Argentum Backup Tool

Argentum™ Backup is a handy, small backup program that lets you easily back up your documents and folders. It safely protects you from accidental deletes, overwrites, and viruses. Backups are stored in Zip files and can be created both manually and automatically (on the schedule).

The product includes a number of templates to back up Windows registry, Windows desktop, Outlook folders, e-mail messages, and database of your favorite messenger: ICQ, MSN, Yahoo!, AOL. Argentum Backup is ideal for unattended, automatic backups; just set it up once and forget about it. Once you have its scheduling agent activated, you always have a backup copy of your data.

Argentum Backup is designed to be suitable for both beginners and advanced users. Advanced features include powerful stacking, file masks, different backup strategies, strong encryption, and more. Argentum Backup is ergonomical and easy to use; small and fast, taking just a little of system resources. Argentum Backup has won many awards, including PC Magazine Editors' Choice award and PC World Best Buy.
 

Awards

Brad Pedersen, System Administrator

Argentum Backup is a very well designed program and works flawlessly. I never even looked for a competitive product because I was so impressed with the user interface. Fits anyone, a must have for everyone!

Lars Mortensen, Technical Manager

The main feature of Argentum Backup that made me hot for it, is that it's easy to use! And the idea of using ZIP format is brilliant. The ease of use is important as the end-user who now uses this program and whom I support is not a geek :) I was in a hurry and it was a small file that was downloaded in short time. It was also easy to install and from my point of view kinda self-explanatory. Nice guide... In fact I registered within 5 minutes after trying it out.

Stephen Baldwin, Marketing Engineer

I found your backup software on the Internet. I was just looking for a real simple utility that I could schedule to dump files (Outlook database, My Documents, etc) to a small file server I use as backup. Seems to work just great.

Bert Townes

It's very rare that I take the time to write a compliment in regard to software, but in this case, I think it's appropriate. Argentum Backup is a program that too many of us have been waiting for. Most backup programs on the market today use proprietary code, which limits you to having the backup program loaded to restore your data. With Argentum Backup, the only thing you need loaded is WinZip (or any other Zip compatible program) to restore your data. The interface in Argentum Backup isn't cluttered, and is very simple to understand. The program appears to be very fast as well. Although I have some suggestions in mind for future releases, Argentum Backup appears to be a very fine product!

Toine Khonraad

We have a production environment that consists of multiple servers. We need to backup files, sources and other stuff every now and then, but doing this manually has proven to be something we tend to forget. We need some way of going back to earlier backup states in case something went wrong. Your program is able to do that all. It is relatively cheap and looks fine. If only all Windows programs were alike :)

Jimmy Traylor

This is one of the simplest usable backup programs created in years. Keep up the good work.

Ron Gittleman

Basically, I wanted to be able to specify folders and files to be backed up, the backup destination, and that compression be used. I did not need something that watches for modified files etc. I tried the demo and it was exactly what I was looking for, the price was right and the rest is history.

David Dala

Argentum Backup was found on Download.com when searching for a personal backup facility. I have tried five others before deciding on Argentum Backup, because it is: 1) as fast and as simple to use as possible, 2) yet still has advanced features available if required, 3) retains catalogue of jobs in easily accessible format, 4) the biggest plus of all - uses standard Zip files which means easy recovery even if backup tool not available. Regards.

Carlos Rivera

The main thing is ease of use. I could do the same thing by writing batch files using PowerArchiver or WinZip, but your program is very easy to use and handles the Zip compression very easily. I don't have to bother with changing the batch files whenever I want to add or delete files. Your product has one purpose and it does it extremely well.

Bruce Wilkinson, Systems Provider

Ultra simple user interface for clients that have no capacity to understand the need for backup. If it is this simple they can do it. This combined with an easy to use setup makes it very usable for me as a systems provider. A very tasteful design (and this is not a small feature to me). Ugly software and bad design has driven me from many products. I do not find it comforting or stimulating to work in front of a rotting compost and I find it even less so faced with bad art and tasteless design in software. Life has too little art. Thank you for your contribution.

William Ball

I did many Internet searches, downloading several different backup software. So far yours seems to be the best in ease of use and applies exactly to what I need. The interface is simple and is fast in setup time and execution time.

