Cobian Backup

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Cobian Backup

Please, note that Version 8 will stay Open Source but Amanita is NOT Open Source.
Read more about it HERE.

Download Cobian Backup 9
Version 9 Amanita
For Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
Latest version: 9.5.0.201
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Download Cobian Backup 8
Version 8 Black Moon
For Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
Latest version: 8.4.0.202

Download Cobian Backup 7
Version 7 Luz de Luna
For Windows 95*, 98, ME, Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003
Latest version: 7.6.0.353

If you want to download some previous version click in the Older versions link.
* Windows 95 may need some updates like Windows sockets version 2 for the program to work.

As you may know, last year I decided to make Cobian Backup 8 Black Moon Open Source. I had tried to go this way twice in the past and I really was hopping for a better result this time. The program has been out on SourceForge as OS for about a year now but AFAIK there has not been new releases.

What's done is done and the code that is out cannot be pulled back and I will not try to do that either. That code will be available forever to those who want to make a custom version or just to learn how things work.

Cobian Backup 8 (Black Moon) is Open Source.  So you can download the program in binary or source form from SourceForge. The code is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 1.1

Version 9 (Amanita) will NOT be published as Open Source

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Got questions? Please, read the help file and the FAQ first. If you don't find the answer to your questions there, post it to the forum and I will gladly try to help you.

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Online tutorial (html) for v7 ONLY. The tutorial for v8 is included with the program

Download the tutorial in PowerPoint format  for v7 ONLY. The tutorial for v8 is included with the program

Download the help file in MS Word (.doc) format

Features

Cobian Backup is a multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other directories/drives in the same computer or other computer in your network. FTP backup is also supported in both directions (download and upload).

Cobian Backup exists in two different versions: application and service. The program uses very few resources and can be running on the background on your system, checking your backup schedule and executing your backups when necessary. Cobian Backup is not an usual backup application: it only copies your files and folders in original or compressed mode to other destination, creating a security copy as a result. So Cobian Backup can be better described as a "Scheduler for security copies".

Cobian Backup supports several methods of compression and strong encryption.

New on version 9 Amanita

• Support for Volume Shadow Copies. You will be able to backup locked files
• Support for 7zip compression
• Now you can pause the backup in any place
• The update function can now use SOCKS
• proxy SMTP can now use SOCKS
• SMTP can now use SSL
• Autostart the interface can now be set for all users or the current user
• Autostart options are now playing fair with administrator’s rights
• Start a backup when autostart
• The remote directories are now created from the top to the root, thus minimizing the risk for Permission problems
• Downloading files shows now the percent
• FTP operations can now use UTF transfers if the server support it
• FTP operations use now UNICODE for local operations
• Zip files can now store file names in UNICODE
• Checking an archive could sometimes delete the archived files. Fixed.
• Prettier about boxes
• Icon in task properties for Manual AND ftp where swapped
• IPC via MMF is now gone
• The update server can now use MSSQL for logs or can use no logs at all
• SQX is now gone.
• Checking archives wrongly displayed Compressing using the verbose log
• CobDeleter is now an integral part of the UI
• Fixed the old “Error while connecting to :21:" error
• A brand new, improved help file and tutorial
• And MUCH more

New on version 8

• The program uses now Unicode functions whenever it can. Using compression and FTP will use ANSI functions, of course because of limitations on those formats or the FTP protocol. If you don't use compression or FTP, the program will always handle your file names as Unicode.
• The program uses now memory mapped files for inter-process communication. All the TCP communication used in older versions has been eliminated.
• A new method of encryption has been added: RSA-Rijndael, which uses a 256-bit Rijndael encryption with a random key that is itself encrypted used a 1024-bit RSA asymmetric key.
• Sensitive settings as passwords are now stored in the ini file using strong encryption
• The program is now a "green" application. All the files are stored in ini files. The only part that used the registry is the service, which, for obvious reasons must be installed using the registry. A green application, of course is not necessarily a good thing, but some people (often for "religious" reasons) seem to think that this is a good thing. Oh, well...
• A feature allows you now you execute individual tasks under different user accounts. The task will then try to impersonate the user and execute the task under that account.
• The 256 characters path limit is now GONE thanks to Unicode. The file and paths names can now be up to 32000 characters long.
• Now you can close programs using also their class names.
• Better SQX error handling.
• Full service control from the Option dialog.
• The mirroring effect that you got while compressing AND overwriting has been thankfully eliminated.
• LOTS of bugs fixed
• A better user interface.
• FTP transfers of larger files (> 2 GB are now supported)

New on version 7

• Designed and written from scratch

• Zip64 for zip files larger than 2 GB

• SQX compression

• Backup FROM and TO a FTP server

• Limit the speed of your FTP transfers

• SSL servers supported

• The program can now remind you if you have missed backups

• Strong encryption: Supported methods are Blowfish (128 bit), Rijndael (128 bit) and DES (64 bit)

• An open plug-in architecture to allow the program's enhancement

• The interprocess communication is done using TCP/IP. This allows a better communication between the program parts AND the program can be administrated from another machine anywhere in the world.

• Backup to multiple destinations

• A backup history is displayed

• Compressed files can now be split

• A new user interface

• Remote backup

• Automatically remove old backups

• The application can be used as a command line utility. No separate command line program is needed

Related downloads

Translator (For version 8 ONLY) - If you wish to translate version 8 into your language, please, download this tool and send the TWO resulting files to me. Read the TReadme.txt file included in the archive for instructions.

Decrypter (for version 8) (stand alone): A tool to decrypt the files encrypted with Cobian Backup. This tool can decrypt files created with any version.

Script creator for automatic setups (For VERSION 7 Only)  - Use this utility to create a script to automatically install Cobian Backup 7. This is great when you are installing the program in many computers.

Translator (for Version 7 ONLY) - If you wish to translate version 7 into your language, please, download this tool and send the TWO resulting files to me. Read the Treadme.txt file included in the archive for instructions.

DeCompressor (for both versions) - A very simple utility which allows you to decompress all Zip and AQX files created by Cobian Backup. Note that this is a very simple tool. You can decompress the files with Winzip, Squeez or TUGZip.

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Remote tool: The remote tool for Cobian Backup 7.

History

The evolution of the program, version after version.

3rd party utilities

Kill and Run Outlook - by Bertus Geldenhuys. Read the included Readme.txt file.
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Source

FAQ

Frequently asked questions. Please, read carefully this topic before you ask your question.

Older versions

Here you can download older versions of the program and some related old files.

Cobian Backup 6  (Build 6.1.1.264)

Slovak help file for Cobian Backup 6

Catalan language for Cobian Backup 6

Russian language for Cobian Backup 6

CobLazy: Plug-in for Cobian Backup 6: CobLazy is a "Before backup" plugin. When the backup begins, the plugin will be executed and if the day of the week is Saturday OR Sunday (can be configured), the current backup will be interrupted. This is useful, for example, if you have scheduled a daily backup but you don't want to make the backups on weekends.

Cobian Backup 5 (Build 5.2.1.0)

Cobian Backup 4 (version 4.1.9.0)

Cobian Backup 3

Cobian Backup 2