Advanced Backup
Reliable and fast data backup
An all-purpose tool for all kinds of data backup.
Windows 10
Compatible
Windows Server 2019
Compatible
Advanced Backup What is Advanced Backup?
Advanced Backup is backup software that lets you professionally back up your important files and drives. The program offers a variety of functions and settings. Scheduled or manual backups to all common media with optional compression and encryption of your data.
Features
Computer backup
Full backup of all files and drives on the computer.
File synchronization
Synchronize files between different directories with numerous options.
All types of backup
Advanced Backup offers all types of backup. Starting with file and folder backup, drive backup up to the hard disk backup.
Cloning drives
The software creates exact and bootable copies of drives and hard drives that serve as backup drives in case of emergency.
Recovery environment
A recovery environment (emergency CD) allows you to start your computer and restore a backup even if the operating system is damaged or destroyed.
Functions overview
ZIP-File backup
Wide, standardized archive format, which can also be read by other programs .
Modern UEFI BIOS
Supports UEFI with Secure Boot and the 4096 byte alignment of new hard disks
Revision control
Store up to 250 system States which you can delete individually . Or you can restore to any backup point .
Strong encryption
Encrypt your sensitive data according to government standard with the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256)
Data mirroring
Mirror and sync your files between directories on the computer or on the network so that both folders have the same content.
4K hard disks
Supports UEFI with Secure Boot and the 4096 byte alignment of new hard disks
Data backup used files
Even used files, such as databases, open documents or executed applications can be backed up during operation without interruption.
For beginners
For beginners, the clean interface provides a quick introduction to backups. Wizards and tooltips help with explanations and examples of individual functions.
For professionals
For advanced users, the program offers numerous settings and features that every advanced user needs and that are not available in any other backup program.
Different archive formats
It supports archive formats ZIP and BFA for file backups and the archive formats BDI for computer backup and drive backup.
Data compression
Smaller backup archives by compression with three different algorithms: ZIP(Deflate), LZMA, Speed-LZ
Task Management
The list shows user-defined tasks with name and type.
Planning the execution
The execution of tasks can be user-controlled or based on plans.
Recovery
With one click the backup can be restored immediately.
Time-controlled
Tasks can be planned precisely over a variety of configurations.
Event-driven
Tasks can be started via various events, such as the connection of a USB pen.
Computer backup
The easy way:: All data on the entire computer is backed up by the program.
System backup
The backup includes the entire computer system.
System recovery
System Recovery restores the state of the entire computer at the time of the backup.
Starting capability
Modern computer systems with UEFI and old computer systems with BIOS are supported.
Universal Restore NEW
Restore the system to another computer with new or different hardware. The recovered operating system is registered and set up on the computer.
Incremental and differential backups
Incremental backups add only new or changed files to an existing backup set. As a result, subsequent iterations of a backup are executed faster.
Drive backup
A structured list shows the hard disks and drives available on the system. By marking the entries you select them for the drive backup .
File systems
The file systems NTFS, FAT32, FAT and exFAT are supported. All other file systems are backed up in RAW mode.
Partitioning
Partitioning according to GPT and MBR is supported.
Data medium NEW
Dynamic, virtual and encrypted media are supported. (BitLocker, TrueCrypt)
Disk images
The software creates full images of hard disks and drives that can be mounted, opened, and searched as a virtual drive.
Hot-Backup + Cold-Backup
Create your hot backups of your drives in Windows running or cold backups through Volume Shadow Copy.
Status window
A small clear status window is displayed during the execution of a backup to keep you informed of the progress of the backup.
Email notification
You will be informed by e-mail about the success of a backup, or about errors that occurred during the backup.
File filter
The file filter can be used to filter out unwanted files or directories from the backup that should not be backed up.
Synchronisation
Synchronize files and folders between different directories on the local computer or network.
Several procedures
In addition to simple synchronization, the software also supports mirroring, merging, moving, and deleting data.
Wake on Lan: Remote command to boot devices
Let your network storage, computer or server automatically boot up using Wake-On-Lan message, to save the started backup there. Unique here is the function that also protected devices can be activated by password.
All-round backup
A software that can not only file backups, but also hard disk and drive backups, synchronization of files and folders and cloning of hard disks and drives.
Virtual drives
Create virtual disks from your drives or mount your backup archives as virtual drives.
