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Perform Real Time Sync, Backup Large Storage Mediums With DSynchronize

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Earlier, we have covered a lot of data backup and synchronization utilities for both Windows and Mac OS X platforms, including DFIncBackup, O&O AutoBackup, Ocster Backup, Simple Backup Utility and Backuplist+. Data backup utilties help users not only create exact copies of important files and folders, but also restore data without having to manually copy each backed up folder and folder back to source folders. Moreover, most file backup applications come packed with synchronization feature, enabling users to create bi-directional sync jobs to sync specified folders in real time. Today, we came across another powerful application called DSynchronize, which lets you create, customize and execute file backup and synchronization jobs. Apart from providing all conventional tools and features to seamlessly back up data, it includes two special options, namely Antifragmentation and Ignore file path errors, which allow you to backup large volume of data from one storage medium to another without facing any issues. Read More

SMARegisTry: Backup And Restore Windows Registry Hives & Keys With A Click

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Unlike Mac OS X and Linux-based operating systems, Windows includes quite a smart, yet vulnerable, database of configuration settings for user profiles, system utilities, user apps and device drivers called Registry. Windows Registry acts a central database repository for almost all applications and system utilities that are allowed to access and make changes to system-wide locations. Since malicious scripts, viruses and malwares attempt to modify Windows Registry for exploiting administrator rights to perform low-level operations, it’s highly advisable to backup critical Windows Registry hives, so that when a virus/malware modifies Windows Registry, you can restore them to prevent any irreparable Windows faults. SMARegisTry Backup is a miniscule, portable application that allows you to not only backup entire registry hives and sub keys, but also restore the backed up registry hives with a click. Read More

Nandroid Browser: Open, Copy & Share Individual Files From Within NANDroid Backups

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When discussing the Android operating system, the term Nandroid backup is likely to gain a lot of attention by the users, since it refers to a procedure that you may undertake to create a complete backup of your existing ROM before flashing a new one. What this ensures is that, should you manage to somehow mess up things during the flashing process, you can always revert to your last used settings, thereby having your previous ROM in its purest state, complete with your personlaized settings.  Nandroid Browser is a free, fast and simple file explorer for NANDroid backups. Need to pluck a specific app/file from within an entire NANDroid backup package? NANDroid Browser makes it seem ridiculously easy. Using the app, not only can you browse through the contents of the backup package, but also open, view, extract and share any file within. As of now, the app supports accessing content within the IMG and TAR (ext3 and ext4) files found within standard NANDroid backups (including those created using the famous ClockworkMod custom recovery), and works on both rooted and non-rooted Android devices. Read More

DFIncBackup: Backup Tool With File Mask, Schedule, Encrypt & Compress Features

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DFIncBackup is a powerful file backup utility for Windows that enables users to create highly customizable backup tasks and run them simultaneously. Supporting local and remote locations, the application can create backups in highly compressed and encrypted ZIP archive containers to prevent unauthorized usage from any external source. Moreover, the application presents an overly simple wizard to collect backup task requirements from user; it includes a number of backup options ranging from backup type (incremental and differential), source and destination folder, schedule options, file compression and encryption, and file change monitoring options. In short, DFIncBackup provides a comprehensive backup solution, carrying all the features and options that one would need to create backup tasks according to the requirements. More details to follow after the break. Read More

CrashPlan: Scheduled Data Backup To Local, Remote & Friend’s PC

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If you become the victim of a hard disk crash or someone steals your laptop, I’m sure that most of you would worry more about the data saved in the hard drive, rather than the device itself. Creating backups of your data is very important since, data backup acts as a life saver in these situations. If you don't have your data backed up in a secondary location, you will be left without gigabytes of important data. CrashPlan is a cross-platform application to backup and restore data to local and remote PC’s. It can perform scheduled backups to an internal or external disk, another PC connected to the network, or on a friend’s computer over the internet. Read more about CrashPlan after the jump. Read More

iTweaX: Tweak Hidden Mac OS X Features & Run Maintenance Procedures

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Onyx and Deeper are two well known tweakers for OS X. Their main advantage: even a novice can tweak their OS without worrying about going critical mass on a brand new Mac book. For those who think that people messing around with the default settings on a Mac must secretly work for NASA, these apps reveal that they are actually tweaking with hidden (read: built in and totally changeable) Mac features. Similar to those two app is iTweaX, a Mac app that lets you change several default settings on your Mac OS X Lion. The app divides its customization options into three broad categories, i.e., Maintenance (backup scripts), Tweaks (change how the default apps behave) and Cleaning (emptying Caches and logs). A fourth category lets you restore your system from one of the backups that you’ve taken. Read More

