Argentum Backup is a
backup software
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program for
Microsoft Windows, produced by Argentum. Argentum Backup copies files into
Zip compressed folders, as well as provides native
file copying. Backup copies can be created both manually and automatically on the schedule. The product features a number of backup task templates to back up common file locations on computers with Microsoft Windows. Argentum Backup has won PC Magazine Editors' Choice award and PC World Best Buy award.
Features
The company
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emphasize the overall raw simplicity
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and ease of use of the user interface
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of Argentum Backup software, aimed first for beginners and novice computer users. The company also stresses the minimalistic nature of the program and very fast backup operation due to the proprietary backup engine written in highly optimized and profiled C++
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/STL code. Other notable features include:
* 64-bit extensions (Zip64) to Zip format are supported to create large, multi-gigabyte Zip backups.
* Argentum Backup supports strong 128-bit and 256-bit AES symmetric encryption to securely protect sensitive data when backing up into Zip files. AES 256-bit strong encryption methods provide significantly greater cryptographic security than the traditional Zip encryption.
* A set of built-in backup templates to recognize and back up locations of valuable data on Windows XP
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, Windows 7
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, Windows 10
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, and other Microsoft Windows platforms.
* Stacking feature which allows to have several backup copies - each backup copy for a particular point of time, to allow to get back to any of them whenever required.
* XHTML reports of backup activity with actions and problems logged and detailed summary statistics shown.
See also
*Backup software
Backup software are computer programs used to perform a backup; they create supplementary exact copies of files, databases or entire computers. These programs may later use the supplementary copies to restore the original contents in the event of ...
* Minimalism
External links
Argentum Backup official site
References
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Backup software for Windows
Windows software
Shareware