Genie Backup Home 9.0

“Genie Backup Manager Professional has a clear simple interface which lets you manage the application without problems and in just a few minutes. As soon as you start working with it, you’ll see that behind it’s simple appearance lie some advanced options not found in higher-end products.” – Personal Computing World magazine

Genie Backup Manager Home 9.0

genie-backup-manager-home Genie Backup Home 9.0 is a powerful tool for backing up whatever files or folders you consider important.

If you just want to run a quick and simple backup then you’ll appreciate the program’s list of common “Backup Items”. These include your Outlook emails, desktop, Registry, Windows settings and more, and including these in your backup can be as simple as checking a box.

Most of the time you’ll have your own ideas, of course, but it’s almost as easy to choose your own files and folders. Just check the My Folders box, browse the Explorer-type window and check the box next to whatever files or folders you’d like to protect.

The program supports multiple backup types (Full, Incremental, Mirror); your archive can be compressed, or encrypted, then saved to local, removable or LAN folders, FTP servers, or burned to CD, DVD or Blu-ray discs.

And you can then restore individual files or an entire backup later, from within the program. Or, if your system won’t start at all, a bootable Disaster Recovery disc can help you restore normal working order.

The main new features this time are relatively limited (Outlook 2010 support, backups to secure FTP, Windows 8 support). But there are lots of incremental improvements: an enhanced interface, better Volume Shadow Copy support, reduced RAM requirements, improved performance and so on. And that all helps to make a very likeable backup tool, packed with features yet extremely easy to use.

If you need more, though, it might be worth considering Backup Manager Pro 9.0, which adds more powerful encryption; extra scheduling options; the ability to run commands before and after a backup; differential backup support, the ability to back up to an Amazon S3 account, and more.

What’s new in Genie Backup Manager Home 9

  • Enhanced FTP engine.
  • Secure FTP (FTPS) Support.
  • Added Outlook 2010 support
  • Added Windows 8 support.
  • New and enhanced interface.
  • Enhanced Volume Shadow Copy support.
  • Improved Disaster Recovery engine.
  • New CD/DVD/Blu-ray burner.
  • Enhanced Blu-ray support.
  • Enhanced performance.
  • Enhanced memory management; takes less memory resources
  • Updated Genie Agent notifications
  • Enhanced system schedule
  • Added social integration elements.

Platforms: Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows 8, Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit), Windows XP

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Too slow when copying files?

Too slow to copy files The problem is caused by either the user’s PC not supported a USB 2.0 port or
the product not being connected to a USB 2.0 port.

When connected to a USB 1.1, it has a transmission speed of about 1 MB/s which is
very slow.

To solve the problem:

  • Install a USB 2.0 driver
  • Connect to a different port
  • Purchase and use a separate port if the PC is not equipped with a USB 2.0 port.

Also the speed can be decreased when using a USB 1.1 cable that is not shielded.
Use the cable provided with the product or purchase a USB 2.0 cable.

Checking whether USB 2.0 is available

On Control Panel▶Administrative Tools▶Computer Management▶Device Manager click and expand the + sign of the ‘Universal Serial Bus Controller’ on the right window. If ‘USB2 Enhanced Host Controller’ is installed as shown below, USB 2.0 is available for use.

When it is not installed, either check or try following instruction:

1. Install Chipset Driver of Main Board.

2. Re-install the USB Mass Storage Device Driver.
Connect the external hard drive.Then on StartControl PanelSystemHardware▶Device Manager, right click the USB Mass Storage Device of Universal Serial Bus controllers and select ‘Properties’.

– When ‘USB Mass Storage Device Properties’ window opens, click Uninstall on Driver tab then click OK when the pop-up opens.

– Disconnect, then reconnect the external hard drive.
When ‘Found New Hardware’ window appears on the bottom right side, wait until the completion message is displayed. (It takes a while to automatically install the driver.)

– Check whether the Samsung External Hard Drive appears on the Disk Drivers of Device Manager.

– USB Drivers are installed separately on each port, so the above process should be repeated as many times as needed by connecting the external disk driver to each USB port.

3. Checking EHCI Mode of BIOS Setup
In case there is an item that sets EHCI mode in PC’s BIOS Setup, check whether the item is Enabled or not.

4. If the problem persists even after trying the above instruction, refer to the link in below or upgrade each OS to the latest version.

– USB 2.0 Support in Windows 2000
– USB 2.0 Support in Windows XP

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Hard Disk Drive Resource Links (Linux System)

http://www.nyx.net/~sgjoen/disk.html
This document describes how best to use multiple discs and partitions for a Linux system. Although some of this text is Linux specific, the general approach outlined here can be applied to many other multi tasking operating systems.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Hard-Disk-Upgrade/index.html
This document describes how to copy a Linux system from one hard disc to another.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition-Rescue/index.html
This document describes how to rescue your Linux partition if MS-DOS deleted it.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/index.html
This document explains how to plan and layout disc space for a Linux system. It talks about disk hardware, partitions, swap space sizing and positioning considerations, file systems, file system types, and related topics. The intent is to teach some background knowledge, not procedures.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Large-Disk-HOWTO.html
This document covers how to configure disc drives with more than 1024 cylinders for use with Linux.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Root-RAID-HOWTO.html
This document provides a cookbook for creating a root mounted RAID file system and companion fallback rescue system using Linux initrd. There are complete step-by-step instruction for both raid1 and raid5 md0 devices. Each step is accompanied by an explanation of its purpose. Included with this revision is a generic Linux initrd file which may be configured with a single three line /etc/raidboot.conf file for raid1 and raid5 configurations.

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