Peters Backup is a program for backing up your important data files on to diskette, zip drive, fixed disk or CD/RW. It uses an extremely efficient compression algorithm. It keeps track of all versions of your files in full and incremental backups.

Version 1.16 is shipping as of June, 2004.

http://pbackup.sourceforge.net/summary.html

Zipgenius is yet-another-archiver. Supports 21 different compression formats, plus a pretty long list of extras, such as FTP support, email, backup functions, and more. The long list of features might make you expect a price tag, but ZipGenius is in fact free!

Version 5.5.1.440 of ZipGenius is shipping as of June, 2004.

http://www.zipgenius.it/

This backup program stores your data in standard Zip files, created either manually or automatically. The usual host of backup features are supported, such as the ability to backup the registry, E-mail messages, your address book, and so on. You can download a 15-day trial version of this commercial program.

It appears that version 2.10 of this program shipped in January, 2004.

http://www.argentuma.com/backup.html

A command line program for making backups of directory trees and files. This freeware is ported to Linux, Windows, and Solaris.

Version 2.0.2 shipped in December, 2003.

http://dar.linux.free.fr/

Another backup program that is based around the Zip standard. Supports deflate64, spanning, and other advanced Zip features. This is Win32 shareware.

Version 2.5.4.53 shipped in December, 2003.

http://www.backup2001.com/page2.html

A shareware backup program that saves your stuff to the Zip format. We like that.

http://avatarsoft.com/free/simpleserver.exe?product&s=23371&pg=Back2zip_About&avSID=h23403
279605320&avSID=h23403279605320

Another Win32 backup program. 30 day free trial, but you have to pay up after that.

http://www.zipbackup.com/

SuperCool Zip Backup software is a data backup,restore and file synchronization program. You can use any drive in your system to store the backup files in standard Zip format that can be transferred to remote machine by FTP or Email. It can also compare and synchronize files or folders.

Version 1.61 is shipping as of May, 2003.

http://www.supercoolbookmark.com/zipbackup/index.html

A backup program that uses the standard Zip format for compression. Yes, you can do backups with just a Zip program, but then you wouldn’t get all the cool options here, including disk spanning options, a nice GUI, password options, and more. This product comes in a freeware and shareware version.

Back4Win 2.5 and Back4Win 2.7 are shipping as of April, 2003.

http://www.alistairgeorge.com/b4win/

This is an open source tool that is described as a Java based archiving tool that is ideal for housekeeping tasks such as backups, pruning and more. Part of the archiving task is the ability to create zip archives, which explains its presence here.

Version 1.0 of Jarchiver is shipping as of March, 2003.

http://jarchiver.sourceforge.net/

A backup program that uses the standard Zip format. Supports complete system restore for Windows ME and 9x. Version 3 will have built in CD and DVD burning support, eliminating the need for an external burner program.

Version 2.34 is shipping as of March, 2003.

http://www.zip-backup.com/

Freeware program written in VB5 that automates system backup, using Zip format.

http://jupiter.drw.net/matpie/PBSystems/products/taskzip/TZip.html

The About.com guide to Delphi Programming has a section on Data Compression and Backup software that looks pretty useful. About.com is a search engine and link site that features pages edited and maintained by real live humans.

http://delphi.about.com/cs/vclcompression/

Lots of folks (including me) perform system backups into Zip archives. Over the years I became leery of proprietary formats used by various manufacturers of tape drives, removable disks, etc. Zip files give me a much better feeling, and make it a lot easier to browse through my backups. Martin Aignesberger must feel the same way, because he has created a product that performs daily backups into Zip files. This is a commercial product, but he does offer a 30 day free evaluation.

http://aignes.com/zip.htm

An archive manager that has some built in functionality that helps you with your backup requirements. Automatic archiving in the trusty Zip format.

http://www.jspayne.com/filearchiver/

A Win32 backup program that stores files in a Zip compatible format.

http://www.soft-one.com/eng/products/backup/

TurboZIP is an Archive, E-Mail Manager and Auto Backup tool. It opens major archive and E-mail formats. It offers the unique capabilities to internally view, print, copy, launch, and virus
scan files within ZIP and E-mails without unzipping; unique ZIP Set and Multi-threading operation for simultaneous zipping, unzipping, auto backups..

TurboZip 5.1 appears to have been released sometime around January, 2003. Unfortunately, the FileStream web site doesn’t provide any sort of release history for this product, so it’s impossible to determine exactly when the release shipped and what features were added in 5.1.

http://www.filestream.com/turbozip/