Handy Backup 2.1 is an easy-to-use yet powerful backup program designed for Windows 9x/NT/2000/Me/XP. It makes an automatic backup of your critical data virtually to any type of storage media: floppy disk, hard drive, network drive, or a remote FTP server. You only need to setup it once and it will monitor changes and execute scheduled backups and synchronizations at the time you specify. Strong file encryption, password protection and zip compression on the fly and many other features will protect your valuable data. Detailed online help is available. Intuitive Explorer style user interface You'll find Handy Backup extremely easy-to-use due to its simple Explorer-like user interface. Smart Setup Wizard and online help will guide you through all the steps of creating and managing backup items. Support for different types of backup storage Handy Backup is designed to work with almost any type of storage media, including various removable media, zip-drives and CD-R(W)s. You can also send backups to local network drives or to remote FTP servers. Flexible and powerful scheduler A versatile scheduler enables you to automatically back up your critical files on customized or regular basis, from hourly to monthly basis. At any time you can do your backup manually or modify the backup schedule to fit your needs. Integrated ZIP compression You can either copy files to their destination as-is or employ built-in ZIP compression to minimize your time online and used storage space. 128 bit encryption We offer you 128-bit encryption support, which is now the highest level of protection used in Internet communications. Flexible file and folder selection criteria An option to use wildcards, templates and/or inclusion/exclusion rules to fine-tune your backup items.