backup4all

How often have you actually used backup software? Although a good way of making space on your PC, protecting your data and keeping your files organized, it seems many people shy away from backup applications and instead prefer to save files on hard drives or CDs, or even avoid backing-up at all. Alexey Spiridonov has an interesting view on what he sees has the "four common myths" that discourage people from using backup software.

A while ago we covered Backup4all, a good solution for people in professional environments that have to protect and keep sensitive data. However there's a good deal of other solutions that you should turn to. Norton Ghost can make automatic backups with no worries on your part, Cobian Backup is free and works effectively, and PicoBackup handles different backup solutions like incremental or multi-generation.

You probably never really go through the hassle of backing-up your documents regularly. Unfortunately, if one day you lose all those critical files, you’ll be the only one to blame. Creating backups is far from thrilling, but should never be overlooked, no matter how reliable you think your PC is.

Backup4all makes copy creation a breeze by automating the whole process. The key is to properly setup your backups so that the application takes care of it all for you. When you launch the program, simply select the files or folders you'll need to backup. You can create individual backup profiles with a description, an icon and scheduling when Backup4all should save a copy. Set up filters to specify the type of file, the date and size of documents to save. Enable sounds and email alerts to notify you if a backup is successful or not.