Download Backup4all 4.1 build 130

Softland released version 4.1 of Backup4all on Tuesday. This program can back up to another location on the hard drive, a network drive, an ftp server (with support for ssl encryption, proxy servers and passive mode), a CD or DVD, or an external drive such as a USB stick. The software is available in Lite, Standard and Professional flavors, with prices ranging from $20 to $45. The mutual differences are shown on this page extensively explained.

Version 4.1 has, among other things, added the ability to save a backup to a Blu-ray, HD DVD or double-layer DVD disc. In addition, the plugin to make a backup of Microsoft Outlook is now automatically installed and the necessary optimizations and bug fixes have been implemented. The full changelog of this release looks like this:

New features:

• Backup to Blu-ray discs and HD-DVD (or from Blu-ray/HD DVD) is now supported
• Added support for backing up to dual layer DVDs
• Added plugin to backup Microsoft Outlook automatically
• Added show excluded file no. and excluded folder no. (in Test/Cleanup window, Backup View, Restore/Choose backup numbers window)
• Added text description field for selected filter in Options->Filters
• “Check all”/”Uncheck all” buttons were added to Restore Wizard
• Added the possibility to enable/disable automatic weekly updates during setup
• Added new predefined splits for Blu-ray and dual layer DVDs
• Predefined global filters are added automatically to new backup jobs

Updated:

• Optimized “Update catalog” process for jobs with many backup numbers
• Before/After actions now allow shortcuts
• Faster “Expand all” in Backup View and Explore View
• Faster catalog update after backup
• Plugins are listed in alphabetical order
• Explorer like multiselect handling in Backup View / Explore View
• Added text box on the Compression page, informing about the encryption feature applicability
• During open file backup, if a file is not found via the shadow copy volume service, it looks for it directly in the source
• Optimized the speed for backup jobs that were created using predefined plugins.
• Modified the merging procedure when using independent zip splits
• Drastically reduced the time needed to reindex the backup catalog (after a backup terminated abnormally)
• Automatic detection and conversion of backup catalog from version 3 to 4 (when needed)
• Added command line parameters for setup
• Compatible with Windows 7 (beta)

Fixed:

• When using mirror with zip, files with long path were not copied
• “Delete sources after successful backup” did not remove folders from sources
• ICO images with resolution over 32×32 and alpha blending were not loaded as backup job icons
• Filters containing absolute paths were ignored
• Testing a mirror backup (with zip and AES encryption) to FTP returned errors even when successful
• Timeout while waiting to stop expand
• In specific cases, “Close after run” was ignored for scheduled groups
• Disabled schedulers were still executed on Vista
• Files were not deleted during incremental backups set to keep only 3 versions
• Use existing FTP configuration in New Backup Wizard
• “Limit number of backups” and “Merge backups” are now taken into account when backing up to USB flash drives (if the backup is not spanned)
• Scheduled jobs for other users were available for the current user too
• Miscelaneous fixes for filters
• When running a full backup to an external drive, no error was shown in some cases if the drive was disconnected
• Bandwidth limitation was ignored when set through the Options-Ftp window
• When using the Merge backups option, files that only have one version and have the status excluded will be deleted