Roxio Backup MyPC Deluxe 2006

by Roxio

Product Features

• Stops spyware, pop-ups, and adware with included STOPzilla
• Full, flexible, professional-level backup and disaster recovery software
• Easily restore digital media, critical files, even the operating system
• Automatically backs up files; flexible backup destinations
• Data archiving made drag-and-drop easy; designed for non-experts

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000CSPDXO
• Item model number: 224300
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 14, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,084 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

New Backup MyPC 2006 Deluxe is the best way to safeguard your digital media and critical files. Designed for non-experts, Backup MyPC automatically backs up your files to prevent data loss caused by system crashes, file corruption, and a host of other disasters. And, in case a disaster does occur, you can easily recover and restore your music, photos, video, data, even your operating system--all with a few clicks. Plus, it comes with STOPzilla, the industry's best spyware, adware, and pop-up stopper. Don't wait! Get protection for everything on your PC now...before it's too late.

Features:

• Quickly and easily archive music collection, photos, video, email, financial data, and productivity files
• Backup, restore, and compare backup set with the original files on your computer
• Erase re-writable discs, label discs, finalize disc for burning, and retrieve disc information

Top Five Reasons to use Backup MyPC 2006:

• Backup your data before a disaster occurs
• Data archiving made drag-and-drop easy
• Easy data recovery
• Flexible backup destinations
• Stop spyware, pop-ups, and adware with STOPzilla

Product Description

New Backup MyPC 2006 Deluxe is the best way to safeguard your digital media and critical files. Designed for non-experts, Backup MyPC automatically backs up your files to prevent data loss caused by system crashes, file corruption, and a host of other disasters. And, in case a disaster does occur, you can easily recover and restore your music, photos, video, data, even your operating system – all with a few clicks. Plus, it comes with STOPzilla, the industry's best Spyware, Adware, and Pop-up stopper. Don't wait! Get protection for everything on your PC now…before it's too late.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Backing up soooo easy, November 4, 2006

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S. Lassen "Cam Crazy" (Appalachia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roxio Backup MyPC Deluxe 2006 (CD-ROM)

Frankly, I forget that Backup My PC is even working.
I schedule a once a week backup to an external hard drive.
It is so flawless that I check it now and then just to be sure it did what I asked it to.
Nice! One less worry regarding my computer.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't buy it, January 15, 2007

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T. Kramer (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roxio Backup MyPC Deluxe 2006 (CD-ROM)

It would be difficult to overstate how disappointed I am in this product. I found it to be complicated and confusing to set up, with very little explanation as to what the different options are. Moreover, it seems to want me to backup to removable media, as opposed to another hard disk, and with the size of hard disks these days, that would mean it changing a lot of CDs or DVDs, and I would see it as a somewhat obsolete stance. For example, it will not allow me to backup to another hard disk to set up an automatic disaster recovery. It will allow me to backup to an external hard disk for scheduled backups, but when I try to do incremental backup, the resulting file gets smaller and smaller because I do not think it is saving my initial full backup. I am fairly computer literate, and usually have no trouble setting up software, so I have some real unhappiness with this particular interface. I spoke with some IT pros, unfortunately after I bought this and registered it, and they strongly recommended Acronis, which is probably what I will go ahead and buy now and write this off to loss.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Total disappointment, March 5, 2007

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Tony van Werkhooven (Blandford, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roxio Backup MyPC Deluxe 2006 (CD-ROM)

I purchased the item based on the description of the product capabilities. I wanted to back up my C drive on a scheduled basis to an external hard drive. The first problem was that the "Backup Wizard" will not let you specify a hard drive as the backup target for a scheduled backup. I have learned (from the online user forum) that you have to use the "Tools" menu for this. Next, to schedule regular backups requires setting a user/password combination, which should be simple enough. However, not with this program, no matter what I have tried in setting up a user/password, as I go on to the next screen, it keeps sending me back to establish a user password. The help text in the program or online did not resolve my issue. There is no phone number for Technical Support. I called the Roxio Sales phone number, which referred me to webchat (as an alternative to telephone technical support at $35). The response cycle for the webchat was so slow that the technician disconnected me the two times I tried it.

Overall, an extremely frustrating experience and a waste of time and money.