For most computer users, backing up your files is a lot like going to the dentist – we tend to put it off until we really have to. By then, it’s often too late and the damage may have already been done.

The good news is that there are now some excellent Windows backup software products available that make backing up relatively easy and painless. So easy that computer users at all levels can routinely and automatically protect their important data from disaster.

I’ve tried a few well known backup software to ONLY backup files to my backup drive automatically and finally I choose to use…

2BrightSparks SyncBackSE

Features of SyncBackSE
• Copy locked or open files (XP/2003)
• Fast Backup and Smart Synchronization
• Powerful FTP engine & AES encryption
• Superb feature set and customization
• Generous Licensing Policy
• Extensive Help Documentation

The SyncBack enables users to maintain backup copies of their files and folders or to synchronise them, so that both locations always have a complete copy. For example, a user may have a notebook and a desktop computer. During a business trip, he may be creating and changing files on the notebook. When he returns from the trip, he can have SyncBackSE synchronise those changes with the desktop.

According to 2BrightSparks, the software offers different types of actions that let users choose how older and newer files are to be processed, and which files should be excluded. Features include standard file comparison based on the date and size, as well as optional MD5 checksum, which will detect even the slightest modifications to files. SyncBack also supports scheduled projects, advanced FTP backup with encryption, zip compression of backups, as well as network login and simulation runs.

Although the SyncBack software is sufficient for many users, companies may prefer to use SyncBackSE for its added features, the company said. For example, the Fast Backup option makes the software perform faster on many general levels, such as directory scanning.

SyncBackSE also uses a completely new and improved compression engine which is at least twice as fast, has better compression, and no limits on the size of the Zip file or the number of files in the Zip file. A new FTP engine also improves performance and compatibility with FTP servers, and offers new features like MODEZ transfer compression. The security of the commercial version has also been enhanced using 256-bit AES encryption.

SyncBackSE is also available in French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

My experience with SyncBackSE
After the first backup which took quite a while to backup 15GB of data, the following incremental backup takes only seconds!
It searches for new and updated/changed files and copies it over to my backup drive.
Why I chose SynBackSE? One word, fast! Unlike the famous award winning Genie Backup, the incremental backup takes as long as the normal backup. The file scanning technology is quite slow and I don’t want that.

This is a very basic, easy to use and very fast backup software for both beginners and advanced users.
Highly recommended for people who backs up data daily.

Surprisingly, this software is developed by Singaporeans!

[ SyncBack Website ]