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Novastor NOVABACKUP PROFESSIONAL EDITION FOR TAPE DISK & CD/DVD
| Design and usability | Very Good: 89 |
| Documentation | Superior |
| Backup creation | Very Good |
| Backup restoration | Very Good |
| Performance and reliability | Very Good: 88 |
| Features | Good: 77 |
| Incremental backup: Application backs up all of the files that you have changed since the last incremental backup. The software keeps multiple backup sets, and each contains different files or different versions of files. | Yes |
| Differential backup: Application backs up all of the files that you have changed since the last full backup. The application keeps two backup sets: one for the full backup and one for all of the new files plus the last versions of any changed files. | Yes |
| Full backup: Application backs up the entire PC, including the operating system files. Some applications may perform a full backup without copying open system files. | Yes |
| Native backup: Application backs up files and folders in their original format so that you can view and open them in any file browser (such as Windows Explorer). | No |
| Imaging: Application performs a sector-level backup of an entire hard drive. Its main disadvantage is that generally you can't choose which files and folders to protect--you must image the entire disk. | No |
| Disaster recovery: Application examines system files, programs, user settings, and everything else on a hard drive and copies all of it to a bootable partition or disk. When your primary boot disk fails, you can use the copy to get back up and running quickly. | Yes |
| Open-file backup: Application has the ability to back up files another program is currently using. An option available only in Windows XP. | Yes |
| Compression | Yes |
| Verification: Application compares the backed-up files with the source files to ensure completeness and accuracy. | Yes |
| Encryption | Yes |
| Password protection | Yes |
| Scheduling | Yes |
| Push-button support: Software is compatible with an external hard drive that has one or more buttons on its enclosure for initiating a backup. | No |
| Media supported | Hard disk, CD/DVD, tape, Rev drive |
NovaStor NovaBackup 7.3
NOVABACKUP PROFESSIONAL EDITION FOR TAPE DISK & CD/DVD Review, by Jon L. Jacobi June 9, 2006
A new low price, superior ease of use, and an excellent feature set make NovaStor's NovaBackup 7.3 our top pick among the applications we looked at for our recent backup software chart.
NovaBackup's interface is the perfect blend of old-school sophistication and wizard-based simplicity: You can use the program's hand-holding features to get familiar with backup concepts, and then, once you know what you're doing, you can employ the logical layout and workflow of the main interface to quickly create backups.
The $50 (as of 5/25/06) program supports backing up and restoring from hard drives, all common optical media, Iomega's Rev, and a vast number of tape drives. The upcoming version 7.5, a $30 upgrade due in July, will introduce support for Blu-ray Disc and for Quantum's GoVault removable hard-drive system. It will also add native file copy, a most welcome feature for people who like to use Windows Explorer to browse backups and restore files. If you can live with the backup app you currently own for a while longer, you might want to wait for 7.5 and save the upgrade fee.
In addition to the ability to create bootable optical media for disaster recovery, NovaBackup 7.3 now integrates virus scanning and backs up open files. With the more expensive Genie Backup Pro Edition and WinBackup 2.0 Standard, two other programs we looked at, the latter feature is available only in a pricey add-on.
NovaBackup earned good marks in our tests, backing up everything we threw at it. Our one caveat is that prospective users should first remove any preinstalled licensed versions of NovaBackup, such as Stompsoft's PC Backup 2006, to avoid conflicts.
Jon L. Jacobi
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Average User Reviews for Novastor NOVABACKUP PROFESSIONAL EDITION FOR TAPE DISK & CD/DVD
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- Latest User Reviews 3 reviews
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Reviewed by: fishfart
Duration of ownership: 6 Months
Strengths: good backup, easy to follow directions
Weaknesses: SUPPORT is very poor. I spent 3 days trying to get the program installedd. The support personal gave me over a dozen "try this" none workdde. It was like they didn't know how to fix the problem and where just pulling the fix out of thin air. I spend 3 days emailing and calling before I gave up on the program. Now I am looking for a good reliabel backup program.
Overall: Good backup and restore directions in the manual. Support? don't even bother. The "technicians" are lazy, uninformed, and don't know how to fix any problem in the program goes South, and it will. Save your money and buy some other backup utilitity. PC Word's review is based upon a working program. Why didn't try the get suppor. Then, the review would have been "poor"
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Reviewed by: BOUTYM
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: Relatively simple to use
Weaknesses: Serious restore issues
Overall: Have used NovaBACKUP with my customers since the 6.x versions and was always happy with it until 7.x versions arrived. Have found that restores are VERY unreliable with 7.x versions. To date, NovaSTOR has been unable to resolve issues.
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Reviewed by: barryp3403
Duration of ownership: 0 Month
Strengths: I have not tried it.
Weaknesses: They extort an extra $10 for upgrades in the first 12 months after your purchase! If they upgrade shortly after your purchase shouldn't that be included?
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