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Powerful backup utility with a lot of options and quite user-friendly.

To achieve your backup strategy, Backup2009 includes 3 tools : classic backup, synchronizer and agenda

Classic backup : Backup2009 Pro supports unlimited zip file size (Pkware Deflate64). You can backup any folder to any destination (network lan, any removable media including CD and DVD). Backup2009 Pro comes with its own burner driver. It can span archive files over multiple media. It supports also direct write to CD/DVD. You can schedule any job, upload to one or two FTP servers. For security purpose Backup2009 Pro allows you to define a second copy and an alternate destination folder.
It offers catalog, log files (in PDF format) and can email you when a job is done. Backup-2009 Pro is able to manage automatically cycle full >> incremental and allow you to define a retention period.
Backup2009 Pro offers multiple ways to restore one or more specific files, a group of files (e.g. *.doc), a folder or the entire archive file just with few clicks. Restore can be processed to the original location or to any destination. Built in verify and repair function it includes functions to cut archive file in smaller pieces, or to merge multiple parts archive files.
The History displays the status of each job. The History is also available from the Windows Explorer.
Backup2009 Pro provides 4 compression methods : Pkzip defalte64, standard Pkzip 2.04 ,Bzip and Bzip2. Backup2009 studio supports strong AES encryption with 256 bits key. It comes with predefined backup sets (My emails, Windows shell, Registry...) and much more

Copy and Synchronizer : Backup2009 Pro offers the same copy and synchronization options than you can find in Backup&Synchronize Pro. You can synchronize or copy files to a FTP server, or to a zip file.

Both modes (Classic and Synchronizer) can process files open and locked by another program(Microsoft Outlook, SQl Server...), through the Microsoft's Virtual Shadow Copy technology.

With Backup2009 Pro you can define metascript. A metascript can contain two or more classic backup scripts and/ or copy script. With one single scheduled task you can run multiple scripts.

Agenda : the agendar is an unique tool giving you a full control over your backup strategy. From the agenda you can schedule any jobs (classic backup, synchronizer or metascirpt), and check for jobs done or next running task. You can also schedule a backup of the Backup2009 Pro configuration.

What's New:

Version 6.1.240
Fixed in copy mode when the destination device was not ready the Cancel button was not active.

Version 6.1.239
Updated : minor enhancement