Several days ago I wrote about Windows Vista’s improved restore point functionality for recovering documents, of course the problem is this function is only available on the Business and Ultimate editions. This got me thinking about finding something which would work on other editions of Windows. So with a little searching, I found FileHamster.

FileHamster basically accomplishes what the Vista restore points do with a little more functionality. You simply configure the directories you want monitored and the files inside are automatically backed up when changes are made. Additionally, you can add notes about each change you make. The only drawback compared to Windows Vista’s function is you have to configure the locations to monitor yourself while Windows does it on your system as a whole. For the most part you are probably only going to want to monitor your My Documents, so this shouldn’t be too big of a deal.

This is great utility for anyone to have, but developers will want to take special notice as this provides a great vehicle for backtracking.