Paragon Backup & Recovery 15 Home

Paragon Backup & Recovery 15 Home key features

Paragon Backup & Recovery 15 Home backs up files, folders, hard disks, and the operating system. Automate backup routines and restore data from saved copies when needed.

Available backup techniques

Sector and file level backup, differential or incremental updates, as well as an exclusive file complement

Backup to ANY destination

Local mounted or un-mounted partitions, external storage, CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs discs, network shares, as well as a secured hidden partition (Backup Capsule)

pVHD backup format

pVHD (Paragon Virtual Hard Drive) is a special VHD format, optimized for storing backups of virtual and physical machines

Backup to VD Wizard

Back up selected partitions or entire hard disks to VHD, VMDK or pVHD formats

File-level backup for virtual containers (pVHD, VHD, VHDX, VMDK)

Paragon’s innovative backup imaging technology provides the option of creating file-level virtual containers (full, incremental, as well as file complements), offering users rock-solid, high-performance technology to protect your system and data on both the sector-level and file-level

Incremental disk imaging

Unlike differentials, increments contain data changed since last backup whether full or incremental, saving both time and storage resources. With this type of disk imaging method our company has introduced an innovative technology that boosts efficiency of backup to network storage by up to 200%

Backup and Restore to or from FTP/sFTP

Offload backup images to offsite storage for an even higher level of protection if disaster strikes. Get your OS and data back on track even if other backup storages and media are unavailable. Using sFTP, the data transfer to the external server will be protected and encrypted

Hot Processing Options

Live backup is a key feature for any backup software. The product has a highly flexible, improved configuration for two different methods of hot processing: Paragon HotBackup and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

Incremental Backup to VD

Back up changes since the full, or the latest incremental image. It’s allowed to maintain several incremental chains based on one full image, provided each chain contains changed data of a particular backup object(s). To effectively manage backup contents and cut on backup storage requirements, the last increment in the chain is allowed to merge with the previous one, thus updating its contents

GPT/uEFI compatible Backup Capsule

Build a WinPE-based bootable backup capsule for your 64-bit Windows system, residing on a GPT disk, to successfully start the PC in case of emergency

UIM (Universal Image Mounter)

Mount pVHD (Paragon Virtual Hard Drive) backup images to browse their contents and retrieve data, both in the program and directly under Windows

Retention Wizard for VD

Set up unattended backup operations for the automated creation of full and/or incremental virtual containers controlled by special retention policies. This tool is fully compliant with the so called set-and-forget backup strategies:
- It can process separate partitions or entire hard disks
- It manages the creation and retention of full and incremental image set

Encryption and password protection for backups

To avoid unauthorized access to your backup files, you can easily encrypt them within our backup wizards

Improved write-operations by using asynchronous backup

Improve the speed of backup operations by using asynchronous writing operations

Updated E-mail notifications

Paragon Backup & Recovery can inform you about the status of your backup tasks by sending e-mails. When configuring the SMTP server, easily check whether the configuration works by sending a test e-mail

Scheduler and Script Generator

Chain any set of operations into one automated job using the built-in scheduler. Script generator offers advanced scripting options like remote and conditional execution, subroutines, repeatable iterations, disk/partition properties analysis, error management, and much more

Restore from VD Wizard

Restore entire hard disks, separate partitions, or certain files and folders from pVHD (available under Windows, WinPE1, and Linux)

File-level restore from virtual containers (pVHD, VHD, VHDX, VMDK)

Easily restore data from virtual containers - not only on a sector-level, but file-level as well

Selective Restore

Extract individual files and folders from an archive without restoring an entire image. Use the Restore Wizard and simply select the files that you’d like to restore

Embedded Recovery Media Builder 3.0

The new Recovery Media Builder 3.0 is now embedded into the product. It boasts more options, usability, and stability:
- Prepares Linux or WinPE-based bootable environment on a USB thumb drive or in an ISO
- Doesn’t require Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) or Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) on Windows 7 and later platforms
- Can build WinPE-based media on Windows XP, Vista, if WAIK is installed in the system
- Allows injecting additional drivers for storage devices, network controllers, USB controllers, or system during setup
- Pre-configure a network connection and map network drives during recovery media creation
- Prepares hybrid 64-bit recovery environment, supporting both, uEFI and BIOS compatible systems, on flash drive or ISO image

Better Network support for WinPE Recovery Environment

WinPE recovery environment1 can easily establish network connections within your private network. If you store your backups on network attached storage (NAS) or on a different computer in your network, you can easily access the backups directly from the Paragon recovery environment

Boot Corrector

Powerful utility that recovers the operating system’s startup ability. Available in Linux, DOS and WinPE1 environments

Paragon Adaptive Restore 3.0

The latest Adaptive Restore helps you restore your system backup onto completely different hardware from which the backup was made, or migrate your operating system from your old to your new computer. All required drivers will be added smoothly and easily, making your operating system bootable on your new machine or on the altered hardware

Partition alignment for bare metal restore

Partition alignment during restores to new hard drives ensures that there will be no performance loss due to incorrect partition alignment

Copy partition or HDD

Create an exact clone of a separate partition or an entire hard disk

Copy/Restore to dissimilar sector size

Copy or restore contents of a 512-byte hard disk to a 4k hard disk with no additional actions from your side

File exclude for copy HDD

Easily exclude selected files and folders when copying a partition or a complete hard drive to a new device. This is especially helpful when you migrate to an SSD that provides less space than your former hard drive

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