Using Oops!Backup to Backup Your Stuff

Oops!Backup is an easy to use backup tool with a crisp, clean and intuitive interface. I have become a fan of it’s BackInTime™ Restore feature. It is $37 with a 30-Day free trial.

It works with the following Operating Systems

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP

Some of the features of Oops!Backup include

• Search Back in Time – you can search not only for current versions of files, but previous versions of the files as well.
• Use your existing external hard drive – no need for a special drive for backups…any old USB pen drive will suffice.
• Backup to your network or NAS drive – direct your backup to a mapped network drive if available.
• Browse your backed up files directly from Windows Explorer – plug your backup drive into a PC where Oops!Backup is not installed you can still access and restore your backed up files.
• Plug & Protect – when the backup drive is connected to your PC, your files are automatically backed up (synced) with out any need for action.
• ReverseDelta™ – only actual changes to the files are backed up, not the whole file. However, the latest version of the file is always available in it’s entirety.

Installation was quick and easy which is always a welcome feature.

Here are a number of screen shots from Altaro that explain how the software works.

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Below are some screen captures that I gathered while setting up a backup.

You can backup the entire contents of a drive or just selected folders.

You can restore from a point in time. You know the point in time BEFORE you picked up that virus. If files are accidentally deleted, Oops!Backup’s restore feature allows the reinstatement of those files. Just select the backup set, select the time you want to restore from and Restore All. It is quite an easy interface.

Select where you want the restore to go and click Restore. It is as easy as that.

 Oops!Backup has an abundance of settings to satisfy just about every need. This includes a good built-in scheduling feature.

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In closing, Oops!Backup has proven to be a valuable backup application. I am expecting my new HP Desktop with Windows 7 and will likely be using this software as my backup tool. I really like it’s clean and intuitive interface as well as it’s BackInTime™ Restore feature. The $37 may be slightly steep, but if you have been through a situation where you have lost valuable files, it may be worth it.

Official Site for Oops!Backup

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Additional Information

• Oops!Backup Is A Delightfully Easy Way to Back Up Data
• Altaro Software Releases its Innovative Oops!Backup Product

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