"Backup4all lives up to its marketing claims. It’s versatile, has all the features you need, and is easy to use. The beginner can easily get a good backup the first time. And the professional can tweak the program until his backup hums along exactly as he wants it to. It runs on every Windows OS from 95 to XP, too. From $25 - $45, depending on the version you buy, Backup4all is a bargain."
ProNetworks review
A wealth of features
"We were quite pleasantly surprised to find that Backup4all installed and worked well on the latest Vista release. While this is still a Beta Operating system, it is nice to see that this program seems to be Vista compatible and that it will even use the Vista Aero theme without difficulties."
Sofpedia pick
Rated excellent by Softpedia
"To be honest, I always say "I'll burn that backup folder someday this week" and the week passes without having my files backed up. With a program like Backup4all this issue can disappear, and the stress related to “what if my hard drive crashes” problem will disappear. I think that I'll leave the backup tasks for this program from now on. What about you?"
The Office Letter review
Backup4all is flexible
"You can’t be too careful about your data, and Backup4All does a good job using a well-designed interface, with plenty of bells and whistles for more experienced users. A "standard" version may be all you need if you don’t want e-mail notification or AES 128, 192, and 256-bit encryption."
Details:
A backup plugin is actually an XML file that contains information about the specific application it was created for. This allows Backup4all to recognize exactly what to back up from your computer in order to have that application's configuration files and other data backed up. The backup plugin doesn't work separately, has to be installed in Backup4all.
How to download and install the IE Favorites backup plugin
Right click the following file and select Save Target As (Save Link As in FireFox): IE_Favorites.xml After the download is finished, follow these steps to install it in Backup4all:
Open Backup4all and select Tools->Install Plugin.
Browse to the location where the plugin was saved (usually the desktop), select IE Favorites.xml and click Open.
How to use the IE Favorites backup plugin
After the plugin is installed, in Backup4all in the Predefined Backup drop-down list IE Favorites will be included too. To create a new backup job for IE Favorites based on this plugin:
Open Backup4all and select File->New Backup Wizard (Ctrl+N).
On the General page enter a name for the backup in the Name field.
From the Predefined Backup drop-down list, select IE Favorites. Click Next.
On the Sources page, you will see a list of the items to be backed up. You can clear (un-check) the items that you do not want to back up. Click Next.
On the IE Favorites page, select a destination for the backup. Click Next.
On the Type page, select the backup type. The Full or Mirror type is recommended.
Click Finish. The new backup job will appear in the backup list.
Press Backup (F6) to start backing up IE Favorites.
You can also create your own plugins by using Backup4all Plugin Creator. For more information about this read the following knowledgebase article: How to create a backup plugin.
You can watch below a video tutorial on how to back up the Internet Explorer Favorites folder (if the video plays in poor quality, see this article on how to play videos in high quality):
Applies to: IE Favorites 5.x-7.x, Backup4all 3.10.280 (or higher) Plugin author: Softland About IE Favorites: IE Favorites is the folder where Internet Explorer bookmarks are stored.
