Protecting yourself against the worst is something that all PC users should do since you never know when your hard drive might just decide to die on you.

Paragon Drive Backup is an all-in-one backup utility that gives you a host of backup options in a few clicks. By using Paragon Drive Backup, you can fairly simply undo software malfunctions or crashes, and safeguard your data. Not only that, but Paragon Drive Backup optimizes storage utilization to keep your system running at top speed.

For instance, Paragon Drive Backup can help you free up lost disk space via the Smart Backup option which can help detect those areas of your hard drive which are being wasted or underutilized. What's most useful about Paragon Drive Backup is that it enables you to create a rescue drive - even one that can fit on a USB stick - so that your system can be restored via the USB drive if it fails.

There are so many other backup options with Paragon Drive Backup that's it's impossible to list them all but they include booting from a Backup Capsule, file filter and it now supports backups to Blu-Ray.

Paragon Drive Backup is an extremely comprehensive backup tool that probably goes beyond what the average user needs but for serious backups, it's a top notch solution.

Download Paragon Drive Backup Personal Edition 9.0 in Softonic

Backing up your company data is probably one of the most important things you'll ever do via your PC.

If the worst happens, you'll always have somewhere to start from again but you need to know that those backups are reliable and thorough which is what FileFort claims to do. FileFort is an easy to use file backup program that automatically backs up your business data to virtually any type of storage media including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers.

The FileFort backup process can be fully automated to kick in at a time convenient to you although it's recommended that you do it overnight if it's a large amount of data as it can take a while. FileFort has obviously been designed with beginners or backup phobic in mind taking you through backups and scheduling of backups in easy steps. It's the flexibility of FileFort that possibly marks it out though - it can be run from your hard disk or network folder, uploaded to a remote FTP server using Fling FTP Software or written to a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disk using FileFort's own integrated "Express Burn" utility.

FileFort enables business users to perform through and automated backups to any medium while you concentrate on the more important aspects of running a business.

Download FileFort 2.03 in Softonic

Are you worried about the security of the data you store on your PC? If so, start using Syncplicity and you'll always have a synchronized backup copy to hand.

Syncplicity is an online free storage service which includes a 2 GB virtual hard drive where you can keep a copy of all your important files (with a maximum size of 300 MB each, that is). This copy is updated in real time, meaning that if you change the contents of the folder on your local PC, these changes will be immediately synced with the Syncplicity virtual drive.

What I liked most about Syncplicity was its ease of use. The program can be configured in a couple of minutes, just by following the step-by-step wizard that runs the first time you launch it. Plus, you can set up Syncplicity to use with Facebook, Scribd and Google Docs.

On the downside, I missed having a built-in file manager, and therefore being able to check my synced files without having to open the web browser. Also, I found Syncplicity quite slow: it took me about an hour to sync a hundred photos, and my connection is not precisely a slow one. Oh well, I guess the trick is to leave the program working in the background and move on to something else.

If you're worried about the security of your files, keep them backed up and synced in real time with Syncplicity, an online storage tool with 2 GB of free space.

Download Syncplicity 2.0.3114 Beta in Softonic

Driver Magician is an easy-to-use and powerful tool for device drivers backup, restoration and update for Windows Operating system. It identifies all the hardware in the system, extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk and backs them up to a location of your choice.

Then when you format and reinstall/upgrade your operating system, you can restore all the "saved" drivers just as if you had the original driver disks. After one system reboot, your PC will be loaded and running with the required hardware drivers.

What's more, Driver Magician has a built-in database of the latest drivers with the ability to go to the Internet to receive the updates. It saves lots of time to find the correct drivers and mature drivers will obviously increase the performance of hardware.

Key features:

• Back up device drivers of your computer in four modes
• Restore device drivers from backup in one mouse click
• Update device drivers of your PC to improve system performance and stability
• Live Update device identifier database and driver update database
• Detect unknown devices
• Back up more items such as My Documents and Registry
• Restore more items from backup
• Get detailed information of the hardware drivers
• Clone all drivers to an auto-setup package (.EXE), so you can restore drivers without installing Driver Magician

Download Driver Magician 3.30 in Softonic

Sharing files online can be a pain if you don't have a proper web space or the people you want to share them with don't know how to access an FTP server.

