Selecting folders and files for backup is straight forward using an Explorer like tree display. In addition to individually excluding certain files or folders, a global list of file types to exclude is also available in the program. Numerous other options are also available including a variety of compression levels, verify after backup, backing up the registry and retrying locked files at the end of the backup sweep. Alternatively, if the CD device doesn't support packet writing, the backups can be divided into volumes, each of which can be sized to fit on a CD and then subsequently burned on to CDs using the regular mastering software that came with the the drive. Restore features are similarly full featured.
Backup sets are stored in a proprietary format, so the program is required to do restores.
One apparent glitch was the verify after backup did not run but in a 2nd, non-network backup, that feature worked as expected. In either case, file comparisons of the restored files to the originals revealed them to be identical. Another nice touch is that the program lets you specify a new folder for the restore destination and the program will create it on the fly. Take a look for youself and have a laugh. Next month we'll catch up with a bunch of things Steve Cerruti brought.