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The first official version of Backup4all was released exactly 20 years ago, in 2002. Development for it started 3 years prior to that, in 1999. Initially it was just a tool developed to be used internally, but after (a lot of) positive feedback from anyone that interacted with it, we decided to take it public and released version 1.0 of Backup4all exactly on the 20th of December in 2002.

Backup4all Monitor 1.2 was released, the most important update being the option to permanently activate a license. This update also includes several other fixes so update is recommended. If you don't use Backup4all Monitor yet, we highly recommend trying it to monitor your backups remotely.

Backup4all v9.7 is now available. This is an important update, as it adds a new permanent activation option and includes multiple cloud destination improvements

Backup4all v9.6 is now available. This is an important update, as it adds a new backup plugin, an improved Turkish translation and multiple improvements for cloud backups.

Backup4all v9.5 is now available. This is an important update, as it adds support for using multiple parallel threads. You can either set the number of threads manually or leave it on automatic. This improves the speed of  backups and other actions for online backups thus we highly recommend the upgrade.

Backup4all v9.4 is now available. This version adds new backup plugins, includes updates for backup sources and several other fixes.

Backup4all v9.3 is now available. This version was tested and is fully compatible with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 11. It also includes several other important updates thus we highly recommend the upgrade.

Backup4all v9.2 is now available. This version comes with important features and updates thus we highly recommend the upgrade. It includes an automated file copy method switch to optimize backup speed for large files, a new backup job import option, language updates, several specific fixes and more.

Backup4all v9.1 is now available. This version comes with important features and updates thus we highly recommend the upgrade. It includes new servers for the Wasabi cloud destination, updates for plugins, improved backup job imports, language updates and more.

Backup4all v9 is now available. This is a new major version with important features and updates thus we highly recommend the upgrade. It includes the option to add backup sources from cloud locations (Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Azure, BOX, Hidrive, Hubic and Amazon S3 Compatible destinations), as well as the possibility to have different types of sources in the same backup (for example plugin data, sources from the cloud, from local drives) plus other new features and updates.

Starting with May 5th, 2021, Backup4all version 6.x is no longer supported. If you are still using version 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x or 6.x we highly recommend upgrading to the latest version. This will ensure you get the latest updates and email support.

We've released a new minor version for Backup4all, 8.9. This update includes a drastically improved mirror backup, new backup plugins, several fixes and updates.

Backup4all 8.8 was released, an important update that adds several new backup plugins, a new language for the user interface, an updated engine for Azure backups and other fixes. Update is highly recommended.

Backup4all 8.7 was released, an important update that adds a new backup destination (Backblaze), option to send email notifications via Gmail, new backup plugins and several other updates and fixes.

Backup4all 8.6 was released, an update that includes new backup plugins and several important fixes. Update is highly recommended.

Backup4all 8.5 was released, an update that includes new backup plugins, updated cloud restore and other changes

Backup4all 8.4 was released, an update that includes new backup plugins, languages, updated ribbon theme and other changes. Update is highly recommended.