Archive management
Archive management lists all created and available backup archives. The backup archives can be quickly restored from the list.
Cleanup of backup archives
Older backup archives can be removed or deleted.
Archive validation
An archive verification checks a backup archive for completeness, in order to find broken or destroyed backup archives .
Archive validation
An archive verification checks a backup archive for completeness, in order to find broken or destroyed backup archives . The archive verification can be done once or on a regular basis automatically.
Archive splitting
The archive division splits a backup archive into several subarchives so that they fit on small volumes and can be easily transported.
Cloning
Cloning creates an exact copy of a volume.
Clone drives
Drives are created as a complete copy of the file system with all files.
Clone hard disks
Hard disks are mapped exactly at sector level. Optionally, these are also bootable.
Bootable clones
Hard disks can be used to generate bootable clones, which can be used quickly in case of damage by exchanging them.
Long file paths
Supports long UNC paths of up to 32767 characters.
Supported disk formats
IDE, ATA, SATA, SCSI, 4K Sector Alignment.
Disaster recovery
Windows-based recovery environment (emergency CD) for recovering data in an emergency when your computer system stops booting.
Recovery environment
With a simple recovery environment, all data can be recovered instantly in an emergency. Whether individual files, entire hard disks or the entire computer system.
Recovery disk
The recovery environment can be created CD/DVD, USB disk and ISO file.
System requirements
Supported operating systems:
Microsoft Windows
Hardware requirements:
512 MB RAM, 2 Ghz CPU (Dual Core), 400 MB HDD
All Windows systems
From Windows 7 to Windows 10:: One surface and the same functions. It runs on all Windows systems.
Report management
After each execution of a task, a report is created which contains a summary of the backup. These reports can be viewed and administered through the reports administration.
User confirmation
Optionally, you can decide before each task is executed whether the data backup should be performed now or later.
Various data storage devices and targets
In addition to local and external hard drives, USB sticks, network storage and NAS drives, you can also make your storage space on an FTP server as backup space. Numerous additional settings, such as encryption of backup files and compression, leave nothing to be desired.
Incremental Recovery
With incremental data backup, only changed files are backed up. Incremental recovery allows you to restore exactly these previously backed up files.
Supported hard disk formats
- MBR disk with master boot record
- GPT volume with GUID partition table
- Various dynamic and virtual disks
Network management
Manage all network storage and access rights for all backups.
Why use Advanced Backup?
Good reasons for Advanced Backup
Intuitive user interface
The user interface is clearly structured and the function you are looking for is easy to find.
Fastest backups
Do your backups in less time than others.
Minimum disk space consumption
World's best compression algorithms significantly reduces disk space consumption.
Innovative features
Countless features which are exclusively available only in Advanced Backup .
Resource-friendly
Through targeted planning and numerous improvements, the program requires a few CPU and memory.
Multi-processor scalability
By optimizing the utilization of all processor cores, backups are done much faster.
Trend-setting
By the orientation of new standards and technologies you are always up to date.
Backup Assistant
Using a simple wizard that will guide you when you create a new backup job, you quickly come to the destination.
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Compatibility: Windows
- Windows 7 (All Editions, x32, x64)
- Windows 8 (All Editions, x32, x64)
- Windows 8.1 (All Editions, x32, x64)
- Windows 10 (All Editions, x32, x64)
- Windows 10 (v1903, v1909)
Compatibility: Windows Server
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
Getting started Three steps to backing up your data
Download software
Download the Software for your operating system and install it on your device.
Create tasks
Create tasks for your recurring backups of your important files and the entire system.
Recovery environment
Create a recovery environment on a disk for emergency computer recovery.
What's next?
The software now works in the background and performs the tasks reliably based on the given planning. If you lose data, you can recover the lost files from the backup archives.
Why buy Advanced Backup?
Good reasons for Advanced Backup
Faster backups
Through optimization and parallel processing of backups, Advanced Backup achieves very fast speed.
Incremental backups
Optimized incremental backups save time during backup and storage space of backup archives.
Backup at events
Selection from a large number of additional events for starting a data backup.
Product support
We advise you on the configuration and use of our software and help you with any problems that may arise.
Our conclusion
With the complete solution Advanced Backup you are protected against any unexpected data loss and hard drive crash. Anyone who works on the computer frequently and has to carry out recurrent data backups can save a lot of time and effort with this program. An all-purpose tool for all types of backup on the PC, both for professionals and for beginners. Simple and intuitive handling, as well as a large range of functions, complete the Advanced Backup software.
