The question about losing data, it's not if it's going to happen, but when it will happen! The price of software for specific tasks of backup it's not an excuse for not backing up your files and protect yourself for that eventuality. There are a lot of software titles completely free for this type of function. Throughout this article we will examine AceBackup, a great freeware solution for backups.

AceBackup is a powerful tool that allows you to create totally secure backups of your data. Besides being free, one advantage of this software is the ability to back up individual files or groups of files, for example, your important or confidential documents. It also allows you to save different versions of your files, which can be particularly important if later you want to restore a specific version of the file.

AceBackup 2004 allows you to create secure backups of your data, that can be stored on any local storage device, as well as on CD, DVD or on your remote FTP server.

Requirements: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

AceBackup provides you with serveral encryption algorithms to protect your data:Rijndael 128 Bi, Rijndael 192 Bi, Rijndael 256 Bi, Blowfish 128 Bitand and Triple-DES 128 Bi.
It allows you to protect your data and do not worry that an unauthorized person has access to your confidential data, even in FTP backup.

A great feature of AceBackup is the ability to store files on FTP servers as well as on any local storage device. The advantage of making backups on FTP servers are obvious: you have access to your data anywhere and anytime. Furthermore, your data is protected from fire, flood or theft of your storage media.

You often forget ito make the backup of your important data? Don't worry, AceBackup solve your problem using the Scheduler. You simply have to enter the desired dates in the Scheduler and the program backs up your data at the dates and times selected. It also scans all the local project folders and backs up your data automatically if new or modified files have been found.

With AceBackup you can select the compression level in order to keep backup the size that best fits your needs. If disk space is a problem, you can choose the highest possible compression level to keep backups as small as possible. It is also a good solution for FTP backups, especially if you have a large amount of data to protect.

If disk space is of no consideration, you can back up files with AceBackup without having to compress them. That way you enhance the processing speed.

Flexible file selection is a great feature that allow you to exclude defined file name extensions. Or you can define a filter to only back up files containing the selected file name extension. For example, you can choose to only include Microsoft Word documents (.doc) in your backup task. That way you can avoid backing up files that are no longer required without having to delete them from your hard disk before starting the backup.

Maybe this is the best feature of all. AceBackup can be used by everyone, once it provides you with an easy to operate user interface. Similar to the Windows Explorer, you can use drag & drop to back up or restore files and folders. It is divided into two sections: one section which displays your local files and folders and one section where you can add the files and folders you wish to back up. You can operate the program intuitively in only few minutes. However, if you need further help, you can download the User Manual (AceBackup Version 2) or search the Online Help.

It is really simple and it take only a few steps to create a backup task with AceBackup:

1. Create a new project.
2. Select the files and folders you wish to back up.
3. Define the security settings.
4. Define the target of backup.
5. Done

Download AceBackup 3.0.0