Backup to HD with TK8 Backup

This article will review another product supporting backup to HD – TK8 Backup by TK8 Software. There are two versions of this product: Standard and Professional, but both support backup to hard drive.

So, as any other backup utility the program supports automated backup of files and folders with or without sub-folders. Moreover, it supports backup of Windows Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird and, of course, backup of Internet Explorer. All of this can be done with the use of backup to HD method.

Backup to hard disk can be performed as full, incremental and differential backup, but differential backup isn’t supported in the Standard version of TK8 Backup. Both versions support ZIP compression, but only Professional version supports encryption of backup copies. Most of the advanced features like working as a Windows Service, CPU priority management, file inclusion and exclusion filters by size and date, email notifications and some task manager options are also provided in Professional version only.

The interface of Standard and Professional versions is the same, quite easy to use. As in many other backup to hdd programs it is based on creation of backup tasks. All things considered, we liked the program TK8 Backup, which can be considered as a primary backup solution for backup to HD. Perhaps, there are too many limitations in Standard version, but if you don’t need these features or ready to pay extra $20 for Professional, the program will fulfill the most of your backup requirements.

Backup to DVD - AnyLive

AnyLive is a program designed by Eisoo, which can operate as a backup to DVD utility. Information security and backup is the main specialization of the developer. The program offers a user-friendly interface that can be very intuitively and pleasantly used by all categories of users. It’s based on creating backup and restores tasks, which is done with the help of task creation wizard. While creating a backup tasks, a user needs to specify the source of backup (with a possibility to automatically find system data, mails and IM chats) and where to write backup data (backup to DVD can be chosen as a backup destination). There are possibilities to create a backup plan and use task confirmation. You can perform complete and incremental backups with or without compression and encryption. AnyLive can restore the system’s condition to the last point of time (restores the latest versions of all backup tasks) or it can restore specified files and folders from any point of time in the past.

There are two ways to back up to DVD: the first was mentioned before (with the use of task creation wizard) and the second is to use integrated CD/DVD burning tool, but in the second case there will only be an option to directly back up files to DVD with no automatic backup source search offered.

All things considered, Eisoo Software Inc. offers efficient and pleasant backup to DVD solution. Paying $49.95 for a single license of AnyLive may be considered too high, but it’s a good value for money for a wide audience of users.