You need a key to use these. The programs are free, but they only run for JBizPro
customers with a live plan. Issue a key in
My Page → Keys and paste it into the program
when it asks. One key belongs to one PC, and you can move it to another PC at any time.
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JBizPro Backup Guard
Windows · version 1.0.4 · free with any JBizPro plan
Copies the folders that matter - documents, photos, accounting files - to an external disk or a file server, and keeps the older versions.
This is the only guide we keep, so it never goes stale. The Manual link in the
program opens this same page.
1. Install v1.0.4
- Download the installer on the PC you want to back up.
- Run it and click through. It does not ask for an administrator password.
- You get a desktop shortcut, and it starts with Windows so a backup still happens
after a restart.
Why it does not go into Program Files. The program updates itself, and Windows
does not let a normal user replace a file in Program Files - the update would fail
every time. So it installs into your own user folder.
2. Activate
- On the Keys tab: name the PC →
Issue key. The key is shown once.
- The program opens its Activation window by itself. Paste the key, type a name for
this PC, and press Activate.
A key belongs to one PC. Changing computers is fine - press Release PC
on the Keys tab, then use the same key on the new one.
3. Choose what to back up
- Press Set up a backup.
- Folders to back up - add the folders that matter: documents, photos,
accounting files. Each is copied under its own name.
- Where to keep the backup - an external disk, or a network folder that is
already connected (
\\nas\backup, or a mapped drive like
Z:\backup).
- Press Use this folder for backups. The program writes a marker file and
does a real write test before it accepts the folder.
- Skip files matching (optional) and Keep old versions for
(90 days by default) → Save.
The marker file is what protects you. If the backup disk is not plugged in, the
program stops instead of quietly making a new E:\Backup folder on the C:
drive - the mistake that fills the system drive while you believe you have a backup.
Do not delete _backupguard.json from the backup folder.
4. What it does every day
It runs once a day at the time you set (12:00 by default). If the PC was off then, it
catches up shortly after the PC starts.
- New or changed files are copied.
- The previous version of a changed file is moved into
_archive\<date>\ before it is replaced.
- A file you deleted is moved into
_archive\<date>\ as well
- it is not deleted from the backup.
That last point is the reason to use this instead of a plain sync tool. If a file is
deleted by mistake, or scrambled by ransomware, the good copy is still in
_archive.
5. Getting a file back
You do not need the program. Open the backup folder in Explorer and copy the
file back. That is exactly why the newest copy keeps the same folder shape as the
original.
E:\Backup\MainPC\
├ Documents\ <- newest copy, same layout as the original
├ Pictures\
└ _archive\
├ 2026-09-05\Documents\contract.hwp <- the version before that day's change
└ 2026-09-01\Pictures\deleted.jpg <- a file removed from the original
6. If something looks wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|
| “The backup disk is not connected” |
Plug the disk in (or reconnect the network folder) and press
Back up now. The program never writes somewhere else instead. |
| “This is a different disk than the one this backup was set up on” |
Windows gave the drive letter to another disk. Connect the right one - or open
Settings and pick the folder again to accept the new disk. |
| “N files could not be copied” |
Usually files that were open at the time (Outlook, Excel). Close them; the next
run picks them up. The list is on the main screen. |
| “Not enough space on the backup disk” |
Old versions are cleared first, automatically. If it still does not fit, the
backup does not start - use a bigger disk, or lower
Keep old versions for. |
| It stopped and mentions the subscription |
The programs are free while a JBizPro plan is running. Renew on the Billing
page. Your backup files are never touched. |