SpiderOak is the perfect solution for these situations, as it provides you with the necessary space and tools to store and share your files online in an easy, safe way. After creating a personal account for free, SpiderOak lets you select which files and folders you want to share and uploads the content to a 2GB web space you're given for free with your account. Then you can simply go on with your work while SpiderOak uploads all the data to their server.

Besides being a storage and backup service, you can also use SpiderOak as a way to share files online. After uploading content to your SpiderOak account, you're offered the chance to share it (all of it or just selected items) on a personal page hosted in the SpiderOak servers. In this way your family and friends can access your photos, videos, documents or any other files you want to share.

The best thing about SpiderOak is undoubtedly its simplicity of use, together with the fact that is cross-platform; that is, it can be used in Windows, Mac and Linux. And if I have to point out any weakness that would be that it takes way too long for SpiderOak shared spaces to be available online – even if it's only a few pictures you're sharing on them.

SpiderOak is probably one of the easiest ways to store and share any kind of files online, no matter what operating system you're using.

Download SpiderOak in Softonic

It's always a pain trying to remember to backup things so why not let an application take care of it automatically?

Cobian Backup works as both an application and service. The program is very light on resources for a backup program of its size and runs in the background very discreetly. it makes periodic backups but unlike some programs, doesn't seem to slow down your PC in the process. It acts too quickly to really slow down whatever you are doing although if it has to backup a very big file, you will notice some lag (more than 1 GB). The program only copies your files and folders in their original or compressed mode to another destination and does not perform any compression itself. This is to ensure that nothing is corrupted during the backup process but if you are backing up particularly large files, you might find this something of a problem unless you've got lots of backup space. However, there are limited compression and strong encryption methods available if you need to reduce the size of your files and protect them at the same time.

A very convenient program that backups quickly, quietly and without any further prompting from it's user.

Download Cobian Backup 9.1.1.193 in Softonic

There are plenty of tools out there for creating disk images of your hard drive but there are a few that work specifically with USB drives.

USB Image Tool is a smart little application that's capable of generating images of your USB devices so you can always restore the disk image anytime you need. With USB drives now capable of holding up to 1 Terabyte of data, it's very wise to create images in case of hard disk failure.

The program automatically detects USB devices connected to your computer and scans them before asking you whether you'd like to create an image backup or restore a previously backed-up image. USB Image Tool can create images of USB memory sticks and MP3 players, that are mounted as USB drives. Note that the tool requires the .NET Framework 2.0 installed in either XP or Vista and the usbit32.dll included in the archive must be placed in the same directory as the EXE file.

If you've got a lot of data stored on USB drives, USB Image Tool is an easy to use and space efficient way to protect your information.

Download USB Image Tool 1.27 in Softonic

FileHamster provides real-time backup and archiving of your files while you work. It enables you to monitor specific files on your hard drive and automatically create incremental backups whenever those files are modified. It also enables you to store notes about the changes that have been made, allowing you to quickly locate a specific revision or provide a detailed account of the work you've done on a project.

First backup tool for artists

Optimized to intelligently handle the varying saving schemes for all applications and includes features focused on helping artists be more efficient while they work.

Real-time backup

Creates revisions as you save without affecting your workflow.

Plugin support

Easily add new features through plugins. See our Downloads page to get them!

Simple

Users of any skill level will be able to back up their files in seconds.

Easy interface

Easiest backup tool on the market.

Comments

Make notations as you go, enabling you to easily know what changes were made in each version.

Download FileHamster 1.5.2.5 in Softonic

We constantly hear about the importance of creating backup copies of all our important documents, in case someday our computer happens to die. So if you've finally decided to follow this wise piece of advice, you can start with Uranium Backup.

This backup application will help you create security copies of selected files and documents and save them in different locations, including network units, USB devices and removable hard drives. Of course, you can also backup to another folder in the same drive, but that wouldn't be very smart (if you lose that hard drive, you lose both the original and the backup copy).

The most outstanding feature in Uranium Backup is that you can schedule those backups to be run at specific days and times. The scheduling menu has lots of options so you can easily have your backups done when you're not using the PC and thus it doesn't disturb your work.

