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Veritas Software's Backup MyPC is a backup tool for single PCs and small home networks. It has three interface methods ranging from a simple 'one-button' mode to selection of individual options, and can also make disaster recovery sets.
One-button backup displays a window where you choose the backup destination drive, then click start. A full backup of all local hard disk drives and the Windows Registry is initiated. The next time one-button backup is used, only new or changed files are saved. After 10 'differential' backups or seven days, another full backup is performed.
There's also a one-button restore, but here you use check-boxes to narrow the selection - even down to an individual file.
If you launch Backup MyPC 4.61 itself, wizards can take you through the various functions or you can use the program's main window, which groups functions under three tabs - Backup, Restore and Compare. Your backup settings are saved as Job files, which are essentially templates. You can reuse a Job at any time to carry out its settings or schedule it for unattended execution.
Jobs specify what drives, folders and files to back up, what not to back up (by file extension), where to store them and whether you're saving to dedicated media or a file that can reside with other data, such as on a network drive.
Compression and password protection are supported, but not encryption.
Available backup devices are detected automatically and Veritas' website (www.veritas.com) lists supported makes and models. Information about backups is stored in a catalogue on your hard disk drive. If your catalogue is erased by accident, it can be rebuilt by scanning your backup media, which also lets you restore from backups off another PC.
The compare function allows you to check backups against your hard disk drive contents and there's an automatic verify at the time of backup.
The final main function, disaster recovery, is accessed only through a wizard from the tools menu. This differs from an ordinary backup/restore by reconstructing the operating system and applications as well as data. You can boot it from the media it creates (you'll need a Windows CD-ROM to do this).
Backup MyPC 4.61 runs on Windows 9x, ME, 2000 and NT 4.0 Workstation. At the time of writing, it was verified on Windows XP beta only, with no technical support.
If you don't mind the lack of encryption, Backup MyPC will bring a wide range of features to a single PC environment or home network.
Contact
Distributed by Amazon 0800 279 6620 www.veritas.com/uk/products/
See also:
All Backup Tools
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