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Genie-Soft Genie Backup Pro 7 Beta
| Design and usability | Good: 77 |
| Documentation | Fair |
| Backup creation | Very Good |
| Backup restoration | Very Good |
| Performance and reliability | Very Good: 82 |
| Features | Fair: 68 |
| 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). | Yes |
| 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. | No |
| Open-file backup: Application has the ability to back up files another program is currently using. An option available only in Windows XP. | Requires $40 File Access Manager add-on ($25 when purchased as part of a bundle) |
| 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, GoVault, Blu-ray |
Genie-Soft Genie Backup Manager Professional 7.0
Genie Backup Pro 7 Beta Review, by Jon L. Jacobi June 9, 2006
Genie-Soft's new Genie Backup Manager Pro 7.0 is a solid product. With the addition of disaster recovery and a little more attention to visual detail, it might very well have landed one spot higher on our recent backup software chart.
I liked the program's nice blend of power and ease of use, as well as the Swift Restore feature that creates a self-executing restore file--a great way to transfer files to other computers.
The $70 (as of 5/25/06) GBM Pro offers two interface modes: normal, featuring standard restore and backup panes in a step-by-step format and providing access to advanced features; and simple, which has the same wizard-based workflow but a cleaner look, with no tools or advanced options. GBM Pro also includes a variety of Agents that let you back up common settings and data for popular programs such as Outlook and Outlook Express, as well as Microsoft's Exchange and SQL servers.
In lieu of the proprietary compression schemes that other programs on our chart employ, Genie saves backups as standard .zip files. The .zip format is nearly universal and facilitates the Swift Restore functionality. When GBM Pro isn't using compression, it creates native file backups that you can access without the program. Though native backups are less secure, they're useful because you can restore them using Windows Explorer. GBM Pro uniquely lets you encrypt native backups--however, they then lose their advantage, as you'll need the program to restore them.
GBM Pro will back up open files only if you buy and install the optional File Access Manager ($40 purchased separately, $25 bought with the main app). The add-on works well, but competitors NovaBackup 7.3 and BackUp MyPC Deluxe 2006 both include this functionality for free.
Genie Backup Manager Pro performed without a hitch in my tests, and it supports a multitude of media formats: a number of tape drives, CD/DVD, and even Blu-ray Disc. The sole defect I spotted was a minor cosmetic glitch (wrong-colored folders in the selection tree).
Jon L. Jacobi
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