Backup Platinum Changelog

What's new in Backup Platinum 5.0

Jul 29, 2014
  • Now you can backup your data directly to Amazon S3 storage. If you do not have an S3 account, you can easily open it online at http://aws.amazon.com/s3/. There is no space limitation and you pay only for the amount of storage you use. You will be able to access your files with Backup Platinum from any location via the Internet.

New in Backup Platinum 4.0 (May 3, 2008)

  • Blu Ray media support
  • Backup of open files using VSS
  • Backup to secure FTP servers; IE7 and Firefox plugins
  • Backup size calculation on the fly
  • Option to start backup immediately on any modification of selected files
  • Command line interface for import and export of configuration.

New in Backup Platinum 3.0 (Dec 4, 2006)

  • General Backup Management: Backup to self-restorable executable files; Option to specify alternative destination for backup; Additional criteria to filter files by creation and modification date; Ability to specify include/exclude masks for synchronization items; Ability to divide backup archive to several volumes with specified size; Option to exclude empty folders from backup; Option to add file or folder to an existing backup item from Windows Explorer; Ability to include/exclude subtrees of registry keys as usual folders.
  • Backup of System and Application Files: Automatic search and backup for: Explorer favorites, history and cookies; Windows Settings (Appearance, Mouse, Cursors, Console, Fonts, IE Settings, Desktop); Modem settings; Windows Address Book; My Documents; MSN data; Backup of access permissions and alternate streams for files and folders on NTFS drives.
  • CD/DVD Media Support: Option to avoid file splitting between spanned discs due to insufficient space by moving the whole file to the next span; Option to close CD tray after writing; Volume labels for CD/DVD.
  • Backup Safety: Validity check for saved backup data; Safe write option to remove the previous backup only after saving a new one;
  • Usability Enhancements: Option to hide program icon in the system tray; Ability to execute items from the right click menu on system tray icon; Option to shutdown, logoff or hibernate after backup completion.