Back4Sure v3.1.0 - (12/03/2010)

[FunkY]

Back4Sure

Current Version: 3.1.0 (12/03/2010)

Regular backups are one of the most important and unfortunately one of the most neglected things in the computer universe. Your hard drive may hold zillions of files, quite a few of them, e.g. pictures from your last holidays ore your emails, are probably of great importance for you. Just one little malfunction of your hard drive, just one virus, just one accidently pressed "Are you sure?" confirmation button and all this data is gone, possibly forever.

Okay, enough frightening. All you need is a backup program. And here it is: Back4Sure.

There are some free backup solutions out there and you've possibly already found a solution that fits your needs. Well, if not, you might want to take a look at the program. I gave my best to make it as simple to operate as possible, while still offering some nice extra options for more advanced users. I hope, it suits your taste.

Some features of Back4Sure

* Freeware
Back4Sure is unlimited freeware for private and commercial use. Please see the license agreement in the downloadable files for further details.
* Easy folder selection
You can easily select multiple folders from the directory tree to include them into the backup set. Just as easy you can exclude certain folders from the backup.
* Full unicode support
Back4Sure can handle unicode filenames. They are shown correctly in the directory selection tree and will be copied without errors.
* Long paths support
Even very large and deeply nested directory structures (path length up to 32000 characters) are no problem for Back4Sure.
* Efficient filter system
You can easily create filter set to determine which files to include in or to exclude from the backup. And this not only for the whole backup, but also for individual folders.
* Compression option with adjustable directory depth and encryption
Backups may be stored in a compressed format. If you choose to enable compression, you can specify the directory depth from which on all files are packed into a single archive file. This way you can avoid very large archives and improve overall safety of you backup process. Compressed backup archives can also be encrypted. If you choose the 7Zip format, even the filenames can be hidden.
* Cleanup the target directory
After larger restructuring of your file organization, lots of files in the backup target directory do not have corresponding source files anymore. Using the cleanup function of Back4Sure you can easily remove those orphaned files from the target directory.
* Logging of the backup process
All actions performed during backup may be logged into a plain text file. You can choose between two different formats of the log file: either an easy to read version or version in ini format optimized for automated analysis.
* Executing actions before and after the backup
You can specify actions to execute before and after the backup process, e.g. running programs or scipts or sending a mail with the log file of the just finished backup job.
* Shutting down the computer after backup
Back4Sure can be instructed to shutdown the computer after all backup tasks have finished.
* Creating desktop links to backup jobs
You can easily create a desktop link to a backup job from within the program, from which the backup job can be directly started by just double clicking it.
* Support for command line parameters
Back4Sure supports some useful command line parameters. This offers the possibility to control Back4Sure via scripts and also allows fully automated execution.
* Portable use or fixed installation
Besides the normal setup file for a fixed installation, a zipped version for use from a USB drive is also available.
* No backup scheduler
Why is this a feature? Well, Back4sure can be fully controlled via command line parameters so you can easily use the built-in task scheduler from Windows. Thus you save another unnecessary background service.


Back4Sure was tested under Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 7. There are no special requirements, though it is recommended to have enough RAM if you plan to use the compression option.

If you plan to use Back4Sure in a fixed installation, download the file "Back4SureSetup.exe", execute it and follow the instruction of the setup wizard. To run this program from a USB drive, download the zip file for your language and unpack it to the drive.

Changelog

! = Bugfix, + = Feature added, - = Feature removed, ~ = Behaviour changed

3.1.0 (12/03/2010)
+ Confirmation dialog for files to delete during a cleanup run.
+ List of recently used jobs in the file menu.
+ Key words can be used in the target definition.
+ Option to send a test mail during mail account setup.

Homepage
http://www.ukrebs-software.de/

Manual
http://www.ukrebs-software.de/englis...doc/index.html

Download Setup file for Back4Sure, version 3.1.0
http://www.ukrebs-software.de/downlo...4SureSetup.exe

Download Portable English version of Back4Sure, version 3.1.0
http://www.ukrebs-software.de/downlo...ureEnglish.zip

Download Portable German version of Back4Sure, version 3.1.0
http://www.ukrebs-software.de/downlo...SureGerman.zip

[Boyfriend]

Thanks FunkY for share

See here: License agreement and registration option

So why a reminder window? The reminder will only appear if you often create new jobs and do a lot of things using the graphical user interface of Back4Sure. If you only create a few jobs and let them execute automatically, you'll probably never see the reminder window. If you do a lot of interactive work with the program, I assume Back4Sure does a good job for you and you might want to make a donation. The reminder Window will not appear too often, with daily use at maximum every ten days. It will never appear during automatic execution.

[FunkY]

Sounds like not so bad, but of course good to know information. Thanks Boyfriend

[INDRANIL]

Save a copy for future purpose thanks .