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Posted: **Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:52 pm**

Hekasoft Backup & Restore 0.34

Software Info

Hekasoft Backup & Restore let you backup profile folder for main Windows browsers and softwares. The backup will save all the user profiles and configuration..

Supported Softwares

- Avant Browser
- Comodo IceDragon
- Google Chrome
- Lunascape
- Midori
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Pale Moon
- Safari
- Slimboat
- uTorrent
- Waterfox
- Comodo Dragon
- FileZilla
- Internet Explorer (only Favorites)
- Maxthon 3/4 Cloud
- Mozilla Calendar/Sunbird
- Mozilla SeaMonkey
- Opera
- Rockmelt
- Skype
- SRWare Iron
- Wyzo
- Yandex

Thanks to the modules creation, you can create the module to backup and restore any software or folder in a few simple clicks. The created modules use shortcuts to system folders, so is possible to share the module with other users and operating systems.

Languages: Arabic, Belarusian, Bengali, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Operating System: Windows XP, Vista (32 bit, 64 bit), 7 (32 bit, 64 bit), 8 (32 bit, 64 bit)
Requirements: .NET Framework 4

Note: Saves settings to the user profile folder.

Posted: **Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:10 am**

Hekasoft Backup & Restore has new website - http://www.hekasoft.com/hekasoft-backup-restore/.

Hekasoft Backup & Restore is at version 0.65 (released on 2017-04-21).

Full Change Log

Version 0.65 [2017/04/21] 6th Anniversary Edition
- Add: Check for new version at startup
- Add: Check and download translations
- Add: Softwares custom path
- Add: General option "check for updates on launch"
- Add: Translation rating
- Removed: Update window
- Fixed: Google Chrome optimization issue
- Fixed: PaleMoon optimization issue
- Fixed: misspelled translations

Version 0.61 [2017/02/18]
- Add: Password-protected backups
- Add: Plugin Scanner
- Add: Dead Link Checker
- Add: new notification system
- Add: support for Chromodo
- Add: support for Vivaldi
- Add: Optimizer now support Mozilla Firefox x64
- Add: Cyberfox to Optimizer
- Add: softwares icon
- Removed: support for Aviator
- Removed: support for Comodo Chromium Secure
- Removed: support for Rockmelt
- Removed: support for Safari
- Removed: support for SRWare Iron
- Removed: support for Wyzo
- Fix: Minor bugs

Version 0.53 [2014/11/29]
- Fix: Empty folder creation
- Fix: Minor translation issues

Version 0.52 [2014/11/28]
- Add: support for Aviator, Cyberfox, SlimJet, Comodo Chromium Secure (Backup & Restore, Migration)
- Add: support for Epic, K-Meleon, QupZilla (Backup & Restore)
- Add: Persian translation (thanks to AliNiceBoy)
- Add: Launch at Windows start
- Add: Save last backed-up software
- Add: append date to filename
- Add: General settings
- Add: Donate menu
- Fix: Now Hekasoft Backup & Restore create an empty folder for the softwares profile, if not exist, before restore the settings
- Update: link to the website
- Update: Translations, thanks to: Leo Ooms (Dutch), José Carlos (Portuguese), Tchiro (Russian), Åke Engelbrektson (Swedish)
- Modified: exe name changed to "hbr.exe"

Version 0.51 [2014/09/23]
- Add: support for Citrio (Backup & Restore, Migration)
- Add: support for Google Chrome Canary
- Fix: a problem with the restore of the backups made with old version of Backup & Restore
- Fix: error string was in Italian for every language, now is English (will be translated in the next update)
- Fix: a problem with the graphic user interface when the software is in use
- Update: update download link

Version 0.50 [2014/07/15]
- Add: Backup migration between browsers (only between same engine browser)
- Add: Browser profile folder Optimization to remove old and unused files
- Add: support for FossaMail
- Modified: Rewritten backup, now Backup & Restore recognize which software belongs to the backup
- Modified: Graphic user interface
- Update: Portuguese translation (thanks to José Carlos)
- Update: Russian translation (thanks to Tchiro)
- Update: Swedish translation (thanks to Åke Engelbrektson)
- Update: Dutch translation (thanks to Leo Ooms)

