Backup4all Lite Editor's Review

Keep your data safe and secure with this handy backup program.

Preparing for a rainy day is never easy. When the sun is shining, no one ever thinks of backing up their data, just in case things go south. However, when the clouds do go black and the rain does come, having a backup can make cleaning up after the storm all the easier.

Backing up your data in the past has never been easy; and it's always been a chore that either gets neglected or requires you to stop what you're doing while the backup runs – never a convenient or power friendly operation. Thankfully, Backup4All Lite takes the burden out of the chore and makes preserving your data easier.

Backup4all Lite is a user configurable backup utility with explorer style interface. It performs mirror backups, has wizards for easy backup & restore, has powerful file filters and an internal scheduler. It creates standard zip files or exact copies of files, has a command line version and zip password protection support; and most importantly, backs up open, or locked, files. The backup wizard lets you create a new backup job by selecting Where, What, How and When to backup. Restoring your data is even easier, and takes just a single click.

Backup4all automates the backup process saving you time. It can compress your data to save storage space, using the industry standard zip format, and can encrypt your backup to protect it from unauthorized use.

Pros: Easy to use, Wizards make backing up data simple and complete, affordable.

Cons: Lite version is limited, other versions are expensive.

Conclusion: Backing up your data is important. Like home or car insurance, this is what keeps your information safe and will make restoring your PC to a previous state easier, should you suffer data or, God forbid, a complete hard drive failure. Backup4All Lite is affordable, offers basic backup protection, and keeps your data safe in a standard storage format allowing you to get to it, regardless of whether you can put your hands on the backup program or not.

version reviewed: 4.6