FAQs
Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about this software. Click on the questions to see the answers.
Update feature:
If you use the update function of the software, data will be transmitted during the update request to enable a secure and reliable update process. You can deactivate the update function.
Transmitted data are: Name of the software, version of the software and identification of the software
Questions and support
Do have any further questions about this software? Then please use the following form.
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Development Changelog
All the important developments, new features, changes and fixes in this version.
Future development What we are currently working on
- New archive format that supports deduplication of duplicate files. This makes the backup archives even smaller and uses less storage space.
- Real-time synchronization:: Files are copied to the target directory as soon as they are changed.
- Support for backup to tape drives such as DAT or LTO.
- Conversion of BDI backup archives to VHD format. This allows the computer backup to be performed in a virtual machine.
- Ransomware protection:: Detect blackmail strojans that encrypt important files to extort a ransom from the user.
- Backup to cloud storage:
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
- G-Drive
- Amazon Drive
- pCloud
- HiDrive
- Mega.nz
- Box.com , 4Shared.com , MagentaCloud , Yandex Disk
- Web.de Cloud , PowerFolder , GMX Cloud
- WebDAV
Version 6.1.6
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New features and improvements
- Verbesserte Wiederherstellung: Windows 10 20H1, Windows 10 20H2
- Verbesserte Wiederherstellungsumgebung: Windows 10 20H1, Windows 10 20H2
- Spracheinstellung lässt sich nun auch ohne Neustart übernehmen.
- Wiederherstellungsumgebung kann eine Windows-Konsole öffnen, um weitere Programme vor einer Wiederherstellung auszuführen.
- Zustand des Navigationsmenüs wird sitzungsübergreifend gespeichert.
Changes and fixes
- Fehlgeschlagene Schattenkopien brechen eine Backup-Aufgabe nicht ab, sondern die Backup-Aufgabe wird mit Warnung trotzdem ausgeführt.
- Aktivierte Schattenkopien auf Netzwerklaufwerken führten zu einer langsamen Synchronisierung.
- Virtuelle Laufwerke konnten nicht als Speicherort für Backup-Archive ausgewählt werden.
Version 6.1.5
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New features and improvements
- Nach erfolgreicher Update-Suche erscheint ein Download-Button, um die neueste Version direkt im Webbrowser herunterzuladen.
- Update-Benachrichtigung ist deaktivierbar.
- Verbesserte Unterstützung für große Dateisysteme.
- Verbesserte Unterstützung für Dateisysteme mit fehlerhafter Indexierung.
- Erleichterte Einbindung von Netzwerk-Laufwerken und Netzwerk-Dateifreigaben bei der Wiederherstellung.
- Erweiterte Routine zum Aufräumen von alten und nicht benötigten Backup-Archiven.
Changes and fixes
- Das Programm-Menü im Infobereich wurde beim Klicken sporadisch nicht richtig angezeigt.
- Aufräumen von alten Archiven schlug fehlt, wenn diese zuvor geöffnet wurden.
- Inkrementelle Sicherungen macht nur vollständige Backups, wenn im Pfad eine Datum-Variable verwendet wurde und zusätzlich ein Unter-Verzeichnis erstellt wird.
- USB-Datenträger konnten nicht freigeben werden, wenn zuvor die darauf enthaltene Backup-Archive geöffnet wurden.
Version 6.1.4
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New features and improvements
- Optimization: 5% bis 15% schnellere Datensicherungen mit geringerer CPU-Auslastung.
- Reduzierung der CPU-Auslastung im Leerlauf.
Version 6.1.3
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Changes and fixes
- Entering a license was not possible in the previous version.
Version 6.1.2
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Changes and fixes
- Avira Security blocked the previous version 6.1.1 of the software when it started.
Version 6.1.1
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Note: File backup in ZIP archive format was reactivated.
New features and improvements
- New function: Adjustable delay for performing a data backup after a computer start event.
- Shutdown after a backup now waits until all other backup tasks from the queue have been executed..
- Manual archive checks are now also listed in the event list and the results are displayed.
- The results of the automatic archive check are now also displayed in the event list.
- Event list in now more performant.
- Tasks can now be started from the command line or a desktop shortcut and the user interface now closes automatically.
