Genie Backup Manager Review

Genie Backup Manager Features

A very full feature data backup program Genie Backup Manager home is one of our top picks. Genie Backup Manager is highly configurable to be as .technical or as simple as you want it to be. Making it perfect for seasoned experts and beginners a like.

Two key features that stood out for me in Genie backup manager were:

• There new disaster recovery feature
• Open and Locked file backup capability

GenieSoft's new Disaster recover feature (a separate download I found out beyond the program itself, but at no extra charge) allows you to make a complete backup of Windows. By doing this you can actually restore windows after a crash without having to re-install. If you've ever had to go through a complete restore you can see the benefit in this.

Genie backup manager's new open or locked file backup ensures that all files are backed up, even if they're left open or are locked.

Example: Assume you leave MS outlook open all the time, but you have Genie soft Backup software set to backup your emails, and address book. Since MS Outlook is open some programs would not be able to backup those files, while Genie Soft Backup Manager can backup even open files.

Beyond these two noted features, Genie Backup offers incremental and differential backups. Also you can backup to almost any media type you can think of: USB drives, FTP remote backup, span across multiple CD's or DVD's, and even BluRay DVD's, Iomega REV drives an also for old school users ZIP and JAZ drives.

Genie backup managers backup format is a standard zip so it is very portable, and their new catalog feature allows you to open a backup file and extract individual files or folders. This saves time for you if you need just a single file by not having to restore an entire backup.

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Using Genie Backup Manager

From all the consumer reviews I read there were no reports of Genie backup manager causing a crash or glitch during install.

After opening Genie Backup Manager home you're greeted with the option of choosing the normal or easy interface. While the normal interface is very intuitive and easy to navigate, if you're a complete beginner I'd suggest selecting the Easy option. This isn't a permanent change, and can be modified later down the road.

Creating backups, adding to backups, and restoring files is fast with Genie backup, probably one of if not the fastest of the programs we've reviewed.

The disaster recovery feature after it's downloaded is pretty slick. It first instructs you to create a bootable CD, once that is completed you proceed with the creation of the windows back. This might take some time, but it's a fantastic feature to have especially if things crash.

Backing Up and Restoring

There is no problem creating backups that are more then 2 GB in size, and each backup is a self restoring file. Making it very portable and easy to restore data on any machine. This is especially useful if your transferring large amounts of data between computers.

Support and Help

great FAQ and knowledge base on their website
main support is either via a ticket system on their site or MSN
no support by phone or direct email
there is a user forum on the site

Verdict on Genie Backup Manager Home

From all the user comments I read about and comparing Genie backup Manager home to the other programs we've reviewed I give this program a strong buy recommendation. This program is in it's 8th version and has proven itself to be a dependable data backup program.

The feature set is everything you could ever want, and the disaster recovery feature is one that I'd be setting up right away. The price point is good, and Genie Soft offers a 21 day money back guarantee so you've got nothing to lose.

If you're still skeptical jump over to their official site and give their 30 day free trial a test drive.

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