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SOS Backup creates complete hard drive replicas for reliable system restoration. This tool provides comprehensive file, folder, and system state backup options for home users and small businesses running Windows, ensuring quick recovery in an emergency.
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  • Pros

    • Offers complete, incremental, and differential backup types
    • Runs as a native Windows service for background operation
    • Performs online backups of open files and system state
    • Supports backup creation via a command-line interface
    • Integrates with Microsoft Automated Server Recovery (ASR)
  • Cons

    • Lacks documented support for modern Windows operating systems
    • No integrated support for cloud storage destinations
    • Does not mention backup data encryption features
    • Limited to Windows; no cross-platform support is specified

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
5.5
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 10
  • Windows NT
  • Windows Server
  • Windows 2003
Additional Requirements
None
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
102
Downloads Last Week
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Developer’s Description

Create copies of the HD and its workstations for restoration in case of emergency.
Multi-Core Compression Algorithm (with specific optimizations for processors with more than one core). Online backup of MS Outlook/Outlook Express. Works as a Windows service. Automatic backups (without user intervention). Direct backup to CD/DVD burner. Control by e-mail. Partitioning of removable media (CD, DVD, Zip Drive, Jaz Drive, USB drives, memory keys, hard disk, floppy disk, etc.). Open files backup. Data compression in .ZIP format (compatible with Zip 64). Express restoration Wizard (searching for files on backups) and direct restoration through task history. Backups created through command-line. World-class backup software. ZIP file restore utility. Microsoft Automated Server Recovery (ASR) integration. Complete, incremental, and differential backups. Exclusion of specified file types and folders from backups.

Key Feautures:

SOS Backup Desktop version is ideal for home users or small businesses. With this version, you can have a replica of the HD stations in another device to restore at any time in case of emergency.

- Disaster recovery for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7

- Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 System State online backup

- Allows remote management through S.O.S Backup Manager

- Local file and folder backups.


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