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Uniblue WinBackup 2.0 Standard
| Design and usability | Very Good: 80 |
| Documentation | Fair |
| Backup creation | Very Good |
| Backup restoration | Very Good |
| Performance and reliability | Good: 75 |
| Features | Poor: 48 |
| 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. | No |
| 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. | 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 Open File Manager add-on |
| 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, Rev drive, GoVault |
Uniblue WinBackup 2.0 Standard
WinBackup 2.0 Standard Review, by Jon L. Jacobi June 9, 2006
Uniblue WinBackup 2.0 Standard's interface does a fine job of balancing power and ease of use. The step-by-step buttons atop the main window let you easily access each part of the backup process, but they don't constrain you to a linear workflow once you're up to speed. Handy shortcuts quickly back up the settings and data for common applications such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Outlook Express. Regrettably, the bitmaps that give the interface its friendly look are improperly spaced and overlap if you use Windows' 120-dpi/large-font mode.
The $50 (as of 5/25/06) program includes a nice flash tutorial embedded in the help file that aids new users in getting comfortable, but Uniblue should eliminate minor interface drudgeries such as having to type in common file extensions for filtering files and file-split sizes.
The 2.1.2 version of WinBackup that I tested operated and performed solidly for the most part. It stalled once during a backup to a rewritable DVD that already contained another backup, and it performed slowly when copying our Windows installation to a network-attached storage unit. The most likely cause: Without the company's $40 Open File Manager add-on, the program had to spend extra time dealing with the open files in our tests. With OFM, the app's performance was up to par.
Both Uniblue's online support and the WinBackup documentation are excellent--a good thing since the company is located in Malta and there's no free telephone support (although a number is listed).
Alas, WinBackup's lack of disaster recovery and its inability to back up open files without a $40 add-on forces its score downward a bit, and the program omits support for tape drives and differential backup, as well. Uniblue also offers a $70 (as of 5/25/06) Professional version with heavier-duty 256-bit AES encryption (versus the Standard edition's 128-bit) and the ability to shut down after a backup.
Jon L. Jacobi
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