Oops!Backup

Recover Any Version of a Lost File

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Platforms: WindowsXP (x32), Vista (x32, x64), 7 (x32, x64)

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Remember that time you lost a bunch of important files and sentimental photos because you accidentally deleted or overwrote them? Or that other time when you started revising your manuscript, only to make such a mess of things that you wanted to revert to the original? Well, at least you could use your Mac's Time Machine function to roll back to your pristine files. What? You don't have a Mac? Oh, um. Er. Sorry.

Today, there is a software application that provides you with all of the amazing functionality of Time Machine, right on your Windows computer! It's called Oops!Backup, and it gives you the power to bring back lost, deleted, or misplaced files in a jiffy. What's more, Oops!Backup lets you view the full history of edits to any file, letting you undo or accept those changes. All of this happens in less than a minute, and in just a few clicks of the mouse!

Other backup methods only give you the most recently-archived version of a file prior to the changes that you've just made. With Oops!Backup, you have the ability to travel back in time to ANY POINT, to recover nearly ANY version of your file. It's the ultimate combination of backup and version control, all wrapped up in a shiny package called Oops!Backup. It's not just the last time you saved a file -- it's the file as it existed yesterday, last week, or last month!

The revolutionary nature of Oops!Backup means never having to buy a dedicated external drive for backups. Oops!Backup uses your existing external drive, and can even backup to a USB flash drive, network share, or NAS drive. You can even have multiple Oops!Backup installations backing up to a central server, so each user gets their own versioning capability! Plug & Protect functionality ensures that your changed files are always backed up whenever an external drive is connected.

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“Backing up data is a task that is often ignored by IT users as it tends to be very complex. Oops!Backup adds a new idea now: You can protect your data from loss and you silently create versions of your work. This allows users to correct everyday mistakes such as accidentally deleting a complete document - or losing just parts of their work by saving an incomplete version over a complete one. This makes it a valuable tool for both private users and professionals. No hassle with complicated backup jobs or giant backup sets. Simply get your documents and data saved and be able to go back in time - quite a perspective!”- Nils Kaczenski, IT Consultant and Microsoft MVP, Germany
“I've been looking for an onsite backup solution that was as EZ to use as Carbonite, but that allowed for quick back up of large files, (initial online backups can take weeks) and had purchased an Iomega 1T external hard drive for that purpose. It came bundled with "Retrospect" & "Express" and while you might be able to get them to work if you have a PhD in computer science - they didn't work for me, and I could never see what exactly was in the backup volume. Maybe I'm just another clueless user, but I find Oops! to be exactly what I needed. Plus they actually answer emails sent to support!”- Mark Johnson, Dali Racing, USA
“My personal hands on experience with Oops!Backup has been nothing but positive. The Altaro website is a great place to start, the simplicity and attention to design is carried over into the clean and wonderful interface of the Oops!Backup Software. Installation is fast, self explaining and simple to understand. Choosing what to add or exclude to or from your back ups could not be easier. The backup history gives you a clear confirmation of all events. My data and PC work is my life but I feel very safe trusting it to Oops!Backup.”- Marc Berman, Managing Director, Brit Tech PC Supplies, Israel
“Finally some backup software that works - and just keeps on working. Easy to configure, easy to use, great reporting tools and the guys at Altaro were able to solve a problem I was experiencing even before I had a chance to request support. Going back in time is a breeze. This product has solved years of backup misery in a single installation.”- Andrew Vester, Technical Director, Kyacom Communications , South Africa
“Backups are great, but what if it's not the computer messing things up... but you? As a web developer I frequently find myself wishing I could just ditch the current version and revert to an earlier version of my work, before I wandered off down the wrong path. Oops!Backup keeps track of all my changes: I can just go back several hours, days or even weeks & months in time and it's right there... the file as it was on that particular moment. Brilliant! Thanks for making my job a lot easier.”- Willem van der Berg, Web Developer, Netherlands
“Oops Backup is the best back up software I've used. I have always wished Windows came out with something like Macs time machine. Here it is. The program is simple, and it works. Recovering the data lost or bringing it back to a certain point and it does not take long at all. What more could you want. Plus it looks great and support is top notch. I wouldn't use another program and recommend this to all my friends.”- Richard Moore, 2nd Year Computer Major, NY, USA

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Glen Hilton RE Mar 13 2010 at 11:32pm
"As to the resource usage - our product is very lean on resources especially when compared with other backup products."

David, I like the program and was thinking about purchasing a licence this time around however your claim about low resources compared to others leaves me a little puzzled. After a quick check with a those I have currently installed at idle, OopsBackup appears to be running at 3x explorers memory usage. For many, it's no problem, for others it may be.

For those with lower resources who are looking for something that is more feasible I would suggest checking the alternatives. AJC works well enough, is low on resources and is easy to set set up, though my pick is SyncBack for those that don't require flashy extras and who are willing to take the time and effort to set it up correctly. It is very flexible with oodles of user options and has performed very well in the last 6 months.

