ProSoft Data Backup 3
For easy, powerful, and flexible backups, Data Backup 3 is the utility you need.
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Overview
You can back up to FireWire and USB drives, network drives, CDs, and even DVDs. Data Backup 3 lets you make schedules so you don't need to think about backing up. It takes care of backups automatically. By separating basic functions from advanced features, Data Backup will save your valuable data with just a few mouse clicks.
Features
- No complicated setup--built-in backup sets to quickly back up your iTunes or iPhoto files, other important data, or your entire system.
- Custom create your own backup sets. Just drag and drop.
- "Fast Start" feature pre-selects the files to be backed up, saving you time (requires OS X v10.4 or later).
- Go back in time and see your files and directories, as they were when your backups happened.
- Schedule your backups to automatically run at a specific time, on a recurring basis, or when a drive is connected.
- Have your Mac automatically wake from sleep to execute scheduled backups.
- Run backups whether you're logged in or not.
- Create a bootable clone of your hard drive.
- Choose to compress and/or password protect your backups.
- Backup to any mounted drive, including FireWire, USB, ATA, or networked.
- Backup to CD/DVD disks automatically span on multiple disks.
- Creates an exact copy of a folder or a drive, including bootable OS X backups.
- Synchronize folders; perfect if you use more than one computer.
- PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor
- Mac OS x v10.2.4 or later
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Most Useful Reviews
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ProSoft Data Backup 3
Ok except for encryption
Written by SS from Indianapolis
Oct 28, 2007
I have been trying for six weeks to get an encrypted backup to work with no success. I have been working with thier customer support, who are very fast and responsive, but to no avail. The problem is it just will not restore from an encrypted backup. If you want to use it for non-encrypted purpses it works fine. …More
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ProSoft Data Backup 3
Works Great
Written by JM from Austin
Feb 16, 2008
I was looking for a simple, but effective way to backup my User Folder to an external drive. This product does the trick with no issues.
I also use it to backup various project folders to other external drives, and it works great.
I have been very pleased with this Software. …More41 of 69 people found this useful
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ProSoft Data Backup 3
Bugs, bugs and more bugs
Written by AD from Maspeth
May 17, 2008
I had very little luck with this app. The backup schedules disappear or become damaged, source and destination volumes/folders disappear and have to be reset every few backups, can't save new scripts most of the time (save script is grayed out), I have to duplicate existing scripts and "save as", can't make "do a full scan" option stick, it would often miss files, often when I tried to re-add a destination after it disappeared it says that the source was already used do I want to read the information? Whether I click yes or no it doesn't add the source, I have to remove the .indeligible (or whatever that's called) using the terminal, then I can re-add the destination. Useless logs on top of that. Really weird GUI and options. After two backup scripts disappeared from the list yesterday I got fed up and I've gone back to Retrospect Express (I wanted a native app and the ability to delete oldest backups). Hopefully Retrospect X will address those. Wasted 60 bucks...
2.66GHz MacPro, 10.5.2, 12GB RAM …More17 of 24 people found this useful
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Most Recent Reviews
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ProSoft Data Backup 3
Great Customer Service
Written by MM from Winston-Salem
Nov 18, 2009
I had some trouble getting the software to work with the older OSX 10.4.11 operating system. I called in and received the information I needed to get the program running from a very patient and competent customer service representative. Now that the program is running it seems to be working flawlessly and fulfilling all of my backup needs. …More
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ProSoft Data Backup 3
Works well, a bit complex
Written by GS from CHARLESTON
Nov 2, 2009
I have been using Data Backup 3 for two years. I have not had the problems others seem to have had. Has always worked well for me, though I have not used the Clone option as I already use SuperDuper for clone backups. The other options are sort like Time Machine but with many many different ways to backup data and even retrieve files long since gone from your primary hard disk. You have lots of options about how you want your data backed up: you can back up to hard drives, to flash drives, to CDs; you can backup with your entire drive or only certain folders or files on the hard drive; you can make backups that save files you have long since erased from your drive or you can just do a straight copy of what is on your drive; you can schedule automatic backups. For when I travel I created a backup option to have only the files changed in the past seven days backup to my flash drive. Takes very little space, runs quickly, goes to a flash drive so can carry anywhere and thus I can and will do it frequently. Learning all this does take reading the manual, but with all the options, I am not sure it could less complex. Support by email is fast. The GUI is a bit clunky. That and the fact that you have read the manual keep me from giving it a five. …More
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ProSoft Data Backup 3
Not dependable.
Written by IK from Pacifica
Jun 11, 2009
Noted that not all primary files that had been updated or changed had been captured on the back-up drive. Older file versions remained unchanged resulting in a discrepancy between the primary drive data and back-up drive data. With an incident of a primary hard drive crash along with a subsequent review of the 'back-up' data, it was revealed that the scheduled back-up times simply stopped initiating weeks prior to the crash event. Would not recommend this product because of the above two issues. …More
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