No-Brainer Backups Using Windows' Own Tools
Five options for implementing a Windows backup strategy without investing a dime in third-party utilities.
Scott Dunn
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Backups Are Simple and Free With Cobian Backup
Searching for a free, easy-to-use tool that outperforms the backups in Windows XP and 2000? Look no further than Cobian Backup, which makes full, incremental, or differential backups of existing local or network drives or FTP locations. Store your backups with .zip or SQX compression, or pick from four encryption options. It has all of the features you need for basic backups, and some not-so-basic ones, too. Visit Cobian Backup for the download.
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