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FileKeeper Professional: Better than Backup

FileKeeper Professional eliminates many of the hassles and headaches that exist today with the two most common methods of data protection today - Drag/Drop and Backup to Tape.

Below is a comparison of common functions required to adequately protect user data and how FileKeeper Professional shows that it is Better than Backup.

Note: FileKeeper is designed to protect user data only. If disaster recovery from bare metal is required, it is recommended Yosemite Backup be used for full system protection and Yosemite FileKeeper for continuous data protection of user documents.

	Traditional Backup	Drag/Drop	FileKeeper Pro
File Selection	Usually checkbox driven Requires knowledge of file location when protecting just user data May require ongoing mgmt to select newly-added files	Requires knowledge of file location Requires selection of files for every backup	Commonly used files protected "out of the box" Selection based upon type of application in use Captures files regardless of location Automatically protects newly added files
Scheduling	Protection driven either by schedule or launched ad hoc Requires system to be on at time of launch Backup can be system intensive suggesting backups run during off-hours	Scheduling not possible without advanced system knowledge	None needed Protection is continuous - changes to the file are protected every time the file is saved Ensures recoverable data is most recent
Media Management	Requires rotation of media to avoid overwriting protected data Requires storage of media Requires expensive loaders or manual load if backup set larger than media capacity	None needed if overwrite of existing protected files is acceptable but this method will likely have undesirable results	None needed
Proprietary Terms	Grandfather, Father, Son (GFS) media rotation Differential, Incremental, Full Backups Concatenated, split-span backups	None	Protection Policy Data Vault Continuous Protection Snapshot Protection
Efficiency	If configured properly, can backup only files that have changed but does not backup and store only the changes to a file Can compress files	None Brute force file copy	Transfers and stores ONLY the changes to a protected file Compresses changes prior to transfer and storage
Transparency	Generally system intensive requiring user to stop working Requires continuous, ongoing maintenance Recovery only done through proprietary interface Requires connection to backup storage device	Requires user initiation Can be somewhat system intensive Slow if done over network	Requires ZERO user involvement Changes are captured and stored as files are saved Virtually no impact to system
User Interaction	Requires knowledge of proprietary interface Requires continuous maintenance of schedules, media, file selection, and backup job type Recovery only done through proprietary interface	Requires complete user interaction for launching backup, selecting files, selecting destination, manage target location, and determining when to overwrite stored data	After brief wizard-driven set up process, protection is continuous and requires zero user interaction Recovery is done by simple right-click in Windows Explorer
Safeguards / Data Integrity	Multiple safeguards available Data integrity well maintained	Only safeguards available are user's skill and knowledge of file status Very common cause of data loss	Multiple safeguards in place Data integrity continuously verified and well maintained
Security	Some data encryption available Data stored in proprietary format on media	Available through 3rd party utilities	Data stored compressed, encrypted, and in proprietary structure
Learning Curve	Generally high Requires learning new interface, terms, and sometimes storage device formats	Generally low for first file copy Generally high after first copy as knowledge of which file to copy/overwrite key to adequate and up to date protection	Minimal, brief and only needed for initial configuration 5-minute automated tutorial usually sufficient Requires understanding of how data is protected, what data is protected, and how to recover
Disaster Recovery	Provides ability to recover entire system including operating system, applications, and data Usually provides ability to boot from "bare metal"; aka Bare Metal DR	Can only recover user data	Relies on traditional backup such as Yosemite Backup Desktop or system tools to protect/recover entire system Protects and recovers user data ONLY to same or to alternate system
Full File Recovery	Requires knowledge of proprietary interface Requires knowledge of file location May require knowledge of media used May require multiple recovery operations from multiple media	Requires knowledge of file location and recovery destination	Requires knowledge of Windows Explorer and right-click menus
Content Rollback	Capability not supported	Capability not supported	Requires knowledge of Windows Explorer and right-click menus
Granularity of Protection	Protection is schedule-based and generally runs only once per day or once per week All file changes between these intervals is lost	Protection is ad hoc and can occur at user's discretion If desired, user can manually close and copy the file after every save but would require creation & maintenance of complex folder and file naming structure	Protects files and file changes every time they are saved to disk Stores changes as Versions Enables protection of unlimited versions Allows rollback to previous version via Windows right-click menu
Setup Requires	Installation Backup Job created Files to backup selected Backup media set and associated with job Backup scheduled	Add storage device Highlight CORRECT files to ensure not overwriting good data Copy files to storage	Installation Accept default Protection Policies protect commonly used application data Add Data Vault (optional)