Changes and fixes
- Shadow copies were not properly initialized when space was low.
- Stopping the backup service took up to 30 seconds.
- File backups in ZIP format had sporadic errors and were therefore not finished.
- Synchronization with the mirroring process had not deleted all directories.
- The extended archive check could not be stopped.
- Revision of the sorting of the task list
- Filter entries for selective shadow copies were not saved.
- After complete uninstallation, the boot menu entry was not automatically removed.
- The timeout for the boot menu was not entered correctly in the BIOS.
Version 6.1.0
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Note: File backup in ZIP archive format has been deactivated in this version. This will be reactivated in the following versions.
Changes and fixes
- When starting automatically with Windows, backup tasks were sporadically not displayed correctly.
- The restore of a drive backup in the recovery environment ended successfully, but the progress was not displayed correctly and the computer was not restarted.
- The cleanup routine also deleted newer backup archives when there was not enough space, although older ones were still available for deletion.
Version 6.0.9
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Note: Follow the instructions in the older versions. File backup in ZIP archive format has been deactivated in this version. This will be reactivated in the following versions.
Changes and fixes
- Backup of files was automatically aborted, when files with a percent sign in the name has been backed up.
Version 6.0.8
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Note: Follow the instructions in the older versions. File backup in ZIP archive format has been deactivated in this version. This will be reactivated in the following versions.
New features and improvements
- Improved support for network drives.
- User interface extended by more icons.
- Improved filter of tasks.
- Faster loading and display of computers on the network.
- Login screen for accessing computers on the network.
- New function: Backup tasks start at shutdown.
- After a system recovery, an optional report is displayed.
Changes and fixes
- Wake-on-LAN always required a test message during configuration, otherwise the device would not start.
- At startup, defined tasks were not displayed sporadically.
- Open BDI archives even from network drives.
- Shadow copy creation failed without error message.
- Older shadow copies were not deleted.
Version 6.0.7
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Note: Follow the instructions in the older versions.
Changes and fixes
- Starting the software was prevented on Windows 32-bit systems due to incorrect dependencies.
- Resetting the backup scheme on the specified day was not performed.
- If multiple task templates have been defined, new tasks were randomly selected from the previous quantity.
Version 6.0.6
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Note: Follow the instructions in the older versions.
New features and improvements
- Improved event control for USB media: Now USB hard drives, and other USB-connected disks are selected.
- Improved network support in the recovery environment.
- Right-click menu for backup tasks.
Changes and fixes
- Variable %computer% in the file name was not filled.
- Computer backup failed if memory card readers were connected to the computer.
Version 6.0.4
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Note: Follow the instructions in the older versions.
New features and improvements
- Additional alerts and warnings.
Changes and fixes
- Review of write access to network shares has been removed.
- Creating a recovery environment on CD / DVD failed.
- Tasks created from templates were not visible in task management.
Version 6.0.3
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Important: Backups of partitions created with an older version cannot be restored with this version. Backups of hard disks can be recovered.
Note: All users who use password-protected network file sharing must re-enter the passwords in the new version.
Changes and fixes
- After pausing a task, the progress was no longer displayed.
- The password for network file shares was incorrectly encoded when saving and could not be loaded correctly in the next session.
- Routine to clean up old backup archives did not work correctly.
- Backup archives were automatically split when it was stored on the network.
- Import of settings and backup tasks was faulty.
Version 6.0.1
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Changes and fixes
- Recovery environment on Windows 10 v1903 failed to start.
- Backup archives were not properly registered in archive management.
Version 6.0.0
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Note: Older backup archives can be opened and restored with the new version. Settings and backup tasks from the old program version are not taken over.
The license key of the older program version is valid for the new program version, as long as you have free updates until 09.09.2019.
The license key is not automatically transferred from the old program version, but must be re-entered in the new program version.
New features and improvements
- New designed user interface.
- Computer backup: New backup format for backing up all data on the computer.
- Universal Restore: Restore the system to another computer with new or different hardware and register the operating system in the UEFI BIOS.
- Global file filter: Filters for files and directories can be defined individually for each backup task and additional global filter rules for all tasks.
- Support for backing up encrypted BitLocker drives.
- Support for backing up encrypted TrueCrypt drives.
- Network Manager: Extensive management of network file shares used for data backup.
- Password protection for the user interface.
- Recovery registers new operating system in UEFI-BIOS.
