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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $35.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 3.x, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: April 08, 2009
- Total Downloads: 13,234
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CNET editors' rating: stars
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on October 20, 2009
Second Backup is a simple but effective tool for storing information externally. While we initially were a bit confused by its interface, Second Backup proved to be a valuable tool for preserving data.
We needed to make a brief stop at the program's instructional Help file to fully understand the interface. Fortunately, a little reading unlocked the program's secrets. We were quickly able to take complete control, thanks to its simple Wizard-like layout. We immediately set up a Profile, which told the program specifically which files to back up, ranging from a single folder to an entire desktop, and on what device to save them. A mass storage device like a USB stick or external hard drive is the best choice for backups, but Second Backup will handle a range of devices. A pleasing surprise was its ability to schedule automatic backups by day, week, or month. It also lets you choose how many backup copies to keep, which helps conserve storage space. Second Backup quickly and accurately saved all of our data to the selected destination. It also has a neat feature that compares files, which could come in handy if you've made a lot of backup copies and need to determine which copies have specific information. Overall, we were able to overcome some interface issues to fully embrace this helpful program.
Second Backup is free to try for 30 days. It installs desktop shortcuts without permission. While it had a rocky start, its excellent backup ability earns it our recommendation.
Publisher's description
From AutoBAUP :SecondBackup is an ease-to-use tool for backup your important files to compress or non-compress format. The compress backup can reduce the large file's backup times and save storage space. SecondBackup can automatic backup all types of files to external hard drive, USB disk, network or any other storage device at scheduling time, each file in the source will be compressed to ZIP format separately and be backed up to the destination, the incremental program can only backup the new or updated files. SecondBackup can produce multi-version, backup files at different times (such as Backup1 on Monday, Backup2 on Tuesday). SecondBackup also can perform original file (non-compress) backup and bi-directional folder sync tasks, the files in the destination folder are readable so that it is easy to check and make sure the backup files are ok. Automatic scheduling includes specific days of the week, days of the month, hours of the day or any desired time intervals. E-mail notification let you know the backup status anytime and anywhere.
What's new in this version:
Version 9.8.16 is a bug fixing release.
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