Comodo has launched its online backup solution -- releasing a new dedicated desktop client, Comodo Online Storage, as well as updating its desktop backup tool, Comodo Backup, to version 4.0.6.
Comodo Backup 4.0.6, which had been split into separate free and paid-for versions during its beta testing phase, has been released as a single, free tool in the same manner as its predecessor, version 3 was, which will please those who had championed it as one of the best free backup tools available for Windows.
Comodo Backup 4.0.6, which automatically downloads and installs Comodo Online Storage during the setup process, now includes a wizard to help simplify the process of backing up. This allows the user to quickly select items from user folders and then back them up with a single click to local, external or online storage.
Version 4.0.6 also includes “smart profiles” that automatically scan the user’s hard drive for documents, photos, videos and music, allowing them to be backed up in a single click. Other profiles already included include email, browser data and game saves.
Custom profiles can also be backed up, and these can include Registry entries, selected files and folders and even entire partitions and disks.
Version 4.0.6 also tightly integrates with Comodo’s new online storage service, which offers 5GB free and 250GB for $9.99 a month, or $99.99 a year. Comodo Online Storage, which is installed alongside Comodo Backup or which can be downloaded separately as a standalone app, allows the user to back up to their online account one of two ways. First, files and folders can be synchronized with the online storage by right-clicking them and choosing “Sync with Comodo Online Storage”. This ensures that the online backup is updated when the files are changed.
Second, files, folders, bookmarks, web links and text snippets can be manually uploaded via the Drop zone, a semi-translucent window that appears when files are dragged over it. Files uploaded this way subsequently appear in a folder marked “Dropped Files” in the user’s online storage, which can be accessed directly via Windows Explorer as a hard drive.
Both Comodo Backup 4.0.6 and Comodo Online Storage are available as freeware downloads for PCs running Windows XP SP2 or later. Online storage requires a Comodo account, and the user will be prompted to register or log in during installation.
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