Data Backup 3 by Prosoft Engineering
What's on this page?
Data Backup 3 is a powerful utility that allows you to backup, restore and synchronize your valuable data with minimal effort. Whether you are a new computer user or a seasoned professional, Data Backup 3 offers you just the right amount of power, flexibility and ease-of-use to help you protect your files fast.
Easy
- No complicated setup - built-in backup sets to quickly backup your iTunes or iPhoto files, other important data or your entire system.
- Custom create your own backup sets. Just drag and drop.
- "Fast Start" feature preselects the files to be backed up, saving you time (requires OS X 10.4+).
Powerful
- Go "back in time" and see your files and directories, as they were when your backups happened.
- Schedule your backups to automatically run at a specific time, on a recurring basis or when a drive is connected.
- Have your Mac automatically wake from sleep to execute scheduled backups.
- Backups run whether you are logged in or not.
- Create a bootable clone of your hard drive.
- Choose to compress and/or password protect your backups.
Flexible
- Backup to any mounted drive including FireWire, USB, ATA, or networked drives.
- Backup to CD/DVD disks automatically span on multiple disks.
- Creates an exact copy of a folder or a drive, including bootable OS X backups.
- Synchronize folders - perfect if you use more than one computer.
Basic Operations
- Backup - simply drag your files and folders into Data Backup and select a destination drive and go!
- Restore - select the files and folders you want to restore, just like backup, but reverse the to and from folders.
- You can backup to or restore from any mounted drive including CD, DVD, ATA, SCSI, FireWire, USB, or networked volumes.
Advanced Operations
- Bootable Backups - Clone your bootable drive to make a completely bootable backup. Be up and running quickly if your main drive crashes.
- Schedules - automatically run any Data Backup task on a specific days, dates or other recurring basis.
File Exceptions - specify files that are to never be backed up (such as system files or applications).
- Versioned Backup - creates an exact copy of a folder or a disk, and also saves older versions of the data to provide an evolution of the backed-up data.
- Incremental Backup - copies all files that have been modified since the last backup.
Options
- Synchronization - makes two folders identical by copying missing files and replacing older files with newer files.
- Compression - backup and restore can automatically compress your data, or you can compress data on your computer to save hard drive space.
Why buying from PowerMax is risk-free
If there's one thing you should know - it's PowerMax wants you to be 100% satisfied with your product. Because we sell so many different products from a variety of sources, our return policies are specific to the kind of product you ordered. Take a look:
| Product Type | Return Window | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Third Party Products | 30 Day Full Refund | You can return your item for a full refund within 30 days of purchase with the exception of Apple CTO products, opened memory or opened software. Returns on all new 3rd party products must be in complete, undamaged and unmarked condition. |
| New or Factory Refurbished Apple Products | 10 Business Days | If you are not satisfied with your purchase, contact your PowerMax customer service representative within 10 business days of the receipt of the product. Provided you return an item unopened in the original box, we will exchange it or offer you a refund based on your original method of payment. A 10% open box fee will be assessed in any opened hardware or accessory. |
| Pre-Owned Macs | 90 Day Full Refund & DOA Protection | In addition to a 90-day warranty, we will guarantee any pre-owned Mac to be in good operating condition upon its arrival or we'll pick it up and send you a new one if returned within 72 hours of receipt. |
For full details please take a look at our Returns & Errors page.
We warranty our work
In addition to the below warranties on Apple products, we're happy to facilitate communication with manufacturers of non-Apple products at any time (some of them are notoriously hard to communicate with) and do everything we can to make sure manufacturers honor that commitment.
| 1 Year AppleCare | 3 Year AppleCare Available? | 90 Day PowerMax Warranty | 6 Month Powermax Warranty Available? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Apple Computers | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Apple Refurbished | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| PowerMax Pre-Owned |
Nope | Nope | Yes | Yes* |
For more info please check out our warranty page.
Pricing Protection
We've all been there: you pick up the latest gadget only to see it advertised by that same retailer one week later at a 25% discount. Well, with PowerMax you don't have to worry about feeling duped.
If you see a reduced price on an item you've purchased within the last 10 days just let us know and refund or credit the difference back to you.
For full details please take a look at our Returns & Errors page.
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Data Backup 3 by Prosoft Engineering
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