Version 0.34 [2014/02/26]
- Add: Swedish translation (thanks to Åke Engelbrektson)
- Add: Turkish translation
- Add: translators website url link is now clickable
- Fix: Hekasoft Backup & Restore now correctly loads the settings from previous versions
- Fix: fixed Internet Explorer restore issue (thanks to BearPup)
- Fix: Minor bugs

Version 0.33 [2014/02/11]
- Add: support for uTorrent
- Add: support for Wyzo
- Update: Portuguese translation (thanks to José Carlos)
- Update: Russian translation (thanks to Tchiro)
- Modified: Optimized backup and recovery
- Fixed: Minor bugs

Version 0.32 [2014/01/04]
- Add: possibility to choose the modules to activate
- Add: support for latest Opera releases
- Add: Bengali translation
- Modified: operations moved to separate thread
- Modified: if there are new versions, you no longer need to visit the website to update, you can download the updates directly from Hekasoft Backup & Restore

Version 0.31 [2013/08/25]
- Update: Portuguese translation (thanks to José Carlos)
- Update: Russian translation (thanks to Tchiro)

Version 0.30 [2013/07/06]
- Add: custom module creation
- Add: Full support to 64 bit operating system
- Add: Slovenian translation
- Add: Belarusian translation
- Add: Vietnamese translation
- Modified: Optimized resources and reduced executable filesize

Version 0.22 [2013/05/02]
- Add: Hungarian translation (thanks to BlueEyes)

Version 0.21 [2013/01/23]
- Add: support for Midori
- Add: support for SlimBoat
- Add: support for Maxthon 4 Cloud
- Add: support for Yandex
- Add: support for Lunascape
- Add: Dutch translation (thanks to Piet Bruinsma)
- Modified: Changelog display date from DD/MM/YYYY to YYYY/MM/DD

Version 0.20 [28/11/2012]
- Add: support for Comodo IceDragon
- Add: support for Internet Explorer (Favorites only)
- Add: support for Waterfox
- Add: Portuguese translation (thanks to José Carlos)
- Add: Chinese translation
- Add: Japanese translation
- Add: Ukrainian translation
- Add: Romanian translation
- Add: Croatian translation
- Add: Hindi translation
- Add: Arabic translation
- Add: Polish translation
- Change: Now it's possible to switch languages without restart the software
- Fix: Improved backup & restore operation speed
- Rewrite all software code
- Switch to .NET Framework 4
- Fixed various minor bug

Version 0.10 [14/05/2012]
- Fix: French translation (thanks to Ardwen)
- Fix: software bug with the backup of Mail, Newsgroup and Chat with Opera (thanks to Ursule)
- Fix: Title for "check for new version" screen
- Fix: 0.9 version changelog missing "check for newer version"

Version 0.9 [08/05/2012]
- Add: support for SRWare Iron
- Add: support for SeaMonkey
- Add: support for Skype
- Add: support for Safari
- Add: support for Maxthon 3
- Add: support for RockMelt
- Add: support for Avant Browser
- Add: Russian translation (translated by tchiro)
- Fix: Move configuration file to AppData folder, to avoid UAC issue
- Add: Check for newer version

Version 0.8 [22/04/2012]
- Fix: change language is now direct, no more required restart the software
- Fix: a compatibility issue with Windows XP
- Fix: a problem with language loading

Version 0.7 [20/04/2012]
- Change: graphic appearance
- Add: support for Pale Moon
- Fix: better language support
- Fix: better code for backup & restore
- Change: font from Segoe UI to Calibri

Version 0.6 beta [30/01/2012]
- Add: support for FileZilla
- Change: from WINSoftBlog to Hekasoft
- Remove: the ads banner
- Fix: a problem that still run backup or restore even if it's cancelled

Version 0.5 beta [05/01/2012]
- Add: ads banner
- Fix: problem with language
- Fix: some minor bugs

Version 0.4 beta [26/11/2011]
- Fix: problem with some software folder
- Fix: Better translation code
- Add: Language flags
- Add: support for Comodo Dragon
- Add: support for Opera

Version 0.3 alpha [05/05/2011]
- Add: French translation
- Add: Spanish translation
- Add: German translation

Version 0.2 alpha [02/05/2011]
- Fix: a bug with Mozilla Calendar/Sunbird
- Add: a progress bar
- Add: Multilanguage support Italian-English

Version 0.1 alpha [21/04/2011]
- Add: support for Mozilla Firefox
- Add: support for Mozilla Thunderbird
- Add: support for Mozilla Calendar
- Add: support for Google Chrome

