This backup tool is designed for both beginners and advanced users, and is user-friendly and compact.
If you're looking for a backup tool that's easy to use, both for beginners and advanced users, you might want to check out "The Backup". This is a very small and simple program that does one thing only: it provides you with an almost instant method of making ongoing and incremental backups.
One of the strengths of The Backup is its simplicity. Once medium or advanced level users have used this backup method, they will quickly realize that they could easily emulate the procedure to suit their specific backup needs, in regard to the location of the Backup folder.
To get started with The Backup, all you need to do is run the setup file. The software will install a 'Backup' folder, located in your 'My Documents' folder. This folder contains all you need to start making backups: a EULA and a Readme file, and a shortcut to the Backup folder.
The shortcut is located in the Start Button's right-click menu 'Send To' feature. This makes it easy to back up whatever file you're currently working on. Simply right-click on the item you want to back up and, in the 'Send To' entries, click on 'Send a copy to Backup'. Whenever you repeat this simple backup procedure for the same file, the copy in the Backup folder will be updated.
One thing to keep in mind is that The Backup is installed for the current user only. If other users of the computer want to use it as well, they will need to run the setup file and install it under their profile.
The Bottom Line: If you need a small and lightweight backup tool that's easy to use and free of any adware or spyware, then The Backup is definitely worth checking out.
One of the strengths of The Backup is its simplicity. Once medium or advanced level users have used this backup method, they will quickly realize that they could easily emulate the procedure to suit their specific backup needs, in regard to the location of the Backup folder.
To get started with The Backup, all you need to do is run the setup file. The software will install a 'Backup' folder, located in your 'My Documents' folder. This folder contains all you need to start making backups: a EULA and a Readme file, and a shortcut to the Backup folder.
The shortcut is located in the Start Button's right-click menu 'Send To' feature. This makes it easy to back up whatever file you're currently working on. Simply right-click on the item you want to back up and, in the 'Send To' entries, click on 'Send a copy to Backup'. Whenever you repeat this simple backup procedure for the same file, the copy in the Backup folder will be updated.
One thing to keep in mind is that The Backup is installed for the current user only. If other users of the computer want to use it as well, they will need to run the setup file and install it under their profile.
The Bottom Line: If you need a small and lightweight backup tool that's easy to use and free of any adware or spyware, then The Backup is definitely worth checking out.
What's New
Version 2: "The Backup" was formerly named "The Closet". "The Closet" folder was installed to the C:\Drive. Now the "Backup" folder is located in the current user's "My Documents" folder.