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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $29.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: June 11, 2009
- Total Downloads: 417,368
- Downloads last week: 644
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 269 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on January 05, 2009
The program provides standard functionality for backing up and synchronizing your data. Like many similar applications, Second Copy is based on profiles that store information about what files to back up, where and when to do so, and so on.
The program can back up 25 versions of the same file, handy for those users who routinely make a lot of changes. All you have to do to create a new profile is modify a similar one. You can group numerous profiles and run backups automatically in the background. For more advanced users, the program offers FTP support, command-line options, and macros.
Its otherwise handy and clear interface would gain from integrating dialog and option windows in the common shell, but what it really lacks is a tree view for profiles. However, Second Copy's functionality and price are adequate for both small-business and home users, especially those comfortable with technology.
Publisher's description
From Centered Systems :Second Copy automatically copies files and folders from one location to another on the local drives, across the network, or to removable drives such as USB, CD-RW/DVD, or on network storage devices. It works in the background. Simply tell Second Copy, which files to copy, where and when to copy them, and forget about it. Its easy-to-use setup wizard helps to define 'profiles' that describe the source and the destination location, and the frequency at which to copy the files. It monitors the source files and automatically copies the new or changed files to the destination. It can compress and encrypt the files using the built-in compression utility. Automatic scheduling includes specific days of the week, hours of the day, or any desired time intervals. New features include 256-bit AES encryption, FTP support, e-mail notification, and support to run as a service, PKZip compatible compression, two-way file synchronization, and the ability to archive up to 25 old versions of files. Version 7.1.0.33 features digital code signature and rewritten FTP code.
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Version 7.1.0.33 features digital code signature and rewritten FTP code.
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Version: Second Copy 7.1.0.33
"Simple to use lots of backup options easy set up."
Pros: I back up to a 4 TB NAS and have several different profiles. Setting up the profiles is very simple & straight forward. Easy to make changes when needed. Can select or deselect certain files/folder. Can pause or stop a back up quite easy.
Cons: When I was having issues with Second Copy backing up all the files repeatedly [see below] it really slowed my system down. That's why I do the back ups during the middle of the night. But I guess that is to be expected
Summary: When setting up my back up to the NAS I had some issues with the product backing up every file every time it did a back up. A few emails back-and-forth to customer service with different suggestions did the trick. The customer service people are a... read more >>
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