Image Name CPU Mem Usage

OopsBackup.exe 00 69,528 K
OopsBackup.Engine.exe 00 54,972 K
OopsBackup.Service.exe 00 32,480 K

tk8backup.exe 00 31,876 K

SyncBackSE.exe 02 17,976 K

AJCActBk.exe 00 5,544 K

GoodSync.exe 00 2,340 K

May 28 2012 at 6:44pm Copy Link

Brian H Hi- this product looks very good! Tell me, could it be used at the same time a recovery program like "Rollback Rx" is used (but for different functions); or are the two programs incompatible? Thanks. -Brian

May 29 2012 at 12:53am Copy Link

Frank Sielna The software vendor is not available for this product?
Because I had some questions. For once not "why would I buy it" but:
- is there any encryption planned for the /near/ future?
- any 'intelligent' change detection (NTFS based) instead of 'dumb' "once each X hours/minutes/whatsoever"?
- any compression of the backuped files (I do backup to costly online storage!)

I really loved the Delta Sync, but in my test installation it produced a backup set of 113 MB from 2 times backing up a 60MB *.txt which only consited of "aaaa...aaa" and (for the second beackup) inserted a b. Even MS Win zip compression makes that 920 KB (in words: ninehundredandtwenty KILOBYTES despite your backup set of 113 MB)

Thank you, Frank

May 29 2012 at 11:06am Copy Link

DroidLuvr Why on earth would a developer put a promo on here and not be available to answer questions? That doesn't bode well for tech support in the future; I think I'll have to pass due to the resource usage and questions without answers here :(

May 29 2012 at 11:42am Copy Link

Franck Waserman I also feel sorry that the developer is not around to answer the questions.
I saw somewhere on their forum they are proud of the support reactivity... Hum... We will have to wait and see, and hope we won't have any need for support.

I bought anyway, as I was really impressed with the ease of use and functionalities of this program.
I do really mean "impressed" ; usually, I'm charmed, pleased, teased, by programs. This time, I installed the trial just to see... and I immediately fell that I need this one :)
(although I'm a little concerned too by this memory usage affair)

Frank, regarding your question about DeltaSync the explanation may be that this technology only applies to 5Mb files. So if your 60 Mb are a bunch of small *.txt files, it may happen they are not deltaed in any manner.
This 5 mb threshold can be customized in your backup plan settings.

I'm not sure I have the proper explanation, but I hope this helps.

Franck

May 29 2012 at 12:32pm Copy Link

Frank Sielna Hey Franck,

thank you for caring about my issue!!!
But I only have 1 (one) file of 60MB. Which I backed up twice (once originally being 60 million times the letter "a" and a 2nd time inserting the letter "b" anywhere in the first 100 characters) resulting in a backup set of 113 MB :(

Anyway, I hope at least you got exactly what you need!

Regards, Frank

May 29 2012 at 12:40pm Copy Link

Altaro Software Hi Guys,

Sorry for not answering these questions earlier. Will try to answer all your queries below.

@Glen Hilton re Memory Usage.

What you are seeing is due to the fact that we make use of the .NET framework. Please note that the way .NET memory management works is that if there is 'spare' memory it will assign it to the process automatically but after some time the .NET Garbage Collection will kick in and the unused memory will be disposed automatically. After some time you should see the memory going down considerably.

@Brian H re Rollback Rx.

I don't believe we have any reported compatibility issues with Rollback Rx and I don't see how they could be incompatible.

@Frank Sielna

- is there any encryption planned for the /near/ future?

Answer It's on the feature list but we don't have a date yet. What some of our customers do is that they use TrueCrypt in conjunction with Oops!Backup.

- any 'intelligent' change detection (NTFS based) instead of 'dumb' "once each X hours/minutes/whatsoever"?

Answer There is already - Oops!Backup uses the Windows File System Watcher.

- any compression of the backuped files (I do backup to costly online storage!)

Answer Same as encryption.

I really loved the Delta Sync, but in my test installation it produced a backup set of 113 MB from 2 times backing up a 60MB *.txt which only consited of "aaaa...aaa" and (for the second beackup) inserted a b. Even MS Win zip compression makes that 920 KB (in words: ninehundredandtwenty KILOBYTES despite your backup set of 113 MB)

Answer This is strange as it seems that somehow ReverseDelta is not kicking in. Did you maybe create a special folder and not enable ReverseDelta in the Advanced Settings? (http://www.altaro.com/man...Delta.html)

@Franck W - Thank You.

Altaro Software - May 29 2012 at 12:46pm Copy Link

Frank Sielna Dear David,

FINALLY!

ReversDelta is checked (it appears to be standard in your soft what makes sense).
Do you use and remote support software? I could give you admin acces to the test machine online. It's just a VM clone.

But I doubt it would really help: You were not even supposed to store the original 60MB as 60 MB but compressed as 600k.

Regards, Frank

May 29 2012 at 1:19pm Copy Link