In general terms, DeltaCopy is an open source, fast incremental backup program. Let's say you have to backup one file that is 500 MB every night. A normal file copy would copy the entire file even if a few bytes have changed. DeltaCopy, on the other hand, would only copy the part of file that has actually been modified. This reduces the data transfer to just a small fraction of 500 MB saving time and network bandwidth.
DeltaCopy is a "Windows Friendly" wrapper around the Rsync program, currently maintained by Wayne Davison. "rsync" is primarily designed for Unix/Linux/BSD systems. Although ports are available for Windows, they typically require downloading Cygwin libraries and manual configuration.
DeltaCopy is based on a client/server model where clients connect to a remove server and transfer files. The installer includes binaries for client as well as server.
Features:
* Incremental backup - Copies part of the file that is actually modified
* Task scheduler - Profiles in DeltaCopy can run based on a schedule
* Email notification - Administrators can receive email confirmation on successful as well as failed transfers
* One-click restore - Backed up files can be easily restored.
* Windows friendly environment - No need to manually modify configuration files or play around with command line options.
System Requirements:
* XP, 2000, 2003, 2008, Vista and Windows 7. We have not tested DeltaCopy on Win9x.
* 10 MB hard disk
* 64 MB ram
* 1 GHz processor or better
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