Get Backup - 2.2.5

I was given a copy of Get Backup in return for doing a review. Unfortunately, it failed twice to complete a simple backup of my 10.5 GB Documents folder to a backup drive. Since it will not perform a simple backup for me, my review will be short - It did not work.

The appeal of this program is that it allows you to backup any folder and use any backup media. I like that feature a lot. It also supports synchronizing multiple drives or folders so that they have the same versions. It will not create a bootable backup.

On the surface, it looks like a nice, simple, intuitive backup program. The main screen seemed easy to understand and allows one-click setup for backing up iTunes, Mail and iPhoto libraries and your Documents folder. I tested it by attempting to backup my documents folder and, separately, my iPhoto library. After 21 minutes of using 45-75% of my CPU, it gave me an error message saying the backup had failed. After 3 attempts, I quit. I did not attempt to synchronize anything.

In contrast, for example, SuperDuper uses less than 2% of my CPU and takes less than 3 minutes to perform an incremental backup of my entire 102 GB harddrive and it has never failed in the 3+ years I've owned it.

My conclusion is that BeLight Software has a potentially good product, but it needs more work to be a real competitor.