BackMaster for Windows

Name: BackMaster
Rating: 4.3 (3 reviews)
Author: MSR Development

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Download.com staffMarch 12, 2026

BackMaster provides comprehensive backup and disaster recovery for personal data. It supports various local storage media, includes an emergency boot disk creator, and a scheduler, all within an easy-to-use package.

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Pros
- Supports multiple storage media: USB, hard drives, CD/DVD.
- Creates custom emergency boot disks with hardware support.
- Performs full or selective backups, including locked files.
- Offers high performance: 600+ MB/min backup, 1 GB/min restore.
- Includes scheduler, powerful catalog, and improved uninstaller.
Cons
- No explicit support for network or cloud backup targets.
- Lacks explicit mention of backup data encryption.
- Does not specify incremental or differential backup types.

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GENERAL

Release: August 4, 2006

Latest update: March 12, 2026

Version: 4.01

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: Windows 2000/XP

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Total Downloads: 2,614

Downloads Last Week: 11

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4.3/5

3 User Votes

Backup done very well
Steve The Wire PullerSeptember 14, 2007
Pros
Easy to use and understand. Guides you thru if you want in a clear concise manner. Full, Incremental and Differential backups. Backup Catalog makes restoration and organization much easier. Backs up to most media (except FTP I think -- but I don't use that anyway). Compression optional, does imaging -- but I didn't try that -- more interested in file by file.
Cons
No real cons that I can see after a quick use, but a couple of wishes -- Would be perfect if it could catalog other backup disks I have (and including MP3s and photos). Would be outrageously perfect if it could remind me where Uncle Billy hides Outlook and Outlook Express data.
Summary
Excellent
vicarvicApril 17, 2007
Pros
Easy to use. Backs up and restores without shutting down computer. Smooth and easy backups and restores. Computer Plebes like me can use it without being baffled by computer jargon.
Cons
Where is the download for the $19.95 license which is advertised on the Free Download site. At this price I am interested in purchasing product. <p> <p>How many computers can you run on this license? I need at least five.
Summary
Easy to use, Blazingly Fast, and Disaster Recovery that really works.
phalanxtrooperDecember 22, 2006
Pros
This thing is FAST! It installs easily. The built-in tutorial makes it easy to understand. This product is blazingly fast. When backing up to an External SATA drive, it was easily 2x as fast as EMC Retrospect, and almost as fast as disk imaging products. It backed up all of my locked and open files including email. The disaster recovery really Rocks! It comes with a custom boot disk creator that adds my 3rd party storage drivers inclugin my SATA drivers to my Emergency Boot CD. I have not seen any other products that do this. For backup to E-SATA, BackMaster is fantastic. The emergency boot disk also contains a disk partitioning tool. One benefit over image backup is that when I restored to a clean hard drive, ALL my files were defragmented. I didn't get this with image backup tools like True Image or Ghost.
Cons
Price. At $59 is is a little more expensive than some competitors, but still worth checking out.
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By MSR Development

Protect and archive all your important personal data files.

BackMaster Backup and Disaster Recovery Software supports Backup to and restore from USB Storage, Hard Drives, CD/DVD burners. It includes an Emergency Boot Disk creation utility and scheduler in one convenient, easy-to-use package. Performs full system or selective backups including locked and in-use files. Creates custom Emergency Boot Disk which includes support for SCSI, SATA and other 3rd party storage devices. Powerful Catalog feature.High performance system offers 600+ MB/Min backup, up to 1 GB/Min restore with USB Hard Disk. Restore a full system backup to your current or a new computer. CD/DVD device support, boot disk creator & BackMaster application program included in one product. Works with internal and external hard disks, CD/DVD media, USB hard disks and memory sticks.

Version 4.01 updates support for CD/DVD Drives and improves uninstaller to comply with Windows Marketplace complete cleanup requirements during uninstall process.

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Easy to use, Blazingly Fast, and Disaster Recovery that really works.

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