Bill Wright

Thank you for your prompt attention. I look forward to the next release. I am very impressed and pleased with your backup software package. It was by accident I ran across it in ZdNet downloads. I read the review and thought "This is just what I want, and presently do manually. This I will buy." I installed it, and it ran just prefect, and without a whole lot for setup. Thanks again for developing this product.

Tibor Kornyei, Translator

I have tried six or seven other backup programs before choosing yours. Argentum Backup contains all the features I need, not more, and it is very user-friendly. The interface is well thought out, one of the best I have ever seen. Thanks for developing this nice program.

Robert Cunningham

Ever since my wife and kids started using my computer I needed a backup program that is reliable, automatic and easy to use. I downloaded many many of backup programs and tried them all. All in all Argentum Backup is a perfect program for me and in my opinion an overall outstanding program. I have told all my friends about it and gave a lot of them the demo to evaluate on their own.

Fernand Ouellette

One of the best things I liked about Argentum Backup was that it simply creates a Zip file. It doesn't use a file format that may not be compatible with other machines or that requires software from the Iomega, etc. For example, if my home computer crashed and I was using Microsoft Backup for Windows 98, I couldn't open the files at work while my home computer was being repaired, since my PC at work uses Windows NT, which isn't compatible with Microsoft Backup for Windows 98. In short, I like the fact that it uses a format I can quickly open on any machine without trying to find and load software. Great, simple, intuitive product. Thanks.

Werner Reitboeck

Argentum Backup uses Zip files rather than proprietary file formats, like Veritas Backup does. I have Veritas Backup, but if your hard disk fries you need to install it first in order to restore files. Veritas Backup is fine if you just lose some files and want to install them... So your program is an extra security for me.

David Lindenberg, DV Cape Consulting

I found your software after searching the Internet for backup software. I downloaded a number of demo's and after evaluating most of them decided on Argentum Backup. The main reason for deciding on your software was the ease of use and being able to schedule backups to write onto CD at a later stage. With our exchange rate at 11 in local currency to $1 USD, price was also a consideration and your software was found to be the best value for money.

Anthony Game

I tried it and loved it at once. I liked the pared-down nature of the concept and the obviously tight coding which one so seldom sees now. It felt like old assembler coding used to feel and the slim use of resources meant that I could leave it running to schedule without concern about slowing other things down. I have suggested it to several other people and I shall continue to praise your program of course.

Jim Publow, High School Instructor

I recently had my personal computer at my work place crash. The HDD started to get hot and I think that it just burned out. Anyway, to make a long story short, it took me over 40 hours of manipulating files through DOS to recover my data. Boy was I wishing that I had a backup of this valuable data. Like all things normal, I found the reference to your backup software after I had spent all this time getting my files back the roundabout way.

So when I tried your software at home on a trial basis and saw how easy it was to back up my data files and any others I thought that this is an inexpensive way to keep my sanity. I am very glad that I purchased the license. My only hope is that I will be able to install and use the software on my school computer that has to be repartitioned, reformatted, and re-OS'ed to make it functional again. Thanks for a fine product that for me comes a little too late but will save me in the future, I am quite sure.

Ann Barnes

It was so simple, so small, and so very basic that even the user I want to be in charge of it at my former work site can do it!

Jan Pniewski

After trying loads of backup software on the Internet, yours was the only software that fulfilled our requirements and didn't keep crashing.

Balazs Fejes

I really like your product, it works reliably in the background, the Zip file format is very easy to handle, and it does not eat up a lot of resources.

Frederick Siegmund

I recently purchased a new computer with Windows XP Home Edition installed. Microsoft chose not to include a backup program with that Home Edition. I went on the Internet to look for a backup program that suited my needs. Your short description of the program got my attention so I clicked the link to a more detailed description and was still interested after reading that description.

The small size of your program made it easy to download on a dial-up connection so I gave it a try and it was easy to use and gave me what I was looking for plus some additional features. All I wanted was a way to backup the files that I have created or added to my computer. I don't backup programs that I can reinstall if something goes wrong. Windows XP Home Edition users will be looking for a way to backup. If you can find them or they can find you most users would find your program perfect for them.

Joe Messman

Thanks for your help. I have recommended your program to several other people in the past. They are quite pleased and so am I. Now when I contact them I will tell them that you provide support also. Customer service is easy when everything with the product is performing as expected. It's how you perform when there are issues that counts.

$25