Features supported by Documents

Documents is the simplified version of the Backup Manager. See the tables below for the list of features supported by these versions.

Key

The following icons indicate availability:

Key	Status	Description
	Available	Is available for all
	Available if additional criteria met	Is available for all, so long as an additional criteria is met (see * for additional information)
	Not Available	Is not available

Installation

Feature	Documents	Backup Manager
Compatibility with different operating systems	* Windows client versions and macOS only	* Windows client and server versions, macOS and GNU/Linux
Installation wizard
Quick Installation	* initiated by double click or through command-line	* initiated through command line
Unlimited number of installations

Backup-related features

Feature	Documents	Backup Manager
One-time backups (initiated manually)
Scheduled backups	(twice a day)	(user-defined)
Backup profiles
Flexible backup selection Manual file selection, exclusion filters, priority files
Unlimited number of files to back up
Unlimited file size for backup
Support of all file extensions	* only text files, PDFs, etc - full list
Automatic file selection Adding certain types of files to the backup selection automatically (documents, images and videos)
Seed loading backups
Pre- and post-backup scripts For example, shut down the system after backup
LocalSpeedVault A backup copy on a local drive or a network share for faster backups and restores
Archiving Archived backup sessions are never deleted from the Cloud
Detailed reports Displayed on the "Overview" tab on the statuses of backup sessions
Backup of open files Especially files belonging to MS SQL, MS Exchange, MS Hyper-V and MS SharePoint
Backup of encrypted files
Backup of archived files All common types of archives are supported
Backup of data located on local disks
Backup of data located on removable storage drives		* if mounted as fixed drives
Backup Accelerator Speedy subsequent backups of large files

Recovery-related features

Feature	Documents	Backup Manager
One-time restores (initiated manually)
Continuous restores (synchronous with backups)
Flexible data selection
Choice of target location The ability to recover data to the original location or a new one
Detailed reports Displayed on the "Overview" tab on the statuses of restore sessions
Bare metal recovery Recovering a failed system directly to bare hardware without a prior OS installation
Virtual disaster recovery Recovering a failed system to a virtual machine
Restore-only mode

Documents does not support the Virtual Drive: for quick access to backups feature

General features

Feature	Documents	Backup Manager
Multi-lingual support	* English version only	* 7 interface languages
Command line interface
Graphic user interface
Custom branding
Multiple data sources for backup and recovery	* Files and Folders only	* System State, Hyper-V, MS Exchange, etc.
Remote commands
Proxy connection
Email reports
New version updates
Bandwidth usage control
Advanced data processing technologies Deep deduplication, delta slicing, directory hashing, compression, secure encryption, etc.

Upgrading options

For more options and flexibility, you can upgrade any Documents device to the standard version.

In the Console, open the device properties, go to the Settings tab and then change the product selection.

A standard Backup Manager device cannot be downgraded to Documents.