User Reviews

  Understanding backup  

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

It surprises me how many people do not understand backup. With big drives you have to have Incremental capabilities in a backup program yet so many do not even understand that word. It means that once you remove a backup to a DVD from your computer the next time you wish to backup your changed files you can. This is the only backup program offered by Snap that allows that. You must have a catalog of backed up files in a backup program as this one and only this one provides. I have tried them all and get quite mad at programs that claim Incremental backup but do not provide it. I am surprised that Snap does not seem to know this.

  Very basic but reliable  

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

Obviously intended as a sample for the shareware versions,which should be excellent. This free one is quite slow and there is no incremental or true mirror backups, as the mirror doesnt delete or sync any files in the backup destination. But very reliable, seemingly with a verify feature and an excellent restore feature. If you are happy with slowish functions and creating full backups each time,recommended.

  Response by software author  

It s slow because you re doing a full backup each time, so it will add all the files and folders. This is a more reliable backup method, but if you want fastness you can use the mirror backup type as it has an option (fast mirror) that copies only changed/new files. The new version will delete files from the destination if they re not in the source anymore, so you can consider it a sync.

  Does not backup to a USB flash drive  

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

PROS: This program works excellent, it backs up what you tell it to do. CONS:It does not backup to a USB flash drive, and that is the main function of it. Summary: It backs up to any folder you want, but will not back up to a USB flash drive. The interface is good and it backs up what you tell it to but if the computer crashes your data is still on the computer.

  Wow! one of the best backup solutions ever!  

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

I must say..I've tried many backup applications over the years. Cobian, Comodo to name a couple. Though those are very good, freeware solutions. I must admit that after trying FBackup, this one is the best I've ever used. It's clean and polished interface is also very powerful and unique as far as backup software is concerned. It also utilizes "Plug-Ins". Allowing the user to have the program automatically backup specific files and programs depending on the Plug-In used, very cool! This is a MUST have utility for me. Once you try it, I think you'll see what I'm talking about. Thank-You SnapFiles, for letting me find this gem!

  Excellent except missing preview  

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

This is exactly what I have been looking for - simple as MS Synctoy, yet powerful enough to enable simple mirroring. There is one drawback though - does not preview the backup actions. Unfortunately, without preview any backup might by too risky to use. Apart from that - excellent.