Backup4all Version 7.x

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Note: We have released a new version of Backup4all, version 9.9. You can check details about the new version here: Backup4all 9.9 released, with new plugins and updates.

If you own a previous version and want to test Backup4all 9.9, you can install a 30 day free trial here: Download Backup4all 9.9. You also get a discount of up to 45% if you upgrade to the latest version here: Upgrade Backup4all

Backup4all 7.5 was released (June 20th, 2019)

Backup4all 7.5 was released, a major update with several improvements, such as a new remote monitoring support option for backups and other actions. You can download the new version here: Download Backup4all.

Here’s the full list of updates and fixes in Backup4all 7.5:

  • New: Remote monitoring support for backups and other actions
  • Updated: Links now open with the default browser
  • Fixed: Cloud destination upload for large files

If you own a version 7.x license you can download Backup4all 7.5 here: Download Backup4all 7.5.

Backup4all 7.4 released, with new backup plugin (September 6th, 2018)

Backup4all 7.4 was released, a major update with several improvements, such as a new backup plugin and new language for the user interface. You can download the new version here: Download Backup4all.

Here are some of the new features that were added in this new version:

New backup plugin for Edge. Backup4all has support for backup plugins for backing up or restoring specific programs’ settings or other custom data (like game saves, email data, etc.). The new version adds a new backup plugin for Microsoft Edge Favorites. This way you can easily back-up your favorites from the Edge browser. There are 100+ backup plugins created so far, you can see the full list here: Free Backup Plugins

Edge plugin

Interface translated into Russian. The user interface has been translated into one more important language, Russian. This brings the total number of languages available for the user interface to 26 (including English). We strive to translate it into as many languages as possible, so we’ll be adding more in the coming versions.

Backup4all in Russian

Here’s the full list of updates and fixes in Backup4all 7.4:

  • New: Backup Plugin for Microsoft Edge Favorites
  • Update: Improved speed of concurrent cloud backups
  • Update: Improved the Romanian translation
  • Update: Minor interface tweaks
  • Fix: Restoring backups from BOX

If you own a version 7.x license you can download Backup4all 7.5 here: Download Backup4all 7.5.

Backup4all 7.3 released, with GDPR changes (May 18, 2018)

Backup4all 7.3 was released, a major update with several improvements. You can download the new version here: Download Backup4all.

Here are some of the new features that were added in this new version:

GDPR compliance changes. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union, that becomes enforceable on May 25th, 2018. We value your privacy and we’ve taken extra measures to ensure that we comply with GDPR in regards to the data we collect from you. That’s why, the main change you’ll notice is that when activating/changing your key the personal data is optional.

Backup4all activation

Thus, if you don’t want to have your name/email collected you can only enter the product key and activate it. We do recommend entering at least your email to be notified of future updates, but that’s up to you.

Checkbox visibility on Windows with no theme. On the main window of the installer there is a checkbox that allows users to decide if they want to send anonymous usage statistics or not. On Windows installations that were not using any themes, the checkbox wasn’t visible enough, so we modified it completely now to be more visible. As a side note, the usage statistics sent are truly anonymous as we don’t transmit the IP or other particular details about you.

Setup window

Here’s the full list of updates and fixes in Backup4all 7.3:

  • New: General Data Protection Regulation compliance changes
  • Update: Check boxes displayed during setup are now more visible on Windows with no theme
  • Update: Minor GUI improvements
  • Fix: Control tab in Main window had hidden buttons
  • Fix: OneDrive for Business connection errors
  • Fix: Custom filters errors in certain situations
  • Fix: Help button from File menu did not work
  • Fix: Rotate disks on external disk option was not saving state
  • Fix: Backup Properties displayed a warning message for some configurations
  • Fix: Always add command line details in the bug reporting log

If you own a version 7.x license you can download Backup4all 7.5 here: Download Backup4all 7.5.

Backup4all 7.2 released, with new backup option (April 12th, 2018)

Backup4all 7.2 was released, a major update that adds a new option to run backups after a selected period of time and multiple interface languages. The new version contains important features and updates thus we highly recommend downloading it. You can download the new version here: Download Backup4all.

Here are some of the new features that were added in this new version:

Option to Run backup after X hours. Version 7.2 adds a new option that allows you to quickly define a scheduled backup. “Run later” lets you schedule the current backup to run after X number of minutes or hours, or to run at a specific time. This option is basically a shortcut for scheduling backups.

Run backup later

New languages for the user interface. Since the release of version 7 we’ve been working with our translators to finalize all languages we had in the previous version. We’re happy to announce that more languages were finalized and are now available for the user interface: German, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Korean, Romanian.

New languages for the user interface

New API for OneDrive for Business [PRO only]. Backup4all Professional can back-up online to OneDrive for Business. We have integrated OneDrive’s latest API thus 7.2 is a mandatory update for those that were using it as a cloud destination (the old version won’t work since the previous API is now deprecated). The latest API also brings enhancements when using OneDrive for Business as a destination.

New API for OneDrive for Business

Full list of changes in Backup4all 7.2:

  • New: Option to Run backup after X minutes/hours (or at preselected time)
  • New: Added German language
  • New: Added Dutch translation
  • New: Added Portuguese (Brazil) language
  • New: Added Korean translation
  • New: Added Romanian language
  • New: Added logging support for cloud destination login
  • Update: OneDrive for Business now uses the latest API
  • Update: CD/DVD burning engine was updated
  • Update: New version for Plugin Creator
  • Fix: Some FTP servers do not return correctly encoded responses (UTF8)
  • Fix: No mapping for Unicode character exists in the target multi-byte code page
  • Fix: Amazon S3 predefined configuration usage
  • Fix: Temp folder is reset to default
  • Fix: Clean destination folder
  • Fix: USN Journal fixes

If you own a version 7.x license you can download Backup4all 7.5 here: Download Backup4all 7.5.

