backup home edition, could be used to give to your customers for a easy to use backup solution http://www.gfi.com/backup-hm.

When was the last time you backed up all the important files on your hard disk? Do you have a backup copy of those precious photos taken on your last holiday, of your resume and other important documents you have created, or of your favorite music and movies? While most computer users admit backups are important, few people actually do so… until it is too late and the damage has been done.
By minimizing the risk of loss, backing up your files is similar to taking out an insurance policy on your data. Now, with GFI Backup™ 2009 - Home Edition, you will never have to worry if your hard disk fails or a virus wipes out your data.
GFI Backup 2009 allows you to back up all your important documents, photos, music, emails and program settings using a simple but smart wizard-driven interface to nearly every storage device (including local and external disk drives, LAN, CD/DVD, removable devices, remote FTP servers, etc.). Download and use GFI Backup 2009 today – a FREE easy-to-use backup software solution, designed for secure backups of all your important data. Because we care!
Click here to download GFI Backup 2009 for FREE
Why Choose GFI Backup 2009?

• Secure backup of all your important files for FREE
• Easy-to-use wizard-driven interface – perfect for beginners
• Restore your data in minutes using common ZIP format
• Back up to nearly any storage device
• Fast, efficient, full-featured backup solution

• Easy-to-use wizard-driven interface
• Numerous backup storage options
• Synchronize files and folders
• Backup program settings for various applications
• Incremental and differential backups

Other Features

• Military-strength 256-bit AES strong encryption
• Predefined searching filters
• Backup Windows Registry
• Built-in easy-to-use task scheduler
• Detailed logs of all backup operations
• …and more.

[Methical]

Have you personally used this product?
Or just find it on your travels and thought you would share it with the rest of us?

If you have tried it, how does it weigh up to other free products that do a similar job? Like Drive Image XML?

[iptech]

Originally Posted by Methical

Have you personally used this product?
Or just find it on your travels and thought you would share it with the rest of us?

If you have tried it, how does it weigh up to other free products that do a similar job? Like Drive Image XML?

It's a different product to Drive Image XML, he's talking about a backup program rather than a drive imaging program.

I agree though, it does seem like a developer's plug rather than an endorsed recommendation.

[computergeek1]

Originally Posted by Methical

Have you personally used this product?
Or just find it on your travels and thought you would share it with the rest of us?

If you have tried it, how does it weigh up to other free products that do a similar job? Like Drive Image XML?

not used it yet, come across it while looking for something, thought tech might like it because you can backup your emails, and backup your windows registry, going to give a test later, but looks good for a solution to our customers to backup there data.

[iptech]

It seems to be rated quite highly and from the reviews and screenshots here it looks like a program that'll be easy to use for the average domestic user.



P.S. If anyone's looking for freeware & shareware tools & utilities it's well worth checking out www.Snapfiles.com they screen all software for malware/adware and the reviews (both editorial & user) are generally concise and informative.

[dhrandy]

I recommend Comodo Backup. I've used it and it's pretty good. It was harder for me to find a reason not to use it.

http://backup.comodo.com/

Comodo Backup enables you to automatically backup your important files and folders to a local drive, FTP location or your CD/DVD burner. The program offers 3 different backup methods, including a simple copy or move approach as well as folder synchronization. The built-in scheduler can run as a Windows service and allows you to run your backups automatically, even if you are not logged in. Other features include support for backup compression (2gb zip file limit), macro commands to construct backup paths, optional email notifications on completed backup, password protection, integrated DVDCD burning and more.

Rated very good on snapfiles.com

[computergeek1]

Originally Posted by iptech

It seems to be rated quite highly and from the reviews and screenshots here it looks like a program that'll be easy to use for the average domestic user.



P.S. If anyone's looking for freeware & shareware tools & utilities it's well worth checking out www.Snapfiles.com they screen all software for malware/adware and the reviews (both editorial & user) are generally concise and informative.

snapfiles.com looks good and will use this for some stuff, cheers.
i recomended GFI backup because for a customer it is so easy for them to backup there files with this software.

[iptech]

Comodo is very good, but GFI does look like it'll be easier to understand for a computer novice so it might be a better choice to recommend to domestic customers.

[dhrandy]

Originally Posted by computergeek1

snapfiles.com looks good and will use this for some stuff, cheers.
i recomended GFI backup because for a customer it is so easy for them to backup there files with this software.

I'll have to take a look at that one too.