Ocster Backup: Backup Files & Folders Even When They Are In Use

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Backup of important data can act as a lifesaver in case of, say, a hard disk crash. The problem with most backup applications is that they don’t let you backup files and folders if they are in use. Ocster Backup is a backup and restore utility that takes care of this problem. It lets you create incremental backups of your data and store the backups on hard drives, USB drives or in the cloud using Ocster Secure Storage. The application allows you to encrypt your backups with AES (256 Bit) encryption, and backups can be performed automatically at scheduled times. Backups can also be paused and resumed in the middle, should you need to shutdown your computer. Read More

Create & Schedule Game Saves Backup With Gameston

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When playing games like Assassins Creed, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Need For Speed, losing game progress is something all gamers fear. Imagine all those hours spent on completing quests and missions wasted just because you did not have a fresh backup of your game progress. Even though, gaming clients like Steam save the information related to a user, as well his progress, on the cloud servers, however, that option is not available in all games. Having a backup of your game is important if you do not want to lose all progress just because a file was corrupted in the game directory. Previously, we reviewed GameSave Manager, a tool that allows users to save and restore game backup for a large number of games, and SaveGameBackup, an application that simplifies the backup process for games and makes it easier to migrate saved games to a new computer. Both of these software are useful, but they lack the option of scheduled backups. Gameston is a backup and restore application that lets you backup games, transfer them to other PC’s and restore them with the added ability to set an automatic schedule for creating game backups. Read More

Acronis SyncMe For Android: Remotely Access Your Acronis Cloud Data

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Acronis is a familiar name in the computer software industry that excels in offering secure and reliable data backup as well as storage management solutions to its users. Just recently, the company has released its official Acronis SyncMe client for Android that lets you remotely access data stored on Acronis cloud. Using Acronis SyncMe, you can instantly create and add new folders, images and videos to your existing cloud data or upload any file that is stored on your SD card. The app lets you add content to your favorites, keeps it in sync with any recent changes and provides you with option to download data to your device for offline access. You can also share your online folders with other Acronis SyncMe users or share public links of your online content with your friends. The app also lets you access data that you might have uploaded from your PC via True Image 2012 – the official desktop client of Acronis which can be downloaded from the company’s website for free. Read More

Backup, Restore And Verify Disk Images With ODIN

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ODIN is a freeware utility to backup and restore hard drive volumes, and even complete hard drives for Windows-based operating systems. ODIN can be run in two modes i.e. with a GUI or from a the command line. You can create or restore an entire disk image of used clusters, and run snapshots from command line or with the GUI (Graphical user Interface). The command line mode can be useful for automating tasks running from scripts. Odin also provides the utility to verify backup image to check for damaged disk image files. The created backup files can be split into different chunks and burned on a CD/DVD or saved on the local drive. Read More

How To Restore Recently Closed Tabs In Safari For iOS 5

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The choice for a web browser is a bone of contention across all platforms and among a variety of users. Some prefer browsers that are fast, while others go for a convenient interface. No matter which camp you belong to, if you are on iOS, there is no way of avoiding Safari. Even if you use a third-party browser, usually other apps still open links in Safari by default, bringing you back to it again and again. So, getting the most out of Safari is absolutely essential. With iOS 5, the browser has got some enhancements too, not the least of which is tabbed browsing for the iPad version. Now, tabbed browsing is extremely handy and all, but what do you do if you accidentally close a tab while a bunch of them are opened? In most desktop web browsers, there are usually keyboard shortcuts for restoring accidentally closed tabs. Since I use Google Chrome, I am aware that you can restore tabs in Google's web browser simply by pressing Ctrl+Shift +T. Amazingly, there is just such an option hidden somewhere in Safari too, and you don't even need to have a jailbroken iDevice in order to apply it. Read More

Backup & Restore Your Documents, Outlook Mailbox & More With EVACopy

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Have you ever wondered ,what would you do if you loss your important data due to hard drive failure? Accidents do happen, and they come without any prior notice, so its advisable to frequently make data backups. There are tens of utilities that facilitate in backing up your files to a separate local or network location. We have covered a large number of such tools for Windows platform. Another one in town is EVACopy. This software is a comprehensive backup and restore tool, developed for both system admins and novice users alike. The  portable application includes 3 default sources to backup: My Documents, Favorites and Desktop, combined with Outlook default mailbox. Similar to various other backup application, EVACopy lets you specify either local and/or remote location for creating backups. Apart from keeping backups of your recent documents, you can keep previous versions of backups to restore them later on, should you need to revert back. Another noteworthy features is that it works silently in background without disrupting your workflow. In addition, it allows you to set predefined paths, exclude files and folders from backup operations, tweak with backup logging and perform post-backup actions. Read More

Backup & Restore Your Data With Backup Folder Sync

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Backup Folder Sync is a backup & restore application that mirrors your selected folders. You can save the backups to a local folder, external drive, USB stick, network share or mapped drive, and restore them to the any folder, including the original one. The application allows you to save your backup selections as jobs, so you don’t have to select the folders each time you are making a backup of some particular folders. A detailed report listing each file and folder being affected is also created during a backup for your later review. When you re-do your backups, only those files are copied that have been added or modified. If any folders are deleted in the source, these items will also be deleted from the backup destination folder so you don’t have any old items when restoring your backup. Read More