Backup4all 7.1 adds Google Team Drives support (December 12th, 2017)

Backup4all 7.1 was released, a major update that adds Google Team Drives as a cloud destination and several interface languages.

Here are the most important changes in Backup4all 7.1:

  • New: Added Google Team Drives as a new cloud backup destination
  • New: System icons are now used for folders/files
  • New: Added new file date filter options
  • New: Interface available in French
  • New: Added Simplified Chinese translation
  • New: Added Indonesian translation
  • New: Interface available in Turkish now
  • New: Added Brazilian Portuguese translation
  • Fix: Backup on Box required re-authentication in some cases
  • Fix: Backups to Hubic will show only final files
  • Fix: Job details are loaded better now
  • Fix: HiDrive authentication window didn’t close in certain situations
  • Fix: Connection errors when backing up to Hidrive
  • Fix: Do not ask for restart if user pressed Cancel during setup

If you own a version 7.x license you can download Backup4all 7.5 here: Download Backup4all 7.5.

Backup4all 7 adds new cloud destinations (October 7th, 2017)

Backup4all 7 was now released and is available for download. This is a new major version with important features and updates thus we highly recommend the upgrade. You can download the new version here: Download Backup4all.

Here are some of the new features that were added in this new version:

Hubic is now available as a cloud backup destination (PRO only). Version 7 adds a new online backup destination, Hubic. This is a popular cloud storage provider that offers up to 25 GB of storage for free (plus the option to sync your data across different devices). Backup4all supports it as a destination, thus you can store your backups reliably on Hubic’s servers.

Hubic 

Hidrive was added as a new cloud backup destination (PRO only). Starting with version 7, Backup4all supports Hidrive as a new backup destination as well. HiDrive gives users 5 GB of storage for free and it was launched almost 7 years ago thus highly reliable.

Hidrive backups

37 (and counting) Amazon S3 Compatible cloud destinations added (PRO only). There are multiple cloud storage providers that use Amazon S3’s infrastructure to store their clients’ data. Backup4all now supports more than 37 Amazon S3 Compatible cloud storage providers so if you have an account with them you can quickly configure it to store backups there. Here is the full list of providers added in Backup4all: Akaza, Aruba Cloud, Caringo, CenturyLink, Cisco, Claudian, Connectia, Constant, DDN, dinCloud, Dream Objects, Dunkel, T Cloud, Exoscale, Google Cloud Storage, Green Qloud, HGST, Hitachi, HostEurope, IDC Frontier, LeoNovus, Mandic, Minio, NetApp, NiftyClouds, Numergy, QNAP, Revera, Scality, Seeweb, SwiftStack, ThinkOn, Tiscali,  vCloud Air, Verizon, Walrus and Zettagrid. You can also use a custom S3 compatible server by entering the specific information.

S3 compatible

New Scheduled Suspend option (PRO only). This new option will allow you to set specific time intervals when the Backup4all application will be suspended. For instance you can set it to be suspended during work hours and only run it at the end of the day when you’re not using the computer anymore.

Scheduled suspend

Interface updates. The interface was redesigned, it now features a fresh new look with new icons, colors and a few re-organized options.

Interface updates

Full list of changes in Backup4all 7:

  • New: Hubic cloud backup destination
  • New: Hidrive cloud backup destination
  • New: 37 Amazon S3 Compatible cloud backup destinations (i.e. Cisco, Google Cloud Storage, Hitachi, Tiscali, Verizon and more)
  • New: Scheduled Suspend option to pause backup between specific times
  • New: Option to use block backup “Only for files larger than” a certain size
  • New: Control tab with quick access to suspend/stop/cancel jobs
  • New: Exclude filters for “Office temporary files”, “Linux mapped drives”, “Windows system files”
  • New: Quick email notification settings in the New Backup Wizard
  • New: Search option for the Plugin Management section
  • Update: Restyled the ribbon interface
  • Update: Navigation pane can be compacted and customized
  • Update: Reorganized the New Backup Wizard
  • Update: Restructured the list of Options
  • Update: Modified application folders paths
  • Update: Options to customize the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Update: Restore the “Last Modified” folder date
  • Update: Added selectable Regions for Amazons S3 backups
  • Update: Backups to Google Drive show the progress in real time
  • Update: Optimized restore for large backups using independent splits
  • Update: Plugin Creator redesigned to make it easier to create plugins
  • Update: All cloud destinations are now using the latest APIs
  • Update: Minimized destination disk fragmentation for mirror backups
  • Update: Activation window redesigned

We strongly recommend updating to this version and the good part is that you can give it a try before deciding to make the switch. Backup4all 7 will install separately from your older installation and you can test it for 30 days: Download Backup4all 7

When you’re ready to make the switch, just import the backup jobs from the older version and purchase an upgrade. Prices for upgrades vary depending on what license you currently own, but you can quickly check the pricing by entering your key here: Upgrade Backup4all

Of course, as always we encourage feedback so if you want to share with us your opinion regarding this new release feel free to add your comment.

If you own a version 7.x license you can download Backup4all 7.5 here: Download Backup4all 7.5.