Are we discussing Ghost?  Or something else?

I wasn't aware of any Ghost backup version that only backs up files or folders.

But then, I always back up a whole drive at a time, like drive C:.

If I ever want to look at or restore a file from that backup I just use "Ghost Explorer".
I can go back into a Ghost backup file I made years ago and restore a single file from that Image.

So, a bit more info from you on "what are you talking about" will help you get better answers.

Y'all have a great day now, Y'hear?
The Shadow 

According to the S&R 2.0 documentation, File and Folder Backup doesn't store the backup data in a recovery point file but in a subfolder of your backup location.  Therefore I would think you can't use the recovery point browser to see files in a File and Folder Backup, but must use the Recover My Files task and select the File and Folder search method.

Gads, I hate to be such a nube, but if it ain't "Ghost" or DOS (when it comes to backups) I probably don't know about it.

I do a Ghost backup of my C: drive to a storage drive, at least once every week, but if my C: drive should crash somewhere between backups, I could loose several new files that I've stored.  That may be an important receipt, a really good joke or a cute picture.  In any case, I don't want to loose those daily acquisitions because of a HD crash, so I took steps.......

I abhor having to run another program every time I want to do something, so I try to use whats already in Windows, whenever I can.

I wrote a batch file, using XCOPY to backup to my Storage drive, every NEW file in a number of different folders, including My Documents, My Files, My Web Page, etc.

On a slow day, there may be only one or two files to backup so the whole job takes only a second or two.
I attached the backup routine to my Quick Shutdown shortcut for a combination "Backup and Shutdown".  It works a treat!

If I ever need to look at one of those files, , , there it is in a folder on my Storage drive, in all its natural glory.  (NO, compression, NO Encryption, NO coding, just plain old "Al'natural" ) 

That simple routine of mine, totally precludes problems like the one that prompted this thread. 

Shadow 

I'm always glad to assist anyone who wants to take any of my ideas and adapt them for their own use.

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Mac,

I use Second Copy 7. A daily data backup takes one to two minutes. It's automated so I don't have to be present.

A popular free app is Karen's replicator.

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There is a lot to like about this tool.  However, the encryption feature has a “backdoor” which could, in theory, allow Centered Systems to gain access to any files encrypted by Second Copy.  The reason is that there exists an embedded “master password” that is used to convert the user's password to/from the encrypted value contained within the Profiles.dat file.  This is not my opinion.  It is a fact that I have discussed with technical support at Centered Systems, and which they have confirmed.

Please note that I am not seeking to belittle Centered Systems or their products.  But, anyone who wishes to protect their digital assets through encryption should be aware of this issue.

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The statement is accurate, but possibly misleading.  Centered Systems does not have access to the user’s password, but it has the capability to derive it—if it was also in possession of the Profiles.data file.

Permit me to clarify.  The encryption of the user’s password by Second Copy employs a fixed “master password” embedded within the application, resulting in an encrypted version of the user’s password being stored within the Profiles.dat file.  Second Copy decrypts the user’s password from the Profiles.dat file using that same “master password,” and then employs the plaintext version of the user’s password to encrypt files into ZIP archives during a backup operation.

How serious of a threat is this?  The user’s encrypted ZIP archives could be compromised, in my opinion, if an adversary had access to the user’s Profiles.dat file.  I suspect that many users do not independently encrypt the Profiles.dat file, and therein resides the “backdoor” risk.

I do want to state clearly that I am not in any way implying that Centered Systems would cooperate with such an adversary.  While the approach used by Second Copy has the advantage of improving the user’s experience by not requiring the password to be entered every time an encrypted ZIP archive is produced, it does have the serious disadvantage that I have noted herein.

My comments are based upon version 7.1 of Second Copy.  The approach used by Centered Systems may have changed since that release – and, if so, I welcome an update.