Links
Website - http://www.hekasoft.com/hekasoft-backup-restore/
Publisher - http://www.hekasoft.com/
Softpedia - http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Bac ... tore.shtml
BetaNews - https://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/H ... 55620945/1
SoftwareCrew - http://www.softwarecrew.com/2014/02/bac ... d-restore/
gHacks - https://www.ghacks.net/2014/02/20/hekas ... gram-data/
dotTech - https://dottech.org/89758/windows-backu ... p-restore/
AlternativeTo - https://alternativeto.net/software/heka ... d-restore/

Images

Hekasoft Backup & Restore - main window:

Hekasoft Backup & Restore - add software:

Hekasoft Backup & Restore - settings - modules:

Hekasoft Backup & Restore - settings - general:

Hekasoft Backup & Restore - migration:

Hekasoft Backup & Restore - optimize:

Hekasoft Backup & Restore - plugin scanner:

I have used Hekasoft Backup & Restore and it works fine but unfortunately it is not portable. Currently "Dead Links Checker" works only with Internet Explorer so it is useless for me. I do not understand why support for SRWare Iron was removed.

Posted: **Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:18 pm**

More on this soon but I have to say smaragdus' overview posts just keep getting better and better. The breakdown on each screenshot is both helpful and clear.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:28 pm**

Just a note that this still requires dotNET 4.0.

License: Freeware, but depending on how you read "3.2 d) [user is not authorized to] transmit or provide access to any third-party sources;" you can't mirror this program. This is a problem if the authors decide to go payware or just close up shop (something we deal with a fair amount here on the site). http://www.hekasoft.com/eula/

> unfortunately it is not portable

That's a shame. This is a really impressive backup solution.

Posted: **Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:50 am**

Thanks for sharing Hekasoft Backup & Restore, we really hope that you will find it useful.
We really care about what users says about our software, so often we search on the web about our softwares, and we've found your forum.

About our EULA license 3.2d, the main reason is because we are a small team and we don't want/can't pay for a certificate which can attest that the installer has not be altered, this way we hope to discuorage people from do that.
Actually we have no problem with safe mirrors (backup & restore is available on softpedia, toolslib and other websites)

Hekasoft Backup & Restore will always be free, we really want to keep it free, we planned to add a cloud backup feature in the future, that will be available after a in-app purchase, but the software will always be free.

About the portable version, many users asked us to do it portable, and is on our to-do list.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:14 pm**

@Hekasoft

First, welcome to the forum and thanks for your excellent Hekasoft Backup & Restore program.

Some time ago I asked for a portable version and you mentioned that you were working to make all your software portable. If this happens I will submit Hekasoft Backup & Restore to the database and will also review your nice text editor Hekapad at the forum. In my opinion portability will add more value to your programs and most likely will make them more popular.

Please consider restoring support for SRWare Iron- the program is still in active development, the latest version, 59.0.3100.0, was released on 2017-06-22.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:07 pm**

@smaragdus

Yes we received many requests asking a portable version, and we will make it, in the next update we will fix bugs and add minor features, so will not be portable yet.
About Hekapad, actually we are working to add code highlight in it and other new features, we are working on it in these weeks, so if we can add portability in the next update for the release date we will do it

About SRWare Iron, it was wrongly reported to us as inactive, so we removed it from our supported softwares, but we will restore its support in the next update, thank you

Posted: **Mon Oct 02, 2017 6:18 am**

Just saw this at Hekasoft FAQ page:

http://www.hekasoft.com/support/ wrote:[Q] Can you develop a Portable version of a software?
[A] Actually we don’t work on any portable version of our softwares.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:03 pm**

Midas wrote:
http://www.hekasoft.com/support/ wrote:[Q] Can you develop a Portable version of a software?
[A] Actually we don’t work on any portable version of our softwares.

That's kinda weird. I always thought of all types of software out there, portable backup tools make the most sense. Strange.

Posted: **Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:16 pm**

Midas wrote:
http://www.hekasoft.com/support/ wrote:[Q] Can you develop a Portable version of a software?
[A] Actually we don’t work on any portable version of our softwares.

Happily the FAQ item was taken down and there is now a "portable" version (untested) now posted to the download page: https://www.hekasoft.com/hekasoft-backup-restore/ ... plus, 0.81 was just released a few days ago: https://www.softpedia.com/progChangelog ... 13991.html

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