Finally, either click OK to create your backup or select Options to access a range of additional settings. Next, choose your destination – Todo Backup supports locally connected drives, EaseUS Cloud (separate subscription required), a NAS drive or 'Security Zone'¸ which is a specially created hidden partition on a backup drive to hide it from malware. Each follows a logical wizard – start by choosing what to back up, from checked files and folders, drives (or individual partitions), your entire system (all the partitions required to restore Windows) or supported app settings. On launching the app, click 'Create Backup' to select one of four supported backup types: File, Disk, OS and Apps data.
Ideally you need to protect both individual files and folders as well as your Windows installation – your settings, installed programs and so on – and EaseUS ToDo Backup Free promises to do both. It leaves a huge gap for third-party backup tools, and one of the longest established options comes courtesy of EaseUS. Microsoft’s recently updated backup tool for Windows 11 falls a long way short of what’s needed to protect your precious files (never mind system) from potential disaster.
