Comments on: Backup Files When Computer is Idle with IdleBackup

By: aad meeldijk

aad meeldijk — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:35:58 +0000

You can always work normally on your computer. If at a certain moment the computer is idle for a minute the backup starts, but stops immediately when you use mouse or keyboard. As soon as there is a next idel moment it restarts the backup. At the end of a computer session the icon can be checked on the right system tray.
If green it has finished the backup.
You can also start at the end of the session a backup manually and then press button shutdown. Get latest version at idlebackup.nl
Greetings from Aad Meeldijk

By: Keith Dsouza

Keith Dsouza — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:16:07 +0000

Well as many people have already pointed out it is pretty hard to actually keep starting and stopping backups all the time. I would rather schedule a backup at night when I am not using the PC.

By: Aseem Kishore

Aseem Kishore — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:18:31 +0000

Hmmm I wonder if a backup will ever be completed if it has to keep stopping when you start using your computer. I guess you can leave it to run all night…I currently use Mozy for backup.

By: Nirmal

Nirmal — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:20:20 +0000

@Nicky,
Thats a good question, I have not tried it that way. May be you can try out and tell us.

By: Nicky

Nicky — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:13:52 +0000

Is it okay if we use the computer during the back up process? Will the back up process interupted or we are not allow to use the computer the back up finish?

By: Nirmal

Nirmal — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:57:06 +0000

@Techblissonline and Steve Yu,
The Idle of the computer can be set by us. There is an option called CPU activity check, if this is enabled, then should not be any CPU activity otherwise it checks inputs from Mouse and Keyboard for Idle time. I hope I have cleared your doubts.

By: Steve Yu

Steve Yu — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:20:54 +0000

What criteria that determine our computer is idle?

By: Techblissonline Dot Com

Techblissonline Dot Com — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:42:02 +0000

When does it determine a PC as idle? There are several programs including anti virus and others that are always running in the background…So does this program consider a PC as idle only when there is no human activity on it or when?

By: Gopinath M

Gopinath M — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:51:39 +0000

Excellent application. Most of the time, I skip or terminate backup process as it drastically slows down when I’m working. From now onwards, taking backups are going to be very easy.