![]() ![]() Right now both types are included with a license, perpetually. ![]() For example, release 79 is the former and releases 79.1, 79.8, etc. More info re: licensing change (emphasis added and a few typos corrected):įrom the dev, Alex Pankratov: "There are two types of updates - milestone (feature) releases and maintenance (bugfix) releases. By my understanding, if you go to buy and you see that the Purchase page lists a "Basic" license option, you've missed the boat and the newer licensing terms are already in effect. Also, sounds like ( potentially disadvantageous) licensing changes are imminent, so for anyone wanting to purchase the program, right now may be the best time to do so. *long post warning*-TL DR Settings are portable, but licensing is per-machine and explicitly NOT. Thanks, webfork and Midas, for your posts about Bvckup 2-I've been using the free old beta for several years now, but you and the info reproduced below finally convinced me now is the time to buy it. I was surprised by the price (currently 20 USD) and could make the case that the program will pay for itself in the overall life of your backup device, especially if you use a flash/SSD. ![]() I haven't tested the commercial version, but being self-contained is baked right in and sounds like the dev had this plan early on and plans to keep it, I'd be surprised if the current process listed for the old beta didn't work on the commercial version. Also this is the first changelog I've read in some time that was actually somewhat pleasant to read and didn't just come off as a shopping list. In addition to being able to check for updates automatically, Bvckup 2 has an option to remind you to check for updates by hand.So this program is commercial software (save for the unsupported, somewhat old beta we have listed in the database) but I did want to point out there are a fair number of significant changes and nice extra features over the past year. The app works with low-level Windows API and has no dependencies on WMI, COM or system services outside of shadow copying. It also stores all its configuration on disk, in a single directory. ![]() Installation package includes both 32- and 64-bit versions of the program, selecting an appropriate one to install automatically. When running a backup, Bvckup 2 always compiles a formal backup plan that can be inspected without being executed if a "dry run" is required. And, of course, a backup may also be started manually at any time. The app can run backups one by one, forming a queue, or it can run them as soon as they are due, all at once. Set backups to dispatch an email alert with the summary and the logs upon each run's completion.īvckup 2 has been tested with multi-million item backups and, while they naturally require more memory for processing, they can still be handled with ease. Move backup copies of deleted items into a special archive directory and delete them from there after a grace period. Switch program to run as a system service to allow backups to continue running even when there's no one logged in. Use Windows shadow copying to backup files that are locked for exclusive use by running programs such as web browsers or email clients. Pin a backup to a specific removable device so that it will be run only when this device is present. Speed things up by running computationally intensive tasks such as data hashing on all CPU cores, but scale back when computer is under load.ĭetect files and folders being moved at source and replicate this as a single quick operation on the backup side.Īvoid re-scanning backup location on every run by scanning it once and saving its file index locally. This speeds things up, in many cases dramatically. Reduce the amount of data being moved around by copying modified parts of files only. Run backups at fixed time intervals or only when started manually.Įliminate idling during data transfers by having multiple read and write requests running in parallel. It is also incredibly fast.Ĭontinuously monitor for changes and back them up as soon as they happen. It is light, uncomplicated and really well designed. Select a pair of folders and Bvckup 2 will make sure that one stays an exact copy of the other. ![]()
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