Genie Backup Manager Pro

Genie Backup Manager Pro is a powerful software application which allows you to create backups of your important files and emails in just a few easy steps. It can be handled by users of any level of experience.

The app is wrapped in a professional-looking interface where you can create a new backup by editing its name, making a shortcut on the desktop and attaching a timestamp.

Genie Backup Manager Pro allows you to pick the backup media between a local/LAN location, removable media device, remote location via FTP/FTPS, CD/DVD/Blu-ray media and Amazon S3.

You can select items which revolve around Outlook, Windows Mail, Desktop, Documents, Media Playlists, Photos, Windows Registry or Settings, Internet Explorer, Favorites, along with Windows Contacts and Fonts. You can browse your hard drive to locate files for the backup, as well as choose plugins.

Some configuration settings are available for the backup operation. Thus, you can select the type between full, incremental, mirror and differential, use compression (ZIP format), protect the backup with a password, as well as enable the self-restorable backup mode.

It is also possible to schedule and restore backups, edit jobs and view a backup history. Genie Backup Manager Pro also provides a feature called 'Disaster Recovery' that protects Windows in case of system failure, but you are required to download a third-party component.

The program runs on a moderate amount of system resources, has a good response time, and includes  user documentation. Genie Backup Manager Pro ran smoothly during our tests, as it did not hang, crash or pop up error dialogs. Thanks to the wizard-like interface, first-time users can quickly set up a backup operation, while more experienced users can tinker with the advanced settings supplied by the app.