ZipBackup 4.1

Backing up your data, especially your important data, is always a good idea and I will tell you why. If something were to go wrong – your computer was compromised, your hardware fails – you can rest assured that you did not loose your important data since you have the backup. Director of Technical Education with Eset, Randy Abrams says it best: “if your data is important enough to put on a hard drive, be sure you back it up.”

There are numerous applications out there that can help you backup your data. Out of them all I would like to draw attention to the ZipBackup Inc-developed, the aptly named ZipBackup. Here is the functionality you can expect to get from ZipBackup:

- Backup data as ZIP archives to save space.
- Data can be backed up to the hard drive, to a CD, DVD, network, or other storage device.
- Wizard guides you though the steps you need to take to backup your data. The Wizard makes using ZipBackup a piece of cake.
- Incremental and differential backups.
- Filter backups by file type, files size or the date a file was last changed
- Define backup jobs
- Schedule backup tasks to run automatically
- Smart Restore technology that recognizes standard Windows folders and restores files to their proper location (even on a PC that runs a different version of Windows).
- Detailed reports of backups and restores

Before you go get ZipBackup and put it to the test, take a look at the technical details presented below:
Download – the download weighs in at 1.2MB, which is good news. It means it will only take a moment to get ZipBackup off the web and onto your computer.
Supported OS – at the time of writing this and according to the developer, ZipBackup provides support for Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista.
Limitations – you can use ZipBackup free of charge for a trial period of 30 days. Once that trial period is over, you will have to get a license to keep using ZipBackup.

Pros

• Lightweight download
• Easy to use (plus Wizard to make it even easier to use)
• Backs up data as standard ZIP archives that can be easily accessed
• Scheduler
• Detailed reports

Cons

• Free to try (30-day trial)

Additional details on ZipBackup are available here.

ZipBackup has been reviewed by George Norman on 12 Nov 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated ZipBackup 3 out of 5 stars, naming it Very Good