It doesn't, for example, scan your hard disk for changes and make notes of what it finds. However, it does provide comprehensive backup tools for data and other crucial files, so documents can be easily restored. Because a utility like Retrospect Express can do more. More importantly, it can do different kinds of backup, send data to external or internal devices and work on several at once. You can script backup operations, instructing it precisely what to copy and where to copy it.
Script creation is wizard-driven and simple to follow.
Backups can be scheduled or manual. Retrospect Express even lets you set up automated systems that ensure copies are made to removable media and hard disks as one-offs and incremental backups. It lets you backup daily to hard disk, with weekly backups to external media. You can also do hourly backups to the hard disk. Restoring files can be done as a complete restore, or you can search for individual files from a backup and restore what you need.