Looking for good simple backup freeware

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Jonathan Wolgamuth

I have a friend who is looking for a freeware program. Here is his
request.
Can anyone recommend any nice simple freeware programs for backup?
I've been poking around a bit but all I find are commercial packages
designed to back up office systems, and all I need is something that
can zip and copy a few directories with a button click. And, I am
lazy dammit, I don't want to have to write a batch file and look up
the PKZip command line extensions for this...! :) Right now I do it
manually and it's annoying, and I'd rather make it simple so I can do
it constantly rather than every few days. FWIW, I'm using XP and
backup via DVD writer, if anyone has any suggestions.
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Let me know if there's something I can recommend to him. I'm unware of
anything, but the collective ACF usually comes through in the clutch! TIA!

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I'm Jonathan Wolgamuth and I approved this message.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys
who are undecided." C.S.
 
Can anyone recommend any nice simple freeware programs for backup?
My Own Backup 2.1 - Google for it.

Cheers,

-Jorge
 
It so happened that on 15 Apr 2004, and to the surprise of everyone at
alt.comp.freeware, Jorge set forth the proposition that

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My Own Backup 2.1 - Google for it.
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3 minutes. Record time. ;-)

I'll forward this on and see if this fits his needs. Thanks Jorge!

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I'm Jonathan Wolgamuth and I approved this message.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys
who are undecided." C.S.
 
I have a friend who is looking for a freeware program. Here is his
request.


Let me know if there's something I can recommend to him. I'm unware
of anything, but the collective ACF usually comes through in the
clutch! TIA!
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Poulder Backup http://www.xs4all.nl/~philippo/PolderBackup.htm

<q> It can zip and unzip now, comes with a restore function. PolderBackup
is an easy to use backup tool with a good array of features that will
meet most basic backup needs. You can select directories and files to be
backed up and save them as templates, so you can keep multiple backup
sets and only start the one you need. The program supports recursive
directories, file filters and moving redundant files to the recycle bin.
Your backup process is clearly documented, all steps of the way are
logged and accessible from the interface. That way you can be certain
that the backup was successful. Very easy to use. Supports command line
options, and is very pro-cats! Current version: 2.7.0</q>

I've used this before and liked it ok.
 
On 15 Apr 2004, Jonathan Wolgamuth wrote
I have a friend who is looking for a freeware program. Here is
his request.


Let me know if there's something I can recommend to him. I'm
unware of anything, but the collective ACF usually comes through
in the clutch! TIA!
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Like burnr, I highly recommend Polder Backup for straightforward
backups -- a great bit of freeware, which does either zip or straight
copies of files (no proprietorial file types).

http://www.xs4all.nl/~philippo/PolderBackup.htm
 
I have a friend who is looking for a freeware program. Here is his
request.


Let me know if there's something I can recommend to him. I'm unware of
anything, but the collective ACF usually comes through in the clutch! TIA!
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http://www.fileback-pc.com/

HIGHLY configurable. I first used it when it was a pay for app on a
WinNT4 server. The best part is that you can tell it how many revisions
of a certain file to keep which is a godsend with office documents.
 
http://www.fileback-pc.com/

HIGHLY configurable. I first used it when it was a pay for app on a
WinNT4 server. The best part is that you can tell it how many revisions
of a certain file to keep which is a godsend with office documents.
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This now seems to be shareware. Is an earlier freeware version available?
 
The problem with "Looking for good simple backup freeware" is that,
the originator gave absolutely no indication of *what* (s)he was intending
to 'backup'.

Merely preparing and copying data files to archival storage is one thing,
and a task infantly simple to achieve. Just drag-and-drop what you want
to protect to a different drive partition or external media (zipdrive,
cd-r/w)

On the other hand, if the user is seeking some sort of ultimate protection
against a complete and total collapse of the computer ... it don't work no
mo ..
then the answer lies in the use of an imaging program, ala Ghost or a host
of others. Only one freeware product performs imaging services to my
knowledge. (No .. XXCOPY does not do imaging, it just copies files).
Go to http://perso.club-internet.fr/guiboure/savepart.zip and download
SAVEPART.EXE

It is free and simple and does what you want.
 
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