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FileFort Backup Free for Windows

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Key Details of FileFort Backup Free

  • Back up files to virtually any type of storage media.
  • Last updated on 2/5/2020
  • There have been 2 updates
  • Virus scan status:

    Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)

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Editors' Review

Download.com staff

It's no secret we're big fans of backups. Frequent and thorough, data and system, partial and full; we just can't get enough of them (is that possible?) but our enthusiasm is based on hard-won experience. NCH's FileFort Backup Software is a free backup utility that creates full and incremental backups. It doesn't create a system image, so it's not a substitute for a full backup solution that can completely restore your system to a new disk, if necessary. It protects your critical data from damage or loss on a regularly scheduled basis, quickly and easily. Unlike some other freeware data backup tools we've seen, FileFort can back up data to a variety of locations, including USB drives and CD/DVDs.

FileFort's user interface is commendably simple but attractive and up to date in style and layout. The program opened with a backup wizard that quickly led us through the process of setting up and running our first backup. FileFort can back up files to a variety of locations, including external drives, a networked PC, a remote server via FTP, and optical disks via Express Burn. We had to use the network option to select an internal hard drive we use for dedicated regular backups, but that was no problem. FileFort's backup options include not only full and incremental backups but also self-extracting backups and an encryption option that uses MEO Encryption. We could also schedule regular backups. We checked the box labeled Run This Backup Immediately. FileFort tracked the job with a green progress bar. Our job completed quickly. FileFort can save backups as BKF or ZIP files. To access our backed up data, we needed to extract it back to our disk, but that's not a problem if the data-in-question is corrupted or lost, except for FileFort's backup.

While FileFort worked well in Windows 7 and Vista, it can only create ZIP files in Vista because it requires ntbackup to create BKF files, and it won't run in Vista without hacks. Nevertheless, FileFort proved a simple, capable data backup solution that can back up your important data to a wide range of locations.

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Full Specifications

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.31
Version 3.31 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
GENERAL
Release
April 20, 2015
Latest update
February 5, 2020
Version
3.31
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
Windows Server, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Additional Requirements
None
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24,300
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Developer's Description

By NCH Software
Back up files to virtually any type of storage media.
FileFort can set up scheduled file back ups with FileFort free Windows back up software. FileFort provides an easy and automatic file backup system to protect of your critical data. Save backed up files to virtually any storage media including CD, DVD, USB drives, FTP servers, or online accounts like dropbox to give you peace of mind that your data is safe and secure. FileFort gives you complete control over your backups. You select what files to backup, where the should be saved and schedule how often the backup should run. Even have a backup copy made automatically when you plug in a USB drive.

Backup Features: Easy to use setup wizard to start the backup process. Choose either manual or automatic backups. Back up files to CD, DVD, USB drives, FTP servers, or online accounts. Works with Dropbox and Amazon S3 accounts. Automatically backup to a flash drive when plugged in. Schedule files to be backed up at a particular date or time. Simple and easy to use interface