VersionBackup

Version Backup (formerly known as Backup Manager) is a software application that creates backups of specific folders, drives, and even network locations, and keeps versions of those backups, meaning that you can restore any of the existing versions and not necessarily the last one.

You can also schedule backup jobs to be done at specific moments, and automatically save them all as different versions, without overwriting anything.

This great program permits you to configure all the necessary details for your backup jobs to be done exactly the way you need. When you create a new job, the destination location for saving the backed up data can be chosen among a local folder, a USB drive - which can be identified by a letter, serial number or identifier - or even an FTP location, whose connection settings can be configured. You can also select subfolders or files to be excluded from or forced to the backup job, and also configure job-specific settings, like the backup compression level and whether to verify the backed up files after their creation or not.

On the other hand, you can configure Version Backup to automatically execute backup jobs according to several time or event specifications, like Windows startup or shutdown, a specific time of the day, and even as soon as a specific USB drive is activated. You can also tell the program whether to log out or shut down your PC once the job is finished. Additional options let you select only certain backup jobs to be executed on scheduled times, and which of them will be archived as new versions. The archiving destinations can also be determined separately, letting to select any of the locations mentioned above, plus a recordable CD or DVD. You can even tell the program to automatically split the archiving files into specifically-sized parts.

Finally, Version Backup has even more options you can configure, including whether to run itself automatically with Windows startup, or show an icon on your system tray area. This program also creates and manages logs, with plenty of related options you can also customize. It offers a "Backup Browser", a window where you can see and restore your backups and archives in a clear and easy way.