Since 2001, Genie9 has worked on developing backup and security software for home and business PC users. The Genie9 products designed for home users are extremely simple and easy to use. According to Genie9, Genie Timeline Home is more than just a data-storage application, it is a feature-packed backup suite that manages to keep files safe without any fuss. Since Genie9 clearly has a lot of confidence in their products, we were extremely excited to test out Genie Timeline Home.
Setup
Timeline is simple to use. Install the program, select the destination for the data to be backed up (an entire drive or partition is required), select the files that you want to back up, and then just allow the program to do its stuff.
The program runs when it’s necessary which means when your files have been changed and your PC is idle. Genie Timeline Home 10 gets installed quickly and without any issues.
Backup
Genie Timeline Home 10:
– Back to the past with the timeline, you can restore the state of any file at a certain point in time.
– Backs up all your important data from your computer so you don’t have to.
– Backs up new and modified files; detects changes.
– Keeps versions to recover older or deleted files.
– Protects mobile data synced to your computer.
System performance
Where Timeline really shines is browsing backups for the data you want to restore. You may, of course, search by file name, but if you’re not sure which version you want or even whether that version exists, you may drag a slider back through time to check for files as granularly as half an hour. Most people can remember at least vaguely the last time they had a good copy of a file, so being able to scroll back through time can be exceedingly helpful.
Help & support
As per the customers’ feedback:
Jacques Prinsloo:
“Very VERY good Support & I didn’t even have to wait very long for the very detailed response from them.
They are there when you need them and that alone counts BigTime for me.
Keep up the great Software, Support & Service. :)”
Summary
From start to finish, Genie Timeline Home 10 is effective and easy to use. It guides users through the backup process and restores files in an intuitive manner. As an added bonus, this software does all of these things without draining system resources. However, Genie Timeline Home is not perfect. Advanced users may find this software’s lack of customization options a little frustrating. All things considered, Genie Timeline Home is an excellent piece of data-backup software, especially for novices.
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Reviews for Genie Timeline Home 10
I have been using Genie for several years and love it. I have it on all my laptops and desktops to backup user files to my network server storage. It has saved me several times when either I had a hard disk crash, or accidentally screwed up an excel or word file, or just needed to go back and look at an earlier file version. I love that it does incremental backups so once you get it set up and it does the initial full selected (by file type and/or major folders) backup, then it is only backing up files you touch from that point on so has almost zero impact on the system performance.
Simple as A B C.
Over the years I’ve tested many backup solutions. Never, til now, have I found one that seems to fit my needs.
Genie Timeline 10 (GTH10) installed without problem and it was easy to setup a backup task, which was carried out without error.
After testing GTH10 for a few days I decided to uninstall it and have a look around for alternatives. To my surprise I found no other Backup software that is as easy to use and does what I want. So I re-installed GTH10 and re-activated the license, again without any problems.
If you’re looking for backup software that is REALLY EASY TO USE, features a GUI that’s easy on the eyes and intuitive, then I suggest you give GTH10 a go.
That’s my experience with GTH10, plain and simple.
This program seems to belong to the file backup category. If this is indeed the case, it should not boast about being able to backup system files. While there’s no doubt it can do that, nobody in his right mind would restore old system files. Repairing the system to a previous, cleaner state is the exclusive realm of imaging software and Windows restore points.
Genie Timeline seems to be meant for saving documents, media files, mail and such. One interesting feature is the ability to backup files when they are open and in use. Not all file backup programs can do that. If you plan to backup on a schedule (and you should), this is a very valuable feature to have. Otherwise, you need to schedule backups while the computer is not in use. Unless you do that, you might end up never saving that most precious file, because it’s open most of the time when you’re using your computer. Databases for mail programs or note-taking applications come to mind.
GOOD
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Doubtful! I had a previous version running for a couple of months. When I wanted to restore, it was impossible. The hard disk had errors making it impossible to get data from the backup. “Genius” had not even realized this and continued its “real-time and continuous data protection” writing to the unusable disk. I wrote an email to Genie9 asking whether they would fix this incredible defect in a later version of the software. But never got an answer ;-)
Since its inception Genie Timeline Home has climbed up the security software ladder to establish itself as one of the leading backup and home security software specifically designed to benefit home users. Being a software for home use, Genie Timeline Home 2015 was designed to feature basic controls that the user could understand and still perform a whole range of functions like every other backup application.
Backup process
The Genie Timeline Home 2015 backup and security software allows you to back up your files in three easy steps. First of all choose the storage space to store your back up files. It could be a hard drive, a networked computer or an external drive. After choosing the drive you need to select the type of files to back up –this could be images, text, documents or multimedia files. Finally, decide whether you want to store the backup files in their original size or you would like to compress them.
The next step is to check your backup schedule and make adjustments if any. You can choose the date and the time and make any adjustments that you feel are necessary. If you usually make a lot of changes on your files then it would be appropriate that you schedule backups after every 30 minutes or less. Apart from time, you won’t come across many other customization options –which justifies its stand as software designed for the basic users.
Performance
Machine performance is an area where the manufacturers of this software seem to have delved into and made a software that doesn’t interfere negatively with the activity graph of an average PC. Very few people have powerful home PC’s and they need software that won’t overwork their computers. You can do any other activity including watching games and playing HD videos while Genie Timeline Home 2015 runs in the background without any issues.
Pros
Genie Timeline Home 2015 is one of the easiest software to use. It feature an interface that is rich in graphics and has a few yet essential commands. You can adjust your backup list or change backup options without any hassles. It performs backups in timely fashion and stores files, whether compressed or not, in their best quality.
Con
The Genie Timeline Home 2015 user interface is perfect for those who do not know quite a lot about software, however, for those who need to take total control over the way their software runs, you are in for a rude disappointment.
Conclusion
One thing that stands out with the Genie Timeline Home 2015 is its ease of use. It has a backup wizard to guide you through the installation and backups are automatic. However, for the advanced use, this is not the software you are looking for. It won’t allow you to do any adjustments as you please. All in all, it performs as it promises.
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the program does not have a possibility of testing the backup files.
Does Genie Timeline alter the Win10 Restore Point function? I used one of these programs in the past which overrode the System Restore function, and it was not available when I needed it. Tnx
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