Monday, May 05, 2014
Straightforward tool that allows you to back up files, while offering support for encryption, compression, exclusion lists, filters, as well as scheduled tasks
TaskZip is a lightweight Windows application built specifically for helping you back up your files and schedule the process.
User interface
Looks are not quite impressive as the GUI is plain. There’s support for a built-in wizard that guides you throughout the entire configuration process, so even rookies can learn to master the operation in no time.
Creating a new backup job
TaskZip gives you the possibility to generate a new backup task by providing details about the name, selecting the saving directory, and choosing the desired backup type (full or incremental).
What’s more, you can schedule the backup session by specifying the start time and frequency (daily, weekly, monthly), add the files that you want to save and apply filters by file extension (e.g. BMP, DAT, DOC, EXE, GIF, MP3, OCX, PPT, PDF), include subdirectories, as well as exclude specific items by specifying the file types.
The tool enables you to compress data and export it to ZIP file format, keep a user-defined number of copies in addition to the current backup, and encrypt the compressed file by setting up passwords. If you don’t need to compress the file, you may simply copy the items to the destination.
TaskZip lists all backup jobs in the primary panel and offers information about each one, such as name, start time, size, status, and date. Additionally, you may cancel, delete, or edit the selected task.
Configuration settings
The utility enables you to specify the maximum number of backup copies, cancel automatic backups, log the entire process, and add a third-party tool for opening the log. On the downside, it hasn’t been updated for a while, so it may cause compatibility issues on newer operating systems.
Bottom line
To sum things up, TaskZip comes bundled with a decent feature pack for helping you back up your files but it still needs some improvements in the GUI area to make the entire process more intuitive.
User interface
Looks are not quite impressive as the GUI is plain. There’s support for a built-in wizard that guides you throughout the entire configuration process, so even rookies can learn to master the operation in no time.
Creating a new backup job
TaskZip gives you the possibility to generate a new backup task by providing details about the name, selecting the saving directory, and choosing the desired backup type (full or incremental).
What’s more, you can schedule the backup session by specifying the start time and frequency (daily, weekly, monthly), add the files that you want to save and apply filters by file extension (e.g. BMP, DAT, DOC, EXE, GIF, MP3, OCX, PPT, PDF), include subdirectories, as well as exclude specific items by specifying the file types.
The tool enables you to compress data and export it to ZIP file format, keep a user-defined number of copies in addition to the current backup, and encrypt the compressed file by setting up passwords. If you don’t need to compress the file, you may simply copy the items to the destination.
TaskZip lists all backup jobs in the primary panel and offers information about each one, such as name, start time, size, status, and date. Additionally, you may cancel, delete, or edit the selected task.
Configuration settings
The utility enables you to specify the maximum number of backup copies, cancel automatic backups, log the entire process, and add a third-party tool for opening the log. On the downside, it hasn’t been updated for a while, so it may cause compatibility issues on newer operating systems.
Bottom line
To sum things up, TaskZip comes bundled with a decent feature pack for helping you back up your files but it still needs some improvements in the GUI area to make the entire process more intuitive.
Backing up files, like checking for computer viruses is something that every personal computer owner should routinely perform, but often neglect until it is too late. Every computer should have an automated backup system that is easy to use…and yet they do not.
Windows ships with the Microsoft backup program. It has a nice interface, but is not widely used for one primary reason: it cannot be scheduled nor can command line parameters be passed in from a scheduling agent.
The TaskZip application was designed to be a system agent that will automatically archive specified files and folders into a single zip file (pkzip compatible format). You can backup across a network, from computer to computer, or even to a zip or jaz drive (although spanning disks is not yet supported).
You can create and schedule an unlimited number of backup jobs, each containing as many folders or files as you want. TaskZip has a simple, step-by-step wizard to guide you through selecting files, backup locations, and backup scheduling. The program's scheduler can run backups at any time, and you can set recurring schedules for running daily, weekly, or monthly backups. For each backup job, you can even maintain up to 99 older backup copies of each zip archive file.
You can password protect the zip file archives. When data loss occurs, you can highlight a backup job and with the click of a button, bring up your default windows zip shell (Winzip, Freezip, etc.) to restore the corrupt files. You can also forego compression and just backup files and folders directly.
Windows ships with the Microsoft backup program. It has a nice interface, but is not widely used for one primary reason: it cannot be scheduled nor can command line parameters be passed in from a scheduling agent.
The TaskZip application was designed to be a system agent that will automatically archive specified files and folders into a single zip file (pkzip compatible format). You can backup across a network, from computer to computer, or even to a zip or jaz drive (although spanning disks is not yet supported).
You can create and schedule an unlimited number of backup jobs, each containing as many folders or files as you want. TaskZip has a simple, step-by-step wizard to guide you through selecting files, backup locations, and backup scheduling. The program's scheduler can run backups at any time, and you can set recurring schedules for running daily, weekly, or monthly backups. For each backup job, you can even maintain up to 99 older backup copies of each zip archive file.
You can password protect the zip file archives. When data loss occurs, you can highlight a backup job and with the click of a button, bring up your default windows zip shell (Winzip, Freezip, etc.) to restore the corrupt files. You can also forego compression and just backup files and folders directly.
What's New in This Release:
- - At Backup Job Builder Wizard, if user clicks 'browse target folder' button but
- the target directory in the text box no longer exists on system, would get a fatal error. Fixed.
- - Jim Park: Re-worked non-compression backups so that if a file is locked in use, backup will continue, but that failed file will be logged as an Error in the trans-action log. User is responsible for checking trans-action log for errors.
- Added change so that if user has ignore errors, then backups continue; else they stop at locked file and popup a message box.
- - RE-COMPILED WITH VB6 SERVICE PACK 5. Was using VB6SP3. If you encounter any system issues with other apps...this might be why. You will need to update your other apps if a problem is encountered.
Program Information
Developer: DDDDDDDDDDD
Price and Added Date
Freeware .05-05-2014
Download Links
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