Files and folders
Back up the folders that matter, such as Documents, Pictures and the Desktop, and restore a single file or everything at once.
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Foxerly Backup & Restore
Back up your files automatically, with older versions kept
Foxerly Backup & Restore keeps copies of your files and folders, with older versions, on a schedule you set. When a drive fails or a file goes missing or gets overwritten, you restore exactly what you need.
- Files and folders
- Scheduled and incremental
- Windows 11 and 10
What Foxerly Backup & Restore does
Older versions kept
Go back to a file as it was yesterday, last week or last month, and search every version for a file name.
Scheduled backups
Daily, weekly or when a drive is connected. Backups run in the background while you keep working.
Incremental backups
After the first full backup, only the changes are copied. Backups finish faster and take up less space.
Save anywhere
External drives, a second internal drive or a network share. Keep older versions for as long as you choose.
Encrypted backups
Protect a backup with a password, so a lost drive does not mean lost privacy.
How to use Foxerly Backup & Restore
- 1
Choose what to back up
Pick the folders that matter to you, such as Documents, Pictures and the Desktop.
- 2
Choose where and when
Select the destination and set a schedule. The first backup copies everything, later ones only the changes.
- 3
Restore when you need to
Browse your backups by date and restore one file, a folder or everything.
What a backup protects you from
Every drive fails eventually. A backup is what turns that from a disaster into an afternoon.
Drive failure
Hard drives wear out and SSDs fail without warning. Your files come back from the backup drive.
Accidental deletion and overwrites
Get back yesterday’s version of a document you saved over, or a folder deleted weeks ago.
Ransomware
Files encrypted by malware can be restored from a backup kept on a drive that is not always connected.
Before a big change
Back up before a Windows upgrade, a reset or a move to a new PC, and copy your files back afterwards.
The 3-2-1 rule, in plain words
The most reliable way to keep data safe is simple: keep three copies of anything important, on two different kinds of storage, with one of them somewhere else.
In practice that means the original files on your PC, a scheduled backup on an external drive, and a second copy kept away from the computer, for example on a drive stored at work or with family, or in an online storage account.
A backup is only useful if it can be restored, so browse a backup now and then and open a few files from it. Foxerly Backup & Restore lets you look inside any backup by date without restoring it.
Technical details
- Works on
- Windows 11 and Windows 10, 64-bit
- Back up
- Files and folders, including files that are open, through Windows shadow copies
- Save to
- Internal and external drives, USB drives and network shares
- Schedules
- Daily, weekly, monthly or when a drive is connected
- Restore
- Single files, folders or everything, from any version kept
Foxerly Backup & Restore questions
Does it back up all of Windows?
No. Foxerly Backup & Restore backs up files and folders, which is where your own data lives. To copy a whole drive with Windows on it, use Foxerly Disk Clone.
How often should I back up?
As often as you create things you would hate to lose. For most people a daily backup of the folders they work in is a good balance.
Can I get back an older version of a file?
Yes. Every backup keeps older versions. Pick a date and restore the file as it was then. The free version restores the latest backup; older versions are part of Premium.
Can I keep working while a backup runs?
Yes. Backups run in the background, and files that are open are still copied.
Where should I keep my backups?
Not on the same drive as the originals. An external drive is the usual choice, ideally with a second copy kept somewhere else.
Is the first backup free?
Yes. The free version backs up whenever you press Back up now, copies only what changed after the first backup, and restores the latest version. Premium adds schedules, older versions and passwords.