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Backup software
Backup software are computer programs used to perform backup; they create supplementary exact copies of files, databases or entire computers. These programs may later use the supplementary copies to restore the original contents in the event of data loss....

 and file synchronization
File synchronization
File synchronization in computing is the process of ensuring that computer files in two or more locations are updated via certain rules....

 software that allows backing up and synchronizing files to the same or different drives, to different media (CD, DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

, Flash, zip), or to a remote server. .

Features

  • Like Allway Sync
    Allway Sync
    Allway Sync is backup and file synchronization software that allows backing up and synchronizing files to the same or different drives, to different media , or to a remote server...

    , GoodSync
    GoodSync
    GoodSync is a backup and file synchronization program. It is used for synchronizing files between two directories, either on one computer, or between a computer and another storage device GoodSync is a backup and file synchronization program. It is used for synchronizing files between two...

     and Unison
    Unison (file synchronizer)
    Unison is a file synchronization program. It is used for synchronizing files between two directories, either on one computer, or between a computer and another storage device Unison is a file synchronization program. It is used for synchronizing files between two directories, either on one...

    , it has the capability to remember the previous state of directories
    Directory (file systems)
    In computing, a folder, directory, catalog, or drawer, is a virtual container originally derived from an earlier Object-oriented programming concept by the same name within a digital file system, in which groups of computer files and other folders can be kept and organized.A typical file system may...

     in a database, and thus also synchronize deletions. It can also detect moved files and move them on the other side.
  • The program fully supports Unicode
    Unicode
    Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems...

     characters so that it can copy filenames in all languages.
  • Includes a scheduler
    Scheduling (computing)
    In computer science, a scheduling is the method by which threads, processes or data flows are given access to system resources . This is usually done to load balance a system effectively or achieve a target quality of service...

    .
  • Support for various Internet protocols, including FTP, FTPS
    FTPS
    FTPS is an extension to the commonly used File Transfer Protocol that adds support for the Transport Layer Security and the Secure Sockets Layer cryptographic protocols....

    , SFTP
    SSH file transfer protocol
    In computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionality over any reliable data stream...

    /SSH
    Secure Shell
    Secure Shell is a network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computers that it connects via a secure channel over an insecure network: a server and a client...

    , WebDAV
    WebDAV
    Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning is a set of methods based on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol that facilitates collaboration between users in editing and managing documents and files stored on World Wide Web servers...

    , SSL
    Transport Layer Security
    Transport Layer Security and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer , are cryptographic protocols that provide communication security over the Internet...

    , HTTP, and Amazon S3 web storage
    Amazon S3
    Amazon S3 is an online storage web service offered by Amazon Web Services. Amazon S3 provides storage through web services interfaces...

    .
  • Compression
    Data compression
    In computer science and information theory, data compression, source coding or bit-rate reduction is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation would use....

     and Encryption
    Encryption
    In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. The result of the process is encrypted information...

     Support.
  • Copy files locked by the os.
  • Versioning, the ability to keep multiple older versions of each file in the backup.
  • Partial File Updating
    Delta copying
    Delta copying is a fast way of copying a file that is partially changed, when a previous version is present on the destination location. With delta copying, only the changed part of a file is copied. It is usually used in backup or file copying software, often to save bandwidth when copying between...

  • File masks & filters
    Data masking
    Data masking is the process of obscuring specific data elements within data stores. It ensures that sensitive data is replaced with realistic but not real data. The goal is that sensitive customer information is not available outside of the authorized environment...

    .

See also

  • File synchronization
    File synchronization
    File synchronization in computing is the process of ensuring that computer files in two or more locations are updated via certain rules....

  • Backup
    Backup
    In information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....

  • Disk image
    Disk image
    A disk image is a single file or storage device containing the complete contents and structure representing a data storage medium or device, such as a hard drive, tape drive, floppy disk, CD/DVD/BD, or USB flash drive, although an image of an optical disc may be referred to as an optical disc image...

  • List of backup software
  • List of disk imaging software
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