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Product Description
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There's no excuse for neglecting to create backups of your critical data. Now, Stomp's BackUp MyPC makes it even harder to find one. Its simple interface, trusty scheduling feature, and ability to work with all forms of media make it easy for backing up data to become second nature.
BackUp MyPC is built on the backup engine and interface created by Veritas, which is ubiquitous to almost anyone who's dealt with backup products (for example, BackUp MyPC is almost identical to Seagate Backup Exec, another Veritas-powered program that comes with most Seagate tape drives). But even if you've never even heard of Veritas, don't be daunted: its backup software is immensely popular for good reason. Balancing the power of a professional application with unmatched ease of use, Stomp has created a backup program for the masses.
Upon launching BackUp MyPC for the first time, users are prompted by a wizard that helps them set up scheduled, automated backups within minutes. The program sniffs out removable media devices and allows users to pick a target drive from among them. On our test PC, it recognized a CD burner, a SuperDisk drive, a floppy drive, and a SCSI tape drive without prompting.
Delving deeper into its interface, users are presented with the power to pick and choose files for backup from the contents of the host computer and from any accessible PC on a LAN. BackUp MyPC offers options to compress data to save space, to append or overwrite data on backup disks or tapes, to perform full, incremental, and/or differential backups, and more. If the terminology gets too daunting, check out the friendly, image-filled, comprehensive, 134-page manual.
We backed up and restored data using all of the media mentioned above except the floppy drive (large-format media is much more convenient for backing up large amounts of data). In each case, the process was painless. Automated backups ran right on schedule, and all of our backups proved reliable. Restore Wizard makes the task of pulling data from backup media quick and painless.
If you're not backing up your important data, you'll have no one but yourself to blame if you end up losing it. It's worth every cent to invest in a reliable backup system. With BackUp MyPC you can use any removable media device with ease. --Joel Durham, Jr.
Amazon.ca Product Description
BackUp MyPC is an easy-to-use data protection and recovery solution for your PC or peer-to-peer network. Back up an entire hard disk drive, a few folders, or just the files that have changed since your last backup. BackUp MyPC's peer-to-peer support and flexible scheduling offer comprehensive data protection. The program even lets you schedule unattended backups using the software's advanced scheduling system. Extensive device support assures hardware compatibility for a wide range of media devices, including CD-R, CD-RW, tape, Zip and Jaz drives, and more. Disc spanning and data compression save space. An easy-to-use interface, helpful wizards, and one-button backup make BackUp MyPC a standout, perfect for first-time users and professionals alike.
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Just another dissapointment
Jun 27 2004
Another that claims it can do the job, i.e. backup all your files to any media.
First, it still reguires a floppy to make the "disaster recovery" set that they claim will recover a computer from disaster. Here in 2004, many, if not most computers, have moved away from that antique drive.
Second, they claim that you have a choice of drives, and of using compressed or uncompressed backup files. So I finally found a work around to back up to my spare external drive, but when I try for uncompressed backups, the backup file ("complete") for my computer is only 428 MB, whilst the main hard drive shows that 68GB are in use?
Third, proprietary files-Why cannot the backup file be in the same format that the rest of my computer uses? I am (...) enough, that I would like to be able to read, and verify that the files are actually what they purport to be, before trusting that this software that does not seem to accomplish any of the OTHER tasks it claims, has actually backed up my pc.
Then there is the contact page. Why do I need to provide them with my life story to ask a simple question,and why do they need to attempt to "check for updates" every single time I boot up? That's more like spyware, I think.
In short, I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
First, it still reguires a floppy to make the "disaster recovery" set that they claim will recover a computer from disaster. Here in 2004, many, if not most computers, have moved away from that antique drive.
Second, they claim that you have a choice of drives, and of using compressed or uncompressed backup files. So I finally found a work around to back up to my spare external drive, but when I try for uncompressed backups, the backup file ("complete") for my computer is only 428 MB, whilst the main hard drive shows that 68GB are in use?