- Backup planning: New trigger for starting backup tasks when the computer is idle.
- Automatic partitioning of a disk when recovering individual drives or partitions.
- Event dialog:: Displays all events of the software chronologically. Start a backup, reports on backup tasks, end a backup, automatic archive scanning, FTP uploads.
- Synchronisation: Source and destination can now both be in the network.
- Synchronisation: Timestamps are used for directories.
- Shadow copies also for user accounts that do not have administrator rights.
- Silent mode:: Notifications can be disabled for the active session.
- Cryptographic library has been updated:: Support for TLS v1.3.
- New option: Playing sounds during events.
- The recovery environment has been improved:: Better support for added drivers.
- List for ignoring error messages for certain temporary files or file types.
- Faster and easier recovery with a clearer menu.
- Better support for shadow copies under Windows 7.
Changes and fixes
- ZIP archives without backup were listed by the software.
- ZIP archives could consist of a maximum of 99 subarchives if archive splitting was active. Now the number of subarchives is unlimited.
- E-mail and FTP uploads:: Cryptographic errors when establishing secure connections to older servers under Windows 7 have been fixed.
- Run backup task among other user account resulted in various errors if the information for the user account was not correct.
- File backup: Recovery of empty directories and date.
Version 5.9.4
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Note: The new version will be installed under a new directory path.
Old directory path was: "C:/Programme/Digital Dynamic/Advanced Backup Manager/".
The new directory path is: "C:/Programme/Evorim/Advanced Backup/".
New features and improvements
- The software now has a digital signature so that no alerts about unknown publishers appear when the software starts.
Version 5.9.1
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Note: The new version will be installed under a new directory path.
Old directory path was: "C:/Programme/Digital Dynamic/Advanced Backup Manager/".
The new directory path is: "C:/Programme/Evorim/Advanced Backup/".
Changes and fixes
- The old digital certificate is no longer accepted by Windows 10 and the application is blocked. The new version is currently without a digital certificate.
Version 5.9.0
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New features and improvements
- New program icon and a shorter name.
- Support for Windows Server 2019.
- Updating the libraries used.
Version 5.8.3
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Note: The new version will be installed under a new directory path.
Old directory path was: "C:/Programme/Digital Dynamic/Advanced Backup Manager/".
The new directory path is: "C:/Programme/Evorim/Advanced Backup/".
Changes and fixes
- The old digital certificate is no longer accepted by Windows 10 and the application is blocked. The new version can be run on Windows.
Version 5.8.2
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Changes and fixes
- Sporadically canceling backups on hard drives with active encryption (BitLocker)
- Encrypted drives (TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt) were incorrectly included in the backup even though they were not selected to be backed up.
Version 5.8.1
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New features and improvements
- Security updates for used libraries.
- Adjustments to the new Windows 10 Update in autumn with version 1809.
Version 5.8.0
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New features and improvements
- Data compression with the Speed-LZ compression method can now be configured via the compression strength. This allows very good compression rates and at the same time high speeds (throughput) to be achieved during data backup.
Version 5.7.5
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New features and improvements
- Updating the libraries used.
- Security flows closed.
Changes and fixes
- Bugfix errors when backing up files on the network.
Version 5.7.4
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New features and improvements
- Optimization of the new backup procedure
- Better compression and smaller backup archives
- Extended notes and explanations
Version 5.7.2
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New features and improvements
- Support for Windows 10 Spring Creators Update (release April 2018).
- Improved support for backups of OneDrive offline files from Windows 10 Spring Creators Update.
- Improved recovery of Windows 10 UEFI systems.
Version 5.7.1
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New features and improvements
- Optimization of the new backup procedure: Faster backups and lower processor utilization
Changes and fixes
- Bugfix in synchronization: Files with the same timestamp but different file sizes were not synchronized.
Version 5.7.0
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New features and improvements
- New backup procedure: Faster, more efficient and smaller backup archives!
- The two backup formats BDI and BFA have been revised and extended by a new, more reliable and better backup procedure. The new backup method is backwards compatible with the previous backup formats BDI and BFA. You can restore your old BDI and BFA backup archives with the new version.
How good is the new backup procedure?
The new and old backup procedures were compared in numerous benchmarks. Here are the results:
- Up to 70% faster data backups.
- Up to 21% smaller backup archives.
- Up to 3 times less processor load.
