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Genie Backup Manager Home Edition
Genie Backup Manager Home Edition

Genie Backup Manager Home Edition allows you to create backup sets or archives for files and settings on your machine, which can easily be restored when necessary. It backs up files and folders, e-m ...

Average of 4 user ratings: 4


  • Mar 21, 2006
  • For version:
  • 6.0

quote  Best of breed  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Rather large footprint and does take up system resources. However,the program is relatively easy to use,fairly quick,very stable and probably the best of all backup programs. Specific features are that you can backup the smallest individual parts, whole sections or the entire system. And when you have to perform a restore you do not need the Genie software installed on your pc because all the backup files can be done in self executables.

user Review by: alnjk01 (136)
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  • Mar 08, 2005
  • For version:
  • 5.0

quote  One of the best of the top-rated backup apps  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I have been using Genie for about a year with no problems. The coders have done an excellent job and rarely have to fix bugs. I don't know what another evaluator is talking about who has problems with Genie not recognizing new subfolders or files in a directory. I am using version 5.0 and it detects the new data with no problem. I also use BackupMyPC and NovaBackup, also excellent apps. Genie is a bit less expensive for those on a tight budget.

user Review by: dirtnap (29)
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  • Aug 06, 2004
  • For version:
  • 4.0

quote  Does not backup new created directories  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 1
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 1
  • Overall: 2

The tool looks nice but the expected main functionality of a backup tool works incorrect. Defined backup jobs only works well for static data. If you add new subdirectories, they are not picked up automatically. This is a deal breaker if the data you are backing up is dynamic and changes frequently. The short answer of the support is: works as designed!

user Review by: acustomer
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  • Jun 28, 2004
  • For version:
  • 4.0

quote  Great !  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 5

I've been using Genie Backup Manager for a couple of years now and it has saved my butt several times. It is by far the best backup tool I have ever used.

user Review by: MikeElliott
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