Analyze Mac Time Machine Error Logs With TM Error Logger

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Time Machine is to Mac OS X, what System Restore is to Windows. Time Machine is an built-in feature of Mac OS X which lets users create regular backups of their Mac including, system files, pictures, music, documents and all other important user folders. Using Time Machine, you can bring the previous Mac OS X state back without having to manually find and revert the changes made to the system. If you use Time Machine to create backups daily, you may know that it often fails to recover all the data back. In such a case, it become quite tedious to identify the root cause of the problem which Time Machine faced during the restore process. TM Error Logger is small Mac app that solves this very problem. It is designed to show current and previous Time Machine error logs, so you can analyze the issues Time Machine encountered during the process. Read More

How To Prevent Applications From Restoring In Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

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Available only in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Restore feature resumes applications, after reboot or system shutdown, from where you left off. This may become annoying when it’s required to stop launching applications after system reboot on which you were working previously. Although Mac OS X Lion lets you choose system-wide applications and windows which are not to be resumed every time you login to Mac, there are certain applications which skip through this restriction. Also the option to disable restoration feature on per-application basis is nowhere to be found, you either have to disable restore feature for all applications or keep it enabled. Read More

How To Restore NoDo On Your WP7 Before The Official Mango Update

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As everyone always knew (at least we hope you did, because otherwise, this spells trouble for you) that you will need to revert back to NoDo or any official version of Windows Phone 7 if you want to get the real Mango instead of the beta or leaked RTM you are currently running. Developers will of course be getting Microsoft’s pre-update cleanup release named Mango Friends & Family Bundle. That clean-up update will take care of everything and will leave your device on NoDo and then will update it to Mango. But if people around you start getting pre-update clean-up and Microsoft keeps ignoring you, you need to revert back manually, using the backup file. For that purpose, it is necessary to have your restoration file saved to your computer when you were updating to Mango beta. With the official Mango just hours away, you better start getting ready to go back to NoDo. Read on to find out a few things that can be helpful in this situation, and just might save you from staying stuck on Mango's beta version forever. Read More

Root Uninstaller: Freeze, Backup, Restore & Batch Uninstall Android Apps

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Root Uninstaller is a comprehensive app manager for rooted Android devices that lets you view, backup (APKs only, no data), restore, freeze and uninstall system as well as user apps. Apart from letting users perform the aforementioned functions, Root Uninstaller supports quite a few handy additional features such as the advanced application filter and APK file viewer/installer. With Root Uninstaller, you can directly launch installed apps on your device, visit their Market links and launch their info screens (to clear app cache and defaults, for instacne). In addition, Root Uninstaller also supports uninstalling user apps in batch. Read More

How To Use Titanium Backup For Android [Complete Guide]

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Titanium Backup is the ultimate app of choice for every avid Android user with a rooted device. This app is your answer to the most frequently asked question coming from Android users who just rooted their device - “How do I backup my apps when moving to a custom ROM?”. Titanium Backup will not only backup your apps, but their data as well. This means, that by backing up a game, you can back up your progress in the game as well. If you’re really into music, Shazam, for example, can be backed up with all the tags intact. Of course, Titanium Backup does allow you to restore, otherwise, what’s the point? But that's not all the app has to offer. Titanium Backup actually boasts a variety of feature rich options that most of us do not even bother looking into. For a complete look into one of the best Backup & Restore tools ever made for Android, read on! Read More

WPV App Data Backup – Save WP7 App Data & Restore It After Flashing

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Windows Phone 7 has just started to come of age and custom ROMs have started to roll out recently. The biggest reason which keeps people from flashing a ROM they really like is the fear of losing all their data during the process. Even if your pictures, music and messages are safe after updating, you will still lose all that progress you made on Angry Birds or all the map data you had cached to your device. Now you don’t need to worry about all that. WPV App Data Backup allows you to save the data of all applications on your device to your computer and restore it later with only a few clicks. Of course it is extremely easy to restore your purchases and other Zune data, but in-app data is the thing that gets affected the most each time your Windows Phone is wiped. This data is what the Homebrew aims to save. Read More

App Backup & Restore For Android – Auto-Backup Apps At Installation

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To have a backup of your mobile device’s contents is of great importance these days. Android devices are capable of fully synchronizing and providing a backup for all your contacts and settings but with the growing utilization of device memory and the flooding of alluring apps in the Android Market, one can easily lose track of all the apps one has installed and that can be a hassle upon resetting your phone or switching to a different ROM etc. That's why it is of great importance to have a backup of all your favorite applications securely stored on your SD card for restoring in such cases. App Backup & Restore makes backups of all apps installed on your phone and stores them in a directory of your choice on your SD card. Read More