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Backup in computer engineering refers to the copying of data for the purpose of having an additional copy of an original source. If the original data is damaged or lost, the data may be copied back from that source, a process which is known as Data recovery or Restore. The "data" may be either data as such, or stored program code, both of which are treated the same by the backup software. Backups differ from an archive in which the data is necessarily duplicated, instead of simply moved.

The word may be used as a noun, e.g., "have you remembered to move the backup to a safe place?", or as a verb, "he didn't backup the data, so we lost last week's work". Also common are various combinations, such as backup copy, backup software (the applications that are used for performing the backing up of data, i.e., the systematic generation of backup copies), backup policy (an organisation's procedures and rules for ensuring that adequate amounts and types of backups are made, including suitably frequent testing of the process for restoring the original (production) system from the backup copies).

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Allway Sync - Synchronizes folders and files between computers and other storage devices. License required for business use.
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Back4Win - Continuous backup with versioning, restore, ZIP-64 compression and disk spanning to CDRW (WinXP). [Win32]
Meta Description: [ Back4Win can Backup span disk for CD, CDRW, partitions, floppy to restore from Dos or Linux, Mac. Has stealth mode, automatic timestamp labeling & versioning ]

Backee - A scheduled backup tool that automates local backups. Also supports online backups as a paid service.

Backup-2-zip - Scheduled folder-based backup to ZIP-64 (unlimited size) archives. Runs as a tray application with simple interface and free forum support.
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CobBackUp - Backup files and directories on Windows with scheduling and compression.
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Comparator - A folder synchronizing and mirroring tool with differential comparison and selective data restore.
Meta Description: [ Comparator is an alternative to the Microsoft® Briefcase. It will take some of the insecurity and the tedium out of finding, deleting and copying over duplicate or version files, also great for backup. ]

DFIncBackup - A personal backup program for incremental backup files to zip archives.
Meta Description: [ Personal backup program for incremental backup user files. Scheduler. Archive manager. ZIP compatible archives. Saving to HDD,floppy,CDRW,ZIP. Several root folders in project. Split archives for save. Log file viewer. Auto swap harddisk volume. ]

DVD Shrink. - Enables one to make backup copies of DVDs including re-compression options to reduce movie size.
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Easy File Backup - A simple file backup program runs in the system tray and backs up data at a specified interval, and/or on a routinely basis.
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Easy-Backup - Creates scheduled backups of selected folders. [Win32]

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Leon Auto Backup - A simple tool that features multiple backup folders, chained mode, exclusions, run-once mode, time interval, and delayed deletion etc.

Linbox Rescue Server - GPL edition of a GNU/Linux system backup tool.
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One-click BackUp for WinRAR - Creates backups of selected files and folders using WinRAR. Supports password-protected archives, CDRW and FTP features. [Win32]
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404 Rapid Backup - Program for Windows that copies data to a local file system like a hard drive, zip disk, or floppy.

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SyncBack - Folder synchronization tool which integrates into task scheduler, supports file filters, sub-directory selection, and auto-close of programs.
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500 TaskZip - Automatically archive specified Windows files and folders into a single zip file. Comes with scheduler and wizard.

VersionBackup - An incremental backup tool that manages scheduled backups. Site available in German and English. [Win32]
Meta Description: [ VersionBackup creates a backup archive from your data files. Every day, a separate file version will be stored. To restore files or whole directories, you can easily select the desired day by a mouse click. ]

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