GUIDES
Backup software
Guides to backup apps and tools — from built-in system utilities to dedicated programs that make regular backups automatic.
IPHONE
First and only backup for iPhone OS 3.0
A few days back we could see a new operating system for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This new iPhone OS 3.0 will be presented in a new iPhone 3GS and is available for current iPhone 3G owners for free. If you are using the iPod Touch, you can upgrade its OS to this new one for a small fee. But what about the data backup? There is about twenty competitors in iPod backups market, but the only one has the support for iPhone OS 3 as I know. Read more about CopyTrans 6 and CopyTrans Photo.
NAS
NasBackup: reliable backup to a network location
Network backup is one the the most reliable solutions I think. If you have a NAS server or a classic file server anywhere in your network, you can schedule your backup using open source utility called NasBackup.
IPHONE
Try new freeware alternative to iTunes
CopyTrans team released a new CopyTrans Manager. Another software from this vendor is well known to all BackupHowto.info readers. Using the CopyTrans software you can backup all the data from your iPod without installing the iTunes software. Check the video showing up the new CopyTrans Manager. It's not a backup tool, but I think it could be interested for you. It's an iTunes alternative (or iPod/iPhone manager) that enables iPhone and iPod users to add music, videos, podcasts to their favorite devices. Copytrans Manager also allows to create and manage playlists,edit song tags, play music and display artworks to name a few.
IPHONE
CopyTrans 3 is out: backup for all iPod players and iPhones
I mentioned the previous version of CopyTrans earlier this year. This unique backup solution for iPod and iPhone owners offers great and simple way to backup all your data from these players and phones. Now, the new better version is available.
IPHONE
How to backup iPhone and iPod: CopyTrans as a complete solution
Data loss is a very annoying situation. Your computer has crashed or your external drive needs maintenance, how will you get your favorite songs and videos back? That is why iPhone and iPod backups are necessary.
BROWSER
BackRex: backup all Internet Explorer settings
Internet Explorer has many items which you would like to have backed up. URLs of your favorite pages, proxy settings, security zones, cookies, history, forms… This all is very important for you and should be saved to a secure storage before you will upgrade your IE installation or for computer crash problems. Freeware utility BackRex will help you.
Backup Emails with Amic Email Backup
Amic Email Backup is a simple Email backup software. It can backup Emails, address book, account settings, etc. However, it can not download Emails from the remote server. If you use a Email client to manage your Emails, you can use it to backup them. Up to now, Amic Email Bakup support 9 Email clients:
WINDOWS
Backing Up Files with AceBackup
AceBackup is a lightweight (compared with Norton Ghost, etc) backup software. It is fit for personal use. AceBackup can run on most of Windows operating systems, from Windows 98 to Windows XP/2003. The features include: Simultaneous backup on remote FTP servers or any local storage devices, even CD or DVD Multiple versioning backup of the files with same name Filter to eliminate certain file name extensions or to store files with the requested file extension! ...and much more
WINDOWS
Cobian Backup: an automatical backup utility for Windows
Several days ago I wrote some articles that introduced "cron" - an time-based utility for executing some programmes on time. With "cron" you can backup some files automatically. However, "cron" is a Unix/Linux software so Windows users can not use it. In this article, I will introduce a Windows backup utility that c…
GMAIL
Gmail Backup
Gmail Backup is a small utility for backing up the Emails in your Gmail account. You can use it to download all the Emails from Google and save them as *.eml files. On Windows, you can open these files with Outlook Express. Also, Gmail Backup can restore these *.eml files to your Gmail account. It is similar to "uploading".
BACKUP SOFTWARE
IM-History: An Automated Backup Solution for Your Messengers Chat History
The most important aspect behind writing this tutorial is to provide basic idea about how to backup messenger Chat history, contacts and many more. IM-History is a unique web solution that enables all instant Messenger users to save our contacts and chat history from various supported messenger like Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, Trillian, ICQ, AIM, Pidgin and Miranda and provides easy access their chat histories online. I prefer more because there is no need to install any plug-in.
Choosing the right backup software
The best tool depends on what you are protecting: one computer, a whole network or a server. These guides compare built-in options with dedicated backup programs, explain what each does well and show how to set up a schedule you can rely on.