On the downside, this freeware version doesn't include other interesting features like the ability to save backup copies to an FTP drive, a CD or a DVD.

Uranium Backup is a simple, easy-to-use backup tool you can use for your security copies, provided you don't need FTP support.

Download Uranium Backup 6.8.0.2531 in Softonic

Backups are not the only resource you have left when you're hit by computer disasters. Disk images are another alternative choice.

With Macrium Reflect you now have access to a free disk imaging solution (which is not that common unfortunately) that enables you to create a perfect mirror image of your hard drive. This means that, in case your computer suddenly "dies", you can always bring it back to life by restoring your previously created disk image.

Of course, disk images don't make sense if you store them on the same hard drive you're copying, so you'll need to use an extra storage device (external or not) or a networked drive to save your mirror image.

Macrium Reflect is very easy to use because it lets you create images via an assistant that guides you through the whole process in just a few simple steps. What doesn't seem that easy is the scheduled backup tool: it works with XML template files and novice users will surely find it confusing. Also, Macrium Reflect lets you create rescue disks, but unfortunately only for Linux, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

If you care about the safety of your documents, take a moment to create a mirror image of your hard drive with Macrium Reflect. It's very easy to use and can really save your life!

Download Macrium Reflect 4.2 Free Edition in Softonic

Backup copies are the kind of thing you always remember to do when it's already too late. So next time you complain about losing important data, think about it twice and use a backup app.

Backup SafeKeeper is a great choice for all your backup needs. It's a small app with which you can make copies of your important data and store them in a safe location. The backup copy can be compressed in several archive types and different compression levels and also protected by password. What's more, you can choose between several backup options, including a new copy from scratch or just an update copy that only includes those files that have changed – also known as incremental copy.

Backup SafeKeeper includes other functions such as the possibility to schedule backup jobs and a data synchronizing tool that lets you sync files between your computer and, for example, your USB memory stick. The program is fairly easy to use, though a bit of documentation would have been nice to have.

With Backup SafeKeeper you can easily create a copy of all your important documents and synchronize data between your PC and a removable drive.

Download Backup SafeKeeper 1.6 in Softonic

Backups are increasingly important in an age of huge hard drives and large amounts of data that if lost, could be disasterous.

You can automate backups of your important data, files and folders to be saved immediately into ZIP format. The advantage of this is that you don't need any special software to unzip backups - simply use WinZip or WinRAR. Alternatively, the program supports the backing up of files to a remote location via FTP or options to Email it to your mail server. You can schedule backups so you don't need to worry about remembering to backup your more important data. The danger of this is that if the backup fails, you may not be made aware of the problem. Fortunately, the program e-mails you if this happens so you don't have to worry about bad or half done backups. You can change the date and time of filenames for archiving plus also copy files and directories using wildcards on schedule. This is useful if you need to specifiy a specific date for a backup that has to be performed on the same date or day every week or month.

Scheduled backups and compressed output files that can be opened in any ZIP application, JaBack is a solid backup solution.

Download JaBack 8.04 in Softonic

MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite and Netscape profiles.

It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache etc. It's an easy way to do Firefox backups and Thunderbird backups.

Download MozBackup 1.4.8 in Softonic

Magic Transfer is the easiest solution for those synchronizing the main settings and information on several computers that you use constantly. Many people use two or more PCs - at work, at home, or a trip to a friends place!

If all of these computers, in some magic manner, were able to keep track of all your recent changes and all the work done, you would find in Favorites a new bookmark created at work or have all the emails created and sent in the office at your disposal on your home computer.

Make working between computers easier today!

Download Magic Transfer 2.3 in Softonic

We'll never get tired of reminding you how important backup copies are. Besides, there is such a variety of tools to make the backup tasks faster and easier than laziness is no longer an excuse.

Langmeier Backup is one of those tools. Use it to create backup copies of your important data, saving it either locally on an external drive, on a networked drive or to a remote server via FTP. The program also supports backup scheduling and integrity checking, plus a cleaning wizard that helps you to get rid of junk files.

Langmeier Backup is designed to be easy to use for anyone, no matter what your PC experience is. It features two interface styles (Easy and Professional) although I must say I expected to have some more advanced options in the Professional one.

