AceBackup – Free Windows Backup Software
Posted on June 7, 2008 at 5:11 am
If you ask me for advice on how to protect your computer from data loss, the best advice that I can give you is to perform backups regularly. There is no telling when a disaster such as hard disk failure or accidental file deletions can happen, so it is best to prepare extra, updated and secure copies of your important files.
If you are looking for a free Windows backup software to backup your files or folders, give AceBackup a try.
AceBackup not only allow you to backup files, it also has the capability to secure them all by providing strong file encryption support. For extra backup security, you can even choose to encrypt the file names. To initiate your first backup, all you need to do is to create a backup project using the “New project” wizard.
Next, you can opt to choose extra settings such as file encryption and filters. The next thing to do is to specify the volume (disk space) to store all future backup files. Lastly, you can start adding files and folders to the newly created backup project and press the “Process” button to start the backup process. Simple yet effective.
AceBackup Features
- Intuitive, Explorer-like interface with two panes. You can add files and folders to backup by dragging and dropping them from the local folder pane to the Project Manager pane.
- Two types of backups are available:
- AceBackup Archive – backup with AceBackup’s own directory structure. Useful for file backup with strong encryption and compression support.
- AceBackup Backup – backup will copy the source directory structure and newly created files will be auto added on next backup process. Useful for regular file backup.
- Backup locations can be a local hard disk, FTP server, CD or DVD. Additionally, a single backup project can utilize multiple backup locations simultaneously, for example: backup on an FTP server and a partition on a hard drive at the same time.
- 6 types of file encryption options: Rijndael 128 bit, Rijndael 192 bit, Rijndael 256 bit, Blowfish 128 bit, Triple DES 128 bit or no encryption.
- 3 compression options to save backup storage space: default, fastest and best.
- Filters support: exclude and include file types to backup with ease.
- Powerful automatic backup scheduling options. You can also instruct AceBackup to start work if only the computer is in idle status.
- 3 file restoration options:
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- Restore to original location
- Restore to alternate location
- Smart Restore – this option only restores older or missing files to its original source folder.
- Execute other programs before or after the backup process. For example; you can run a shutdown program to turn off your computer whenever a long backup process completes.
- Able to backup multiple versions of the same file – super useful if you want to track your work progress or prevent overwriting of important files.
- Verify the integrity of backup files and folders.
- Windows Explorer integration lets you right click on any file/folder for extra quick backup.
This free Windows backup software comes with a handy quick tutorial if you are a backup first timer. It also has a nice, complete manual that is useful for those looking to perform advanced backup tasks such as saving different versions of the same file. So what are you waiting for? Try AceBackup today!
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Thanks for writing about this app, I have not tried it yet. I’ve used other backup programs like Cucku Backup and Personal Backup. Comodo Backup is another good choice.