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Cobian Backup

CobIn Backup is a free backup software utlity that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other directories/drives in the same computer, external drive, or other computer in your network. FTP backup is also supported in both directions (download and upload).

Cobian Backup exists in two different versions: application and service. The program uses very few resources and can be running on the background on your system, checking your backup schedule and executing your backups when necessary.

Cobian Backup is not an usual backup application: it only copies your files and folders in original or compressed mode to other destination, creating a security copy as a result. So Cobian Backup can be better described as a "Scheduler for security copies". Cobian Backup supports several methods of compression and strong encryption.

Cobain Backup also supports -

  • Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10.
  • Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows are supported
  • Backup to more than one destination at once
  • Cobian Backup shows hints for every option for more information on what it does
  • Supports drag and drop when adding source and destination locations
  • Pause a running backup
  • Run a backup job as a different user
  • Control Cobian Backup remotely from another computer
  • Schedule a backup to run on startup, manually, once, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or on a timer
  • Custom ZIP or 7Z compression levels as well as support for encrypting file names
  • Split a backup into small sizes for use on things like floppy disks, CDs, or DVDs
  • Option to compress each file individually or the entire backup source
  • Cobian Backup lets you define a limit to the maximum speed of FTP transfers
  • Able to automatically delete any empty folders from the destination path after a backup has completed
  • Modify the priority Cobian Backup has over other programs with a low, normal, or high setting
  • Includes command line support
  • Easily include/exclude subfolders from a backup job
  • Run missed backup jobs automatically
  • Password protection with AES-256 encryption is supported in Cobian Backup
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to back up locked files
  • Prevent backup jobs from running if the computer sleeping or is running on battery only
  • Include and/or exclude files from a backup by directory/size/creation date and/or file type
  • Specific file types can be stored in a backup archive as uncompressed
  • Before a backup job is launched, Cobian Backup can do one or all of the following: run an executable like (like a BAT, CMD, or EXE), run a custom command, close an open program, or start/stop a service
  • Post backup tasks include all of the pre-backup task options as well as start another task, sleep/hibernate/reboot/shutdown the computer
  • Define the number of backups to keep before older ones are removed
  • Protect Cobian Backup with a master password
  • Can optionally retain the full source path in the backup destination
  • The log file can be emailed to one or more recipients on success or failure of a backup
  • Group similar backup jobs together for easy organization

You can read more about Cobian Backup here.

You can download Cobian Backup here.