A great tool to cover all backup needs: fast, easy to use and with a few extra features.

Download Langmeier Backup 4.1.24 in Softonic

When you need to keep a copy of any important file always at hand, you have basically two options: either you save it to a portable device (i.e. a USB memory stick) or you upload it to an online location.

Within this second option, you can easily use your own email address with Backup to Email, a simple tool that turns your mailbox into some sort of virtual drive that can hold a copy of important files with two important advantages: they're protected with your email password and they're always accessible via a simple web browser.

Backup to Email is very easy to use: you only have to fill in the program's configuration menu with your email details. From that moment on you'll get a new option in Windows Explorer context menu, with which you'll be able to backup files to your email account right away. Files will appear as attachments to single email messages on your mailbox, but note that if they're larger than 10 MB they'll be automatically split. Fortunately the program includes a merging tool with which you can bring them back to their original state.

With Backup to Email you can save a copy of your important documents right to your email inbox and have it always at hand.

Download Backup to Email 1.4.3. b24 in Softonic

AllSync is a professional application designed to meet your data synchronization and back-up needs on individual workstations, laptops, or throughout your entire network. The package performs synchronization, updating, duplication, archiving and backup of files and directories under Windows.

It supports all storage media which can be accessed via drive letters or an UNC path. AllSync offers a variety of features to help you perform copy tasks more easily and give you everything you need to back up your data.

Download AllSync 3.0.41 in Softonic

Who said your PC is useless when you're away from it? You can now have making backup copies for you!

IdleBackup is especially created for this purpose: it controls the processor level of usage and takes advantage of those idle moments when the CPU is not working in order to create backup copies of your most important documents.

The program enables you to set a given period of time between backups (which surprisingly can only bet set in seconds and with your mouse – no keyboard allowed) but the automated process won't start if the computer is being used. There's also the possibility to manually start the backup copy.

The first backup will be a full copy, but the rest of them will be incremental which means that only those files which have been changed will be added to the backup. Copies can be saved to any other local folder or a networked drive. Apart from setting the period of time and the source and target folders, there are no other options to configure copies.

This is quite a simple backup copy program, but still it makes good use of those times when your computer is not in use.

Download IdleBackup 1.12 in Softonic

We're constantly reminding you how important backup copies are. Now let us repeat it once more, and also recommend you this app for your backups.

Areca is a plainly designed open source tool with which you can make backup copies of all your important documents on a regular basis. Despite its simple appearance, I personally found the program to be quite difficult to use, mainly due to the usage of strange concepts (such as a "workspace", which I still don't know what is for) and the fact that they actually refer to backup copies as "targets", which took me a while to find out.

Other than that, the program features the classic options and tools in this kind of software apps. On the downside, it lacks the possibility to schedule copies. However, it does make up for it by offering support for incremental backups, file compression, FTP server and other goodies.

This backup tool is simple in design, but a bit confusing to use. While it lacks backup automation tools, it also offers some extra options like file compression and support for incremental backups.

Download Areca Backup 6.0 in Softonic

Backup Chunker is a backup / synchronization program with unique features: multiple synchronization and versatile compression with strong encryption. The program is designed for both novice and advanced users, and has the following features:

• Easy to setup backup tasks.
• Can copy files between many types of storage: Hard disks, USB drives, MP3 players, internet backup services (using WebDAV), FTP & Secure FTP servers and more.
• Has the ability either to synchronize files, or synchronize with "chunks" which are small to medium sized compressed and/or encrypted zip archives. This is a very unique feature of Backup Chunker; you can back up all your files to small to medium sized archives (using the common zip or 7-zip format) that are both compressed and encrypted. On each backup, only the new and modified files are re-compressed, and only the affected chunks changed.
• Can handle many different scenarios, like synchronizing files between many computers and storage devices. For example you can sync your home computer with a USB stick (using compression and encryption), and then your USB stick to your work computer. This way you can keep your computers synchronized and also have a compressed & encrypted backup copy on your key chain!
• Archive format used is the common zip or 7-zip that can be extracted if required with any simple file compression utility. - Industrial strength encryption (AES-256) that has no back doors. - Extremely fast synchronization of thousands of files, even to locations on a network or the internet.

Download Backup Chunker 2.2 in Softonic