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MS Backup Versus WinBackup

Windows comes with a built-in backup program called MS Backup. While MS Backup includes the basic features needed to run backups of important files and folders, some of the most important features such as built-in compression and CD burning are missing and, although MS Backup can be used to backup your emails and Internet Favorites, it is often rather difficult to locate those files.

Backing Up User Data with WinBackup
Unlike MS Backup, WinBackup allows users to easily back up Outlook Express emails, address books, My Documents, Internet Favorites and other user files by simply selecting those items from the user data shortcuts. WinBackup can also backup your system settings, which can be very useful when you have accidentally modified an important setting or installed a new program.

Built-in Compression
When running large backups to a network drive or a CD, efficient compression is very important because it can speed up backups operations considerably, while reducing the amount of space needed to store your backups. Unlike MS Backup, WinBackup comes with built-in compression that can often reduce the size of your backups by 50% or more. This makes it possible to store large amounts of data on CD or DVD and, with WinBackup's automatic CD/DVD spanning feature, storing very large backups is easy.

Backup Security
Today many users prefer to store their backups on shared servers or even in online folders using ftp. While this is a very practical solution because you can easily access your files from any location, online or shared storage is also much less secure because all your files might have to be transmitted across public networks. The best way to ensure that no one else is reading your files is to use some form of encryption. If you are using MS Backup, this would require external encryption software, which would make the backup process rather complicated. WinBackup comes with built-in 256- or 128-bit encryption, ensuring that your backups can safely be stored at any location.

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