Note: since this review was posted, Altaro has released version 3.0 of Oops! Backup. The coupon code still works at checkout.
I must admit that when I first heard about Oops! Backup, I was not enchanted with the name, but when the CEO of Altaro.com contacted me to do a review of Oops! I thought I had better look into it. All I could find were impressive reviews, so I loaded up my complimentary copy to see what all the fuss was about.
First off, Oops! Backup is not a full backup program like AcronisTrue Image Home for example. It does not create disk images that can restore Windows and your programs.
How does Oops! Backup work?
Oops! will simply backup your most important files: email, Documents folder, etc to another drive, preferably an external drive. I am using a 4GB USB key to store my Oops! Backup files and it is sufficient for the files and folders I have to Oops! to monitor. Which is another nice feature of Oops!: the ability to select which folders you want to backup and ignore those that do not matter.
For instance, I keep all my documents including pictures and music files on a separate partition from Windows, so it is already one step removed from a potential operating system crash. Then, I regularly backup those files to my ioSafe external hard drive (see my ioSafe review here).
Now with Oops! Backup installed and a USB key, I can not only keep regular backups of my documents, but I can also go ‘back in time’ to retrieve previous versions should the need arise. This is very handy since I use a laptop as my main PC; I don’t have to be tied to an external drive!
Let’s have a look at some Oops! Backup screen shots I took (click image to enlarge):
So you can see how simple Oops! Backup is to setup and use. This is the type of backup program Windows should have by default. Altaro has done a great job of making the user interface clean, unobtrusive and easy to use. Aunt Minnie and Uncle Fred should have Oops! Backup on their PC.
I have not even touched on all the aspects of this fine program here. You should download the free trial and check Oops! Backup out for yourself: 
Oops! Backup runs on Windows XP (32-bit) and 32 & 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.
If you would like to purchase a copy of Oops! Backup, you can do so through WindowsTalk and get 20% off. Use coupon code WVZE32 at checkout:
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Hey its a nice program! I will download the free evaluation copy and try it for sure! Backup is must these days…
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Thanks Shaksam for giving it a try…post back with your comments on Oops! Backup.
I’ve been evaluating Oops for about a week now and I have just made the decision to buy it. I’ve tested it as many ways as I can think of and in every way it is great at what it does: file backups. I found it because I was looking for a backup software that does “delta backups” (instead of storing entire files when only a few bits of them have changed), and Oops’s “reverse-delta” is, to me, a revolutionary variation on the delta backup. I’ve looked at everything I could find, from free to $100, and Oops got my money. Before I bought it I Googled for a coupon and found your site and this review. Granted I haven’t used Oops in production yet, but it has been reliable in my tests. I hope it doesn’t let me down because my expectations are high. Because of its simplicity I will be recommending it to anyone who needs a file backup software. I have used Ghost for my images for almost 10 years now, and now maybe I’ve found my file backup program for the next 10 years. Thanks for the coupon.
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Thanks for the insightful comments, C. I am happy that you like Oops! Backup and that you will be recommending it to others, too!