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Download Cobian Reflector for Windows PC v2.7.20 for Windows PC

Name: Cobian Reflector for Windows PC
Availability: InStock
Author: Luis Cobian (CobianSoft)

Cobian Reflector 2.7.20 is the free backup workhorse from CobianSoft — scheduled, encrypted, incremental backups to disk, network, or SFTP, free even...

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Technical Specifications & System Requirements

Developer Luis Cobian (CobianSoft)

Platform & OS Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)

Package Size 53.7 MB

Architecture x64 (64-bit)

Package Format EXE Installer

Security Verification SHA-256 checksum published

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Software notes

The Bottom Line: Cobian Reflector is what happens when one developer refines the same honest tool for twenty years: backups that run on schedule, log what they did, and stay out of the way. Setting up a task — documents to a USB drive nightly, incremental, compressed, keep seven generations — takes minutes, and the service mode means backups happen whether or not anyone is logged in. Volume Shadow Copy handles locked Outlook files and databases without complaint, and SFTP support covers the small-office server case that many free backup tools paywall. The interface is deliberately old-school: dense dialogs, many checkboxes, zero onboarding. New users should expect to read a little before their first task, and the program's one-author nature shows in its utilitarian polish and documentation style. In exchange you get something increasingly rare — capable backup software with no subscription, no cloud account pressure, no feature tiers, free even for businesses. Version 2.7.20 (with the author's own published SHA-256 on cobiansoft.com) is the current stable release, and for set-and-forget file backup it remains our free pick. Its logs are plain text and genuinely complete — when a task fails at 3 a.m., the log names the file, the error, and the reason, a diagnostic courtesy many prettier backup tools skip.

Features

Genuinely free for commercial use as well as personal — no subscription, no cloud account, no locked features behind a pro tier.
Full scheduling with incremental and differential modes, compression, and encryption, so backups are small, current, and private.
Runs as a Windows service, so scheduled backups execute reliably even when nobody is logged in to the machine.
Volume Shadow Copy support backs up files that are open and locked, including mail stores and documents in use.
Backs up to local disks, network shares, and FTP/SFTP servers from the same task system, covering home and small-office needs in one tool.

Considerations

The interface is a dense, classic dialog-driven design with a real learning curve for first-time backup users.
File-level backup only: Cobian Reflector does not create bootable disk images or bare-metal recovery media.
Support and documentation come from one independent developer and a community forum, so response times are not corporate-grade.

About & Overview: Cobian Reflector for Windows PC

Cobian Reflector is Luis Cobian's free backup program for Windows, the modern successor to the legendary Cobian Backup. It runs scheduled backup tasks as a service or application, copying files to local drives, network shares, or FTP/SFTP servers with compression (ZIP/7z), strong encryption, incremental and differential modes, and Volume Shadow Copy support for locked files. Tasks chain events (run a program before/after), log everything, and can mirror or archive with timestamped generations. Reflector is .NET-based, DPI-aware, 64-bit native, and remains completely free — including for commercial use — from the author's own site, cobiansoft.com.

How to Install & Verify Cobian Reflector for Windows PC

STEP 1

Download the installer

Download Cobian Reflector from the official vendor link on this page.

STEP 2

Run the setup

Open the installer and choose service or application mode when prompted.

STEP 3

Create a backup task

Launch Cobian Reflector, add a task with your source folders, destination, and schedule.

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Frequently Asked Questions & Verification Guide

Is Cobian Reflector free for business use?

Yes. Author Luis Cobian licenses Cobian Reflector free of charge, explicitly including use in commercial environments.

What is the difference between Cobian Reflector and Cobian Backup?

Reflector (2.x) is the modern successor — a .NET-based rewrite with SFTP support and DPI-aware interface. Cobian Backup 11 is the older classic line, still available on cobiansoft.com.

Can Cobian Reflector back up to a network or FTP server?

Yes. Tasks can target local drives, network shares, and FTP/SFTP servers, with compression and encryption applied in transit.

Does it back up files that are currently open?

Yes, using Windows Volume Shadow Copy, it can copy locked and in-use files such as Outlook data files on supported systems.

Is the download on this page the official one?

Yes — it is the author's own file server (files.cobiansoft.com), and its SHA-256 matches the hash Luis Cobian publishes on the Cobian Backup/Reflector page.