Third, proprietary files-Why cannot the backup file be in the same format that the rest of my computer uses? I am (...) enough, that I would like to be able to read, and verify that the files are actually what they purport to be, before trusting that this software that does not seem to accomplish any of the OTHER tasks it claims, has actually backed up my pc.
Then there is the contact page. Why do I need to provide them with my life story to ask a simple question,and why do they need to attempt to "check for updates" every single time I boot up? That's more like spyware, I think.
In short, I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
Poorly Designed and Poor Technical Support
Jun 19 2004
After backing up 16 DVDs and nearing the end I accidentally hit the eject button on the wrong drive. The program didn't ask me if that's what I meant to do--it simply ended! All tech support would say is they'd pass it to their programmers to consider in the future. Very shoddy design in my opinion. I tried to rebuild the catalog so I didn't have to redo hours of backup and after asking me to insert all 15 disks, it couldn't read the 16th--the one it shut down earlier, and so quit again. Tech support didn't even respond. I cannot get it to rename a DVD without reformatting and it insists on defaulting to its own naming system (though you can override it). Should have saved me time...instead cost me a LOT of time. I cannot recommend this program.
Be sure to thoroughly test eval copy
Jun 5 2004
I, too, initially thought some reviewers might be clueless after I downloaded the eval copy and tried it with my system. I ran the disaster recovery backup, and everything was working fine with my listed-as-supported LG cd burner using cd-rw discs--until I ran out. Then I tried a cd-r and it rejected it as already having data on it that needed to be rewritten by the program blah blah. Unable to find any reference to such a problem in the documentation or online support (which to me is worse than the problem itself when evaluating new software), I decided to start over with cd-r's in case it had some problem with switching media types while a backup was in progress. It still rejected every cd-r type I had. Makes me wonder who is clueless and who is lucky.
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Most recent customer reviews
Big problems with WinXP SP1 and with some DVD drives
Back Up My PC (BUMP) is the latest generation of a tool formerly known as Veritas Backup Exec or Backup Exec Desktop. Read more
Published on April 11 2004
Does the Job
I too give it 5 stars partially to offset a couple of seemingly clueless reviews. Otherwise would give it 4 stars due to a couple of minor interface issues. Read more
Published on April 4 2004
Good piece of backup software
First let me say two things to those who are complaining that it doesn't work with their CD burners:
o You should have checked the compatibilty list
o You should have... Read more
Published on Feb 28 2004 by Dibb
Easier to simply type your files back on your computer
Is the stuff America makes when the manufacturing jobs get shipped to China?? I presume it is designed and made in America... SHAME. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2004 by Mark E. Henze
Doesn't even support Dell drives!!!
The software appeared not to be able to back up across multiple CDs, which is the only reason I had bought it. Read more
Published on Dec 5 2003
Save your money or at least read their supported drives
I bought this software without looking at their web site first to find out what CDRW it supports. Turns out it didn't support my NEC (from Dell) making the software pretty much... Read more
Published on Nov 24 2003
So far, it has worked great for backups and restores
I used it with a windows 98 SE pc.
It backed up my system fine, when choosing individual drives or folders or files. Read more
It backed up my system fine, when choosing individual drives or folders or files. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2003
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This product would do an emergency recovery disk up until Windows XP Service Pack 1 was released. If that is your goal, try Norton Ghost. Read more
Published on Oct 16 2003 by D. Corbishley
Wish I Never Bought It
The packaging looks great, the reviews looked great. System requirements and backup devices listed on the box all looked great! Listed as compatible with all devices including Zip. Read more
Published on Sep 24 2003
Disaster recovery doesn't work on WinXP SP1
I purchased BackupMyPC based on two glowing reviews, which told of the disaster recovery feature. That was the whole reason I
purchased the program. Read more
purchased the program. Read more
Published on Sep 23 2003 by Christopher J. Shaker
