| Comparisons |
MagiCure Professional |
Windows System Restore |
Other PC Backup and Restore Products |
| What can it protect? |
Everything on the hard drive including system, data, programs and settings |
Only Windows system files and registry settings, No data files. |
Everything that's been backed up at the time of the backup |
| How does it protect? |
Dynamic, continuous protection |
Manual protection, requires user manually to set restore points |
Static protection, requires user to create backup sets |
| How long does it take to protect a PC? |
5 seconds to create a new snapshot |
Minutes to create a new restore point |
Many minutes or hours to create a backup set |
| How much disk space does it require? |
Very little |
20% to 30% of hard drive space |
50% to 100% of system size |
| How many "restore points" can it have? |
Up to 60,000 snapshots |
Many, definite number unknown. Maybe < 50 |
As many as backup space would allow. Practically a few |
| How long does it take to restore to a "restore point"? |
Less than 10 seconds |
Minutes |
Many minutes or hours |
| Can it recover when Windows OS fails? |
Yes |
No |
Yes, it may require a bootable CD or third party media. |
| File recovery? |
Yes |
No |
Some does |
| Automated recovery? |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Password protected access? |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Data encryption and system security? |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Remote management ability? |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Drive backup and imaging |
Yes |
No |
Some does |
| Restore from hard drive failure |
Yes |
No |
Some does |
| Baseline management? |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Detailed logging? |
Yes |
No |
Some does |