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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 and your whole PC, automatically
Foxerly Backup & Restore keeps copies of your files, your drives or your entire Windows installation on a schedule you set. When a drive fails, a file goes missing or an update goes wrong, you restore exactly what you need.
- Files or the whole PC
- Scheduled and incremental
- Windows 11 and 10
What Foxerly Backup & Restore does
Full system image
Copy Windows, your programs and settings as one image. If the drive fails, restore the whole PC to a new drive and carry on.
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, a NAS 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 folders, a drive or the whole system.
- 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 the entire PC.
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. A system image puts everything back on a new 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.
Updates and upgrades that go wrong
Take an image before a big Windows update or a hardware change, and roll back if something breaks.
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, folders, partitions, whole drives and the Windows system
- Save to
- Internal and external drives, USB drives, NAS and network shares
- Schedules
- Daily, weekly, monthly or when a drive is connected
- Restore
- Single files, folders, partitions or the whole PC to a new drive
Foxerly Backup & Restore questions
What is the difference between a file backup and a system image?
A file backup copies chosen folders, such as Documents and Pictures. A system image copies the entire Windows drive, including programs and settings, so the whole PC can be restored to a new drive.
How often should I back up?
As often as you create things you would hate to lose. For most people a daily file backup and a weekly system image is a good balance.
Can I restore to a new or larger drive?
Yes. A system image can be restored to a different drive, which is also a common way to move to a bigger one.
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.
What if Windows will not start?
Premium lets you create a bootable recovery USB, so you can restore a system image even when Windows cannot start.