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Data Backup 3 By Prosoft Engineering |  | From: ProSoft Engineering
Category: Software
List Price: $59.00
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 2999
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Mac
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Macintosh
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.2 x 1.3
MPN: 33100
Model: 33100
UPC: 794038331006
EAN: 0794038331006
ASIN: B000O39RFM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Clone your bootable drive to make a completely bootable backup -- get up and running instantly if your main drive crashes | | • | File Exceptions - Specify which files are never backed up | | • | Run any Data Backup task on a specific days, dates or other recurring basis | | • | Create an exact copy of a folder or a disk, to provide an evolution of backed-up data | | • | Incremental Backup copies all modified files since the last backup |
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Product Description
Data Backup 3 is a powerful utility that allows you to backup restore and synchronize your valuable data with minimal effort. Whether you are a new computer user or a seasoned professional Data Backup 3 offers you just the right amount of power flexibility and ease-of-use to help protect your files fast.EasyNo complicated setup: Built-in backup sets to quickly backup your iTunes or iPhoto files other important data or your entire system.Custom create your own backup sets. Just drag drop and schedule. Fast Start feature preselects the files to be backed up saving you time (requires OS X 10.4+). PowerfulGo back in time and see your files and directories as they were when your backups happened.Schedule your backups to automatically run at a specific time on a recurring basis or when a drive is connected.Have your Mac automatically wake from sleep to execute scheduled backups.Backups run whether you are logged in or not.Create a bootable clone of your hard drive.Choose to compress and/or password protect your backups.FlexibleBackup to any mounted drive including FireWire USB ATA or networked drives.Backups to CDs and DVDs automatically span on multiple disks.Creates an exact copy of a folder or a drive including bootable OS X clone.Synchronize folders - perfect if you use more than one computer.System Requirements:Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later Format: MAC 10.2.8 OR LATERUB Genre: UTILITIES UPC: 794038331006 Manufacturer No: 33100
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 Data Backup 3 and technical support June 30, 2010
tshannon
I've had this software for some time now. I have used it successfully many times, and can recommend it heartily. Installation and use were quite simple and straightforward.
Recently I had to transfer the contents of my old hard drive to a new one and when I got completely lost, I turned to the hardware support folks at Prosoft, as I had backed up the contents before the upgrade. Unfortunately, I hadn't done it correctly, so I was in trouble. But the Prosoft folks got me out of it. Not only was the support person extremely understanding, courteous, and friendly, but he also listened to me carefully and outlined a comprehensive plan to arrange the transfer correctly and safely. He even later sent me a detailed description in a follow-up email. It worked like a charm! I couldn't have done it without the expert assistance of the Prosoft support team. This is one happy customer. Thanks, John!
Data Backup 3 and Suppoprt June 9, 2010
Jeffrey Grant (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
I chose Data Backup 3 out of frustration with Synchronise Pro X. While it doesn't have all the customisation features, it does what it does do very well, and that is to backup my data without me having to worry about it.
I quickly encountered a problem with copying to an external drive attached to another iMac on my home network. It would copy all files every time rather than copy only the files which had changed. With more than a little trepidation, I contacted ProSoft support. They were excellent. After a couple of emails, my problem was solved.
I wish all companies had support organisations that worked this well to support their customers.
About time... May 28, 2010
M. J Bauer (Commerce Township, MI USA)
I would give this product 5 stars if the error log wasn't so cryptic. I was able to figure out the errors (meaningless as they were about photo data).
We have a fairly complex environment here (multiple Mac's and PC's) and we keep most of our shared materials on a RAID 5 NAS, backing up a NAS is made too difficult by NAS providers and I wanted to be able to back up our entire NAS regularly to an external RAID 1 Disk. After doing that I swap one of the removable drives out of my external drive, put it in a safe deposit box and have some peace of mind about files being protected. I have used EMC Retrospect and while it "works" it leaves much to be desired; The interface is overly complex and the basic operations leave much to be desired. It also has a real glaring error to me; the backup sets are in a proprietary format, therefore you cannot restore files without Retrospect. Also, it has been reported that EMC has sold Retrospect to Sonic, so the state of the product is in flux as of this time. Data Backup 3 can be used to do a simple copy and the files are left in their original format and the directory structure is preserved. I backed up about 500GB and it worked very well. It also has the more powerful options that good backup software has as well as the ability to clone drives which is useful (recovery from a failed boot drive) if you are not using SuperDuper or carbon Copy Cloner
I have been waiting for a long time to be able to easily accomplish this without worrying about making a manual copy or having proprietary formats so I am a fan of Data Backup 3.
Great Customer Tech Support January 21, 2010
Rick Torchia (Bakersfield, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had an issue with getting Data Backup 3 to run. It only took one call to their Tech Support to resolve the issue. He went me detailed instructions that were easy to follow and quickly resolved the port issue and voilà.
Useful product, excellent customer service January 16, 2010
Leading Edge Boomer (Santa Fe, NM USA)
I bought an external disk drive for backing up our Macs, and it came with Data Backup 2.1. Since this was before Apple's Time Machine software, I started using DB and found it entirely satisfactory. I use it regularly, and before every trip with my laptop. I had a laptop HD failure, and restore of my stuff after replacement and OS X re-install was perfect.
Recently DB started Initializing but then shut down. Software does not wear out due to use, but to changes in its environment. To see what the problem was, I contacted customer service at Prosoft Engineering. Michael responded with instructions to uninstall and reinstall. He added stuff that had to be done in addition to using the Uninstall option on the initial window. I think this should, if possible, be incorporated into the one-click process. In any case that did not work, so I sent back the relevant lines from /var/log/system.log.
Michael, to his credit, recognized that I was knowledgeable about Unix-based computing, and the level of our discussion was adjusted. He ultimately concluded that a Java update had made version 2.1 no longer operable. They are a small company and do not maintain over-mature products. He pointed me to a download of the latest Beta version of DB 3.
I installed that, everything worked dandy. So I got a good deal on a DB 3 product upgrade, and all is well. Great customer service.
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