Backup Tool

Anything can happen to your computer while connected to the Internet. Malicious content can also be deployed through other means, so it’s best to always have an extra copy of important files and folders at hand. To make it easier, specialized applications like Backup Tool come with a simple set of tools, and an automated process.

A neat advantage is that the application can be stored on a USB flash drive to be used on other computers as well. Registries are thus kept intact, so you don’t need to worry about doing any harm to the target PC. You just need to make sure that the computer you use it on is fitted with Java Runtime Environment.

Every backup task you create is recognized by the application as a configuration. It doesn’t come with any by default, and nor could it have, because most options are related to files of your choice, and custom locations. Don’t worry, setting up a configuration doesn’t take more than several seconds.

The application can be used to read files and folders from both fixed and removable drives. Detected devices are all shown in a list, and you need to use it to navigate to the target location. This means you can only backup entire folders, but there’s a dedicated field to specify the level at which files can be skipped.

Needless to say that you also need to tell the application where to backup files, with the extra option to set a second location to a virtual drive. Moreover, the process can automatically remove obsolete files for you for more efficiency.

Configurations are automatically saved as XML files, and you’re free to create more at a time. However, putting the backup process in motion reads all configurations, with no option to only run backup for a single one.

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that Backup Tool is a lightweight, straightforward utility with which to create an extra copy of important files and folders. Configuring a task only takes a little while, since you only need to specify source and location. Even though there’s no option to make the process automatically start, or filter files, it’s worth a try for simple operations.