Lately I’ve been looking for some backup software to do what SyncBack Pro does, seeing as my father purchased a copy for himself when I posted the coupon a little while ago. I’ve been simplistic in the features, at least compared to Dad, because of the fact that he needed something that ran on his time and something he would do manually, without having to worry about resources being wasted on his computer. So I’ve been trying a few backup programs, among them, Oops! Backup stood out as a program that might do what I needed it to, and in testing, it has. In fact, what I find really ‘funny odd’ is the fact that it does exactly what I need it to do, but my dad’s still not impressed with it because of some minor issues I faced with it, seeing as my experience wasn’t flawless with it, but was mighty nice to see the help I got from the software vendor.

Let me just start by saying my computer is an unusual one to begin with, so I’m not surprised I came across a bug when I was trying it out. Under Vista, I was forced to deal with a reinstall every week or every other week, and once going to Windows 7, the blue screens and errors stopped. I also randomly lost recently my Networking Troubleshooting tools, the built-in troubleshooter in Windows 7 (though if anyone’s used it, you know it’s not really that helpful and the script I wrote does better then that). Either way, I’m used to oddness to begin with. So with no surprise from me, when trying out Oops! Backup and backing up about 6 gigs worth of data, one being a 4 gig ISO I had downloaded of drivers, it froze on me. I sent an email to their support and asked them what might be going on, and expectantly, they didn’t understand why it froze. However, I was asked to let it try to continue running and oddly enough, while the interface was frozen, it still backed up the data fine! Puzzling, but standard with this laptop.

Main Screen

I did notice that it was also felt lighter then SyncBack Pro, but this was because it was only doing Incremental Backups, and not complete 1:1 ones like I had set up with SyncBack. Once I realized this, I tried both of them and found they both did the exact same job in nearly the exact same time. SyncBack was only faster by a few moments, barely noticeable if you ask me. But the fact alone that it would auto-backup every once in a while, was a blessed touch. I “accidentally” deleted some files off my desktop, and with Oops!, was able to recover them only very quickly. So to say the least, I was rather impressed with what it could do. I also found out what caused it to work even though the GUI was frozen: Oops! implements two processes, and only one does the actual backing up, which didn’t freeze even though the other did. So this is a great example of great programming, and thinking of what might be when your computer has frozen. In the end, I found Oops! Backup to be solidly built and light, while still offering enough functionality to be perfect for any user, advanced or newbie. Despite it’s hiccup with my laptop, on my desktop, it was perfectly fine and you shouldn’t have any problems with it. Contacting support was easy and I was able to get an answer to all my questions with next to no delays and certainly no insults, unlike some tech firms I’ve had to deal with.

Restoring files: I’ve never had it this easy!

I also contacted David Vella, the CEO of Altaro, and he’s agreed to give away five keys to five lucky readers of Raymond.cc, to let them use and try out the program for absolutely free. I’m also throwing in a single, one year Hitman Pro license as well, to even out the combination, allowing for you to scan the files you use before you back them up. The rules are very simple: comment below which one you’d like to win, and on August 4th, I’ll announce the winners. Considering that’s also my birthday… consider it a birthday present from me to you! Best of luck to all whom enter!

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