- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: January 21, 2009
- Total Downloads: 69,928
- Downloads last week: 853
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 53 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on April 30, 2009
For all the bells and whistles you get with this backup program, we were shocked to find that it's free. Cobian Backup not only looks good, but it proved to be a very reliable and easy to use backup tool.
The user interface is straightforward, and the colorful command buttons are extremely intuitive. Creating a new backup task was easy, despite all of the configuration options. Basically, all we had to do was create a name, decide what files and folders to include, and create a schedule for the backup. We opted to save important files to our USB, which worked perfectly. We were impressed by the file compression and encryption options that aren't found in many paid programs. The Options menu comes with tons of settings for more advanced file compression, password-protecting the user interface, and even changing the interface's appearance. We were able perform random backups with the click of a button, and likewise, we were able to run multiple backup tasks all at once without any problems whatsoever.
Cobian Backup offers multiple help venues, including an index, a tutorial, and support forums. However, even the most novice users will be able to jump in with very little, if no, guidance. We highly recommend this program for all users.
Publisher's description
From Luis Cobian :Cobian Backup is a multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other directories/drives in the same computer or other computer in your network. FTP backup is also supported in both directions (download and upload). Cobian Backup exists in two different versions: application and service. The program uses very few resources and can be running on the background on your system, checking your backup schedule and executing your backups when necessary. Cobian Backup is not a normal backup application: it only copies your files and folders in original or compressed mode to other destination, creating a security copy as a result. So Cobian Backup can be better described as a "Scheduler for security copies". Cobian Backup supports several methods of compression and strong encryption.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 53 votes
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Version: Cobian Backup 9.5.1.212
"Reliable, Configurable, Easy to Use, FREEEEEEEEEE"
Pros: Reliable, Configurable, Easy to Use, FREEEEEEEEEE
Cons: None that I can find
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Version: Cobian Backup 9.5.1.212
Pros: I've been using this for several months and it's worked great.
Cons: none that I have noticed
Summary: I've only been backing up the one folder and each backup is in it's own folder with the date of the backup, very easy to see what is most recent and what can be deleted and what must be saved. My only problem is Avast! Antivirus likes to stop the b... read more >>
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Version: Cobian Backup 9.5.1.212
"best backup utility i have ever used!"
Pros: excellent customization options. everything+more than what you can find in a paid software.
Cons: .............. none ......................
Summary: anybody looking for a great backup solution for free, look no further! i have used Nero BackItUp and Seagate Drive Manager as my backup solutions before. where Seagate comes nowhere close to Cobian, Nero loses out on the Freeware front. also, Nero ... read more >>
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Version: Cobian Backup 9.5.1.212
Pros: it's power full and real "FREE" not like the other "free with several note"
Cons: generally i like all, but you can make "Futuristik skin (like vista)"
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Version: Cobian Backup 9.5.1.212
"Decent features but not easy to restore incremental"
Pros: Easy to use but rich in features such as compression choices, encryption in easily assessible formats
Cons: Lack a restore tool, gonna be a pain if you have lots of incremental backups to restore.
Summary: It is also better if Corbian can use Windows scheduler task to turn itself on and run the backup on demand and turn itself off. The way it works now. It needs to sit on your system tray all day as an additional scheduler.
It woud be ni... read more >> - See all 19 user reviews Write review
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