Backup Plus for Windows

By Avantrix
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Download.com staffMarch 26, 2010

For backing up important documents, Backup Plus hits all the right points, though it suffers from a few quirks. It includes a wizard to get you started, along with a nice help file, but more experienced users can just hit the New button to create a backup job. The interface looks good and shows all the details of backup jobs, but you only can view one backup job at a time. Selecting files for backup jobs is easy, and we especially like the Add Special feature, which lets you select standard folders, such as Favorites and Cookies. Backup Plus includes important features, such as incremental backups, compression, password protection, and FTP capabilities, but it can't natively write to CD-RW. It's nice the application now encrypts archives, though it doesn't let you choose from a list of algortighms. You can schedule jobs to run every hour, day, or month, but this feature lacks some flexibility, not letting you exclude particular days. Our final criticism concerns the Restore Manager and its separation of folders and files: it's great for selectively restoring documents, but it needs a quick-restore function that will make sure every file in an archive gets restored. Backup Plus works fine for anyone needing a daily or weekly archive utility, but some quirks of the program may prove limiting.

Backup Plus for Windows

By Avantrix
Trial version
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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: September 6, 2005

Latest update: March 26, 2010

Version: 7.7.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows 95
Windows NT
Windows ME
Windows XP
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 197,670

Downloads Last Week: 2

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3.8/5

5 User Votes

Good except for one weakness
wburychkaApril 10, 2007
Pros
Works with most disk-type media--HDs, REV Drives, DVDRW; easy to configure, reasonably priced
Cons
Multi-piece backup--essential to large backup jobs--can only be configured by (1) creating a new backup job, then (2) selecting the multi-piece "backup style" during an initial manual backup. If you edit the job, it goes back to single piece backup and then crashes (if larger than 4GB) when the scheduler calls it up. This was a big drawback to 7.0x, and I had hoped it would be fixed in 7.7x. It wasn't. Multiple Piece needs to be a regular option in the backup settings.
Summary
Easy to use, complete backup/restore program
smartalecktexanSeptember 5, 2006
Pros
Simple, easy to use. Good support via e-mail.
Cons
Maximum 4-Gig backup! Won't get it in these days of 200-300-500 gig HDS's with gigabytes of media files/directories. Hate to switch but need a lot more capacity.
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January 27, 2005
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Excellent Product
January 1, 2005
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I have no issues with this product and found it very effective. To the other user who said no tech support, did they ever think there may be something wrong with their means of contact? I filled out a support form and got a response the same day. Maybe this other person gave an incorrect email address or something. I have never had an issue getting support from this company.
No Tech Support
AndeaDecember 17, 2004
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Summary
The software has a couple of "gotchas" and automatic functions that are not explained. I have been trying to get tech support to answer a question for over three weeks now and they will not even respond with an acknowledgement of my submission with the use of their Submit a Ticket or even direct Email. So, I guess, they just do not have the Tech Support they advertised.

Developer’s Description

Keep important data safe with a backup on removable media.

Backup Plus allows you to easily and quickly back up all your important data. Its features include the ability to back up to just about any device, including a disk, a Zip drive, a Jaz drive, and even formatted CD-RW/DVD-RW discs. FTP backup also is supported. Backup Plus comes with the Timed Backups Manager for scheduling hands-free backups, and the Explorer-like Restore Manager for easy restoration from a single file to a complete backup.