DocShield

DocShield is a Windows software program that is developed to prevent the accidental modification or catastrophic loss of crucial electronic documents. The software operates passively and works by constantly monitoring the documents and creating snapshots of them as they change over time. These snapshots are stored in compressed archives that DocShield can keep in more than one location, including remote locations via FTP for added protection. The archives can be saved on various storage devices, including network disks and local disks.

To activate DocShield, one must select one or more destination folders that will contain the archives. It is suggested that at least two destination folders on different devices are created to safeguard against hardware failure. The documents that must be secured are then selected. Once a new snapshot of a document is written to an archive, it will be automatically saved in each of the destination folders.

One can also specify how frequently DocShield should check on the documents to see if any of them require a snapshot. Users can select intervals ranging from every second to every few days and choose if DocShield should be loaded automatically with each computer startup. The snapshots of a deleted document will persist in the DocShield archive(s) until specifically removed.

DocShield operates in the background and consumes negligible computer resources as it continuously prevents potential catastrophic losses of documents. The software can be fine-tuned to suit the user's preferences in almost all aspects.