SMART BACKUP

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mart backup uses an extremely simple yet effective approach towards data backup. Instead of an elaborate suite with lots of functions it features a lean UI with minimal functions. It takes only a few minutes to install because the installation takes up only around 10 megabyte of storage space. On running it for the first time you’ll be surprised to find almost 80 percent of the user interface empty. The rest is just a vertical stack of buttons to the left which do all the magic.

                You start with creating a backup job by clicking the create button which brings up the tabbed interface. In general tab you have to specify the name of the backup task and the type of backup you wish to run. Here you can choose to perform a simple file copy mirroring and data synchronization. Farther you can choose to backup data to a compressed to archive, FTP server or optical media. Depending on the type of backup, you need to specify the parameters, such as the destination directory, compression level the password for ZIP archive login details for FTP access optical drive for burning data and so on. The option to prompt before deleting data can also be checked for mirroring and synchronization where data deleted at the source will also be deleted at the destination and vise-versa.

                In the next tab automatic refresh you can check the option to re-run or refresh the backup on a set date and time or interval. The refresh time can be as less as a minute or once a day on windows startup once every day in a set time, once a week, every 6 hours or 12 hours or every time the drive is connected.

                The next step opens a windows explorer type interface where you have to choose the files and folders you wish to backup. Again it is a simple as using the checkbox to select data. After this the backup task you created appears in the white space. You can run the task by double clicking it. You can modify the parameters by clicking on the properties button. Smart backup also adds an option to the window context menu from where you can choose to add a file or a folder to the specified backup task. For example if you wish to add a bunch of files or folder to a task.

                If you notice the create button carefully you’ll see that it has a drop down list which has an option to create a sequence. You can select the backup tasks that should run one after the other and after that you can specify whether you wish the software automatically log off the user restart or shut down the PC.