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Double Image Backup

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Developer(s)
  
Host Interface

Type
  
Backup software

Website
  
hostinterface.com

Operating system
  
Windows

License
  
Commercial Proprietary

Stable release
  
7.0.53 / June 18, 2016; 8 months ago (2016-06-18)

Double Image backup software runs on Windows workstations and Windows Servers. Double Image was first released in March 1994 and since followed by major releases with Double Image 7.0 released January 12, 2011 to become compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. Double Image 7.0.53 released June 18, 2016 includes compatibility with Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 and with an added option for encryption and decryption.

Features

  • Files are copied natively and remain non-proprietary on the target.
  • Designed to run multi-threaded allowing for simultaneous copy sessions.
  • Graphical user interface or commands: can run from a user interface or from another initiating program or script using commands and command variables.
  • Works with any disk or disc or network share Windows recognizes including local and external drives, network drives, virtual storage, CD drives, DVD drives, USB Flash drives, Memory cards, drives using the UDF file system and newer optical disc formats.
  • Individual profiles may be scheduled using a built-in scheduler interface from which scheduled tasks are created to the Windows Task Scheduler job list.
  • Runs on Windows PCs and Windows Servers with I-O for networked PCs, network storage devices, Windows Virtual machines, Linux, IBM Domino, BlackBerry Enterprise Servers and other networked machines.
  • Uses an incremental copying scheme based partly on file time-stamp and file system type allowing file comparisons between Windows controlled drives and non-Windows controlled drives to determine if a files should be copied or not. Non-Windows controlled devices can be Linux, Network-attached storage (NAS) devices from D-Link, Iomega, HP, Netgear, Seagate, Buffalo, Western Digital, and others.
  • Permits backups to occur without interrupting the user.
  • Simulation backups or simulation restores can be run before doing an actual copy sessions with the results provided to a summary or extensive event color log.
  • Encryption or decryption of copied files may be selected as an option. Microsoft's Encrypting File System (EFS) is used as the encryption method.

    • References

    Double Image Backup Wikipedia
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