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Giveaway: Altaro Oops!Backup is Time Machine for Windows
Let's start with a disclaimer: I'm strictly a Windows guy. Have never used a Mac. But I do know what Time Machine is supposed to do, and I was quite envious of my fellow Macheads when it was released. I have a serious backup fetish, and my combined backup strategy (remote + complete local mirroring) was lacking in just that one area -- intuitive versioning which stays out of your way but is there when you need it.
Thinking that there must be something similar for Windows, couple of months ago I set out in search for it. Surprisingly enough, I did not find many such solutions, and found no free ones. Nothing intuitive, anyway. But I did stumble upon Altaro's Oops!Backup. They were still beta-testing it at the time, and I thought I'd drop them a line and offer to help out. They're a very small company, and the reply I got came directly from the head honcho, David Vella. He was kind enough to let me beta-test the software, and was very responsive to my feedback.
I haven't had to rely on Oops!Backup many times, but when I did, it did not fail me. The intuitive interface shows your folder structure along with a bar along the right side of the windows which allow you to go back in time. Restores are snappy and take mere seconds even for large folders.
Oops!Backup auto-detects when you plug out the removable drive it's using, and does not make a fuss about it. When you plug the drive back in, you get a balloon popup telling you that backups are now enabled again.
Oops!Backup is normally $37.00, but we've managed to score 25 copies to hand out to Download Squad readers.
Simply leave a comment and we'll enter you into the prize draw. You have until 11:59PM EST Sunday 17th January. Full terms and conditions after the break.
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
- To enter, leave a comment below.
- The comment must be left by Sunday, January 17 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Prize: Oops!Backup license, retail value of $37.00USD.
- Click Here for complete Official Rules.
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Subscribe to commentsAnthonyJan 13th 2010 1:43PM
that's totally cool... thanks!
StephenJan 13th 2010 1:44PM
Sweet.... I'm in the running ;) sounds neat.
JoelJan 13th 2010 1:53PM
This sounds like it's exactly what I've been looking for!
MattJan 13th 2010 1:45PM
Looks like a great app. Thanks for the giveaways!
chrisJan 13th 2010 1:49PM
I'd love a copy of this.
mavkatoJan 13th 2010 1:50PM
this would be perfect!
RoslynJan 13th 2010 1:52PM
Who's life hasn't been ruined by a crash? This is indeed a great boon.
antboyJan 13th 2010 1:52PM
I'd give it a fair shot - using windows 7 backup now, but it is pretty bare bones.
Ossama AnsariJan 13th 2010 1:53PM
Suite! DLS finally has an editor/blogger that strictly uses Windows, like me. This is a great piece of software, if I don't get a free license, I'll gladly shell out $37.00 for it.
JosephJan 13th 2010 1:54PM
I was looking for some nice backup solutions for my Vista laptop and this looks perfect, Please do send me a copy, Thanks
MJan 13th 2010 1:55PM
I use a Mac at work and a PC at home. The fluidity of Time Machine is one of the few things I miss when I'm home on the PC. I'd like to try out this software.
JakeJan 13th 2010 1:58PM
Wow, this is great! I have a Mac at work and a PC at home. I've been dying for a PC version of Time Machine since I first tried it.
JDeVJan 13th 2010 2:00PM
Looks like some neat software, would like to take it ourt for a spin as well =)
jasonvogelJan 13th 2010 2:01PM
me please
Wha?Jan 13th 2010 2:01PM
I use FileHamster to do real time backup, and it's free. This looks a tad more elegant, however -- certainly if it is also free.
Adam WJan 13th 2010 2:02PM
I'd love to get a copy of this, I need a good backup solution.
VeloxiJan 13th 2010 2:06PM
I would like one, please. :) Thank you!
RahulJan 13th 2010 2:08PM
Features sounds awesome. Its like Time machine similar features. Sounds great to me. Its for windows, great news. I would definitely go for it.
austin316gbJan 13th 2010 2:09PM
I wouldn't mind piece of this!
JejaguaJan 13th 2010 2:30PM
Sign me up! Has anyone told you how awesome you are? Thanks.