Windows File History review: Free, effective continuous data protection

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsExcellent continuous data protection with versioningEasy, timeline browsing of backed-up filesIntegrated into WindowsBacks up user-created librariesConsEasy “Add folder” function removed from Windows 11Our VerdictWindows File History is still the easiest, cheapest (free) continuous data protection software for Windows. The Add folder function has been removed, but it will back up Libraries you create yourself. Price When ReviewedFree with Windows One of the best file-level backup programs for Windows is actually included with the operating system: File History. True, it’s not quite as encompassing as Apple’s Time Machine, lacking a disaster-recovery component (that’s found elsewhere). However, it does offer the same easy continuous data protection (CDP) and timeline recovery of files. This review is part of our ongoing roundup of the best backup software. Go there for information on competing products and how we tested them. Windows File History: Features As stated, File History is continuous, file-level backup. In other words, after the initial backup, it copies changed files, new folders, etc. to your backup media at more granular intervals than the traditional daily/weekly backup. File History doesn’t copy files the moment they change, that’s real-time backup, a more advanced and resource-hungry form of continuous data protection, or CDP. The utility can be set for intervals of anywhere from every 10 minutes to once a... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2022-09-06 14:30:00 UTC ]

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