I decided some time ago that I did not want to back up my entire hard drive. When I get a new computer, I don't want to dump everything from my old computer, onto my new one. My existing computer has developed it's own little problems throughout it's use, and I don't want to bring them onto the new one. Also, my old computer ends up with software that I no longer use, and those programs I don't want on my new computer. I just want my data.

There are 2 sets of data I am concerned with. One that I want is everything in my "My Documents" folder. ALL my data, including photos, Publisher Files, Word, Access, Excel, and the like is in my "My Documents" folder. My personal needs do not dictate that I back up My Documents daily, so I don't. But I could do that with this software if I wanted to.

The other set of data, one that I want backed up daily, is all the separate programs that have their own backup utilities, like Outlook, Agent Office, Quickbooks, etc. With those, you can back up each program individually using their own utility. I can "point" those individual backups to store their data in my My Documents folder for some of them, but not all. And that's time consuming getting them all done individually! So the other option is to back up each of those program's data files, without using their individual internal utilities. That can be done with Windows backup utilities, and other backup utilities. The problem with that, and the reason many agents don't do it, is because they don't know what files to back up for each of those programs individually. For instance, many people back up the ".PST" file and think they now have a complete backup for Outlook. Not true. The .PST file does not include your "Message Rules' (filters), or "Signature Files" as well as some other things you definitely want backed up from Outlook.

The reason I like this backup utility is that this software knows where to get the files for those programs you SHOULD be backing up frequently. Instead of having to go into each of the following individual software programs, and do THEIR backup, or having to know which files to back up for each of those programs, this will do them all in one shot.  Oh yeah, and you can schedule it, and have it write to a CD-RW, or any other device which you have the capability of doing a 'direct write' to.  What programs does it already know which files to back up?

And if it doesn't work on one of your programs - they may add it for you! They are constantly adding programs requested by users, and added Agent Office and AdvantageXi at my request.

The other thing is that it is EASY to use. It brings up a window that lists all of the above programs that you have on your computer, and asks if you want to back them up. You just uncheck any you do NOT want to back up, and away it goes! It doesn't get much easier.

If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, and that's all you want to back up...try one of these!  Same company - same great products.

What Windows does for Outlook & OE is meager at best.  This software backs up EVERYTHING!  It even backs up some of your Internet Explorer settings.  I have it, use it, love it.  With the Windows archive I knew I was in trouble if I ever needed it.  Now I'm not worried.

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