New Windows 8 “History Vault” Available in Free Genie Timeline Backup Software!

Published on April 29, 2011 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

There’s a new feature in Windows 8 that has been described by people who have seen the M1-M3 builds. It’s called the “History Vault”. The History Vault feature allows you easily restore individual files to earlier timestamp…. without doing the whole computer.

Now you can get this same feature for free in “Genie Timeline” software which supports Windows7 and x32 as well as x64!

I strongly urge you to take a look at the excellent screenshot presentation at the Genie website.

You can compare features in the free and ‘pay for’ editions also, there. There’s currently a 25% discount on Genie Timeline Pro 2.1.

It takes two clicks to set up the free edition (3 for the paid), and tons of settings to personalize your backup settings.

What gets backed up?

“It backs up emails (from Outlook, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and contacts), desktop files, documents, Office files (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Publisher and other document files), financial files, videos, music, pictures, bookmarks (from Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera browsers), eBooks, PDFs and many other file file types.You can also manually select files and folders for backup. Manual selection is very useful especially if you want to backup system files and folders as well.” – from Intowindows.com

Genie Timeline ‘real time’ monitors your system for changes. The “Timeline Explorer”, which lets you restore individual files to earlier timeline with a click is probably Genie’s best feature.

Download link Genie 2.1 free: http://www.genie9.com/Free_products/Download.aspx

Source:

http://www.intowindows.com/genie-timeline-free-windows-8-history-vault-mac-time-machine-for-windows-7/

Comments

Dr Guy

on Apr 29, 2011

Great idea. The one stumbling point for this type of feature (and still is for some people - like my wife!) is space. However, even with bloat code, Microsoft has not been able to keep up with the advancement of disk technology, so I guess they found another way to use all the space! At least this one is very useful and helpful!

CharlesCS

on Apr 29, 2011

Isn't this program similar to one Stardock has? can't access the Stardock site from here so can't remember the name of it but it had a similar concept. I think.

This is a great program. Once I can get some more space I will get this once I start my video blog casting I plan on doing later in the year.

Neil Banfield

on Apr 29, 2011

CharlesCS

reply 2

Isn't this program similar to one Stardock has? can't access the Stardock site from here so can't remember the name of it but it had a similar concept. I think.

This is a great program. Once I can get some more space I will get this once I start my video blog casting I plan on doing later in the year.

I think you are thinking of KeepSafe (https://www.stardock.com/products/keepsafe/)

DrJBHL

on Apr 29, 2011

From the KeepSafe product info:

"It does not replace a full system backup, but rather provides protection during those times between backups and only works on files you actually change – saving disc space."

Genie Timeline Backup is different.

CharlesCS

on Apr 29, 2011

DrJBHL

reply 4

From the KeepSafe product info:

"It does not replace a full system backup, but rather provides protection during those times between backups and only works on files you actually change – saving disc space."

Genie Timeline Backup is different.

Close enough but I see what you mean. Still a great idea, to be able to go back to files you made changes to and find a copy before the changes sound like an interesting concept. I might actually find that software useful here at my job. Genie Timeline is defitely something I will consider for my PC.

kona0197

on Apr 30, 2011

It doesn't backup Thunderbird?

Gwenio1

on Apr 30, 2011

Sounds like a simplified version of Version Control software that tracks changes in real time.

Destraex

on Apr 30, 2011

many programs have this feature and usually rely on hdd block changes.

acronis and ghost are the best known ones and have had this feature for some time.

what i want to know is how many weeks backups i can backup.

i.e. in case of corruption like system restore i want to be able to go back many weeks.

EDIT: I just re-read it. Windows 7 currently has a backup system that lets u choose what to backup and how frequently.

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