Genie Timeline Free

Keeping spare copies of important files is always a smart idea, because you can never know when something may fail and leave you without your data. With the right programs, this operation can be performed automatically, according to your own timetable. An excellent example is Genie Timeline. It comes with advanced backup and restore capabilities, but its controls are easy to master, even for novice users. All you have to do is tell the program what and where to back up and it will protect your data automatically, so you can focus on other tasks.

The software comes in multiple versions, with different features and price tags. A freeware edition is available as well, which you can use for as long as you want, without paying anything. Installing Genie Timeline Free is a quick operation and it does not involve any complex settings. The software does not ask for any supplementary tools or services, so you can enjoy its functionality right away.

As previously suggested, preparing a backup task involves only two simple steps. First, you have to choose a destination for your data, which can be a local partition or a removable drive, after which you must decide what files to back up. Although it does not work with multiple backup jobs, the software allows you to target a large array of data and you can reconfigure the current task at any time, without any effort. You can set it to back up data from common locations, like pictures, documents, music or videos, as well as emails, bookmarks, synchronized iOS devices, Office files and much more. In addition, you can target specific files and folders, on a separate tab.

Once your preparations are complete, Genie Timeline will start backing up your selected data automatically. It may take several minutes to copy all files, especially if you back them up to a removable drive, but you can switch to a turbo mode at any time, if you want a fast process, instead of a smart one. When the backup is complete, the program will monitor the source folders for new or modified contents. If new data is made available, you can either wait until Genie Timeline starts an automatic backup or you can start it manually.

It is definitely worth mentioning that Genie Timeline is made to shine by its smart restoring feature. Backed up files are displayed just like in Windows Explorer and it takes only a few clicks to restore them to their original folders or user-selected ones, with or without overwriting rules. What's more, the software provides a backups timeline. The latest backup, as well as previous ones, are represented as dots on a bar, in chronological order. When selected, each dot reveals the files that were backed up at its corresponding date and time. It goes without saying that it is a particularly useful feature, because it gives you the possibility of restoring different versions of the same file.