Your backup said it ran.
Did the files actually arrive?
BackupBell quietly checks the folder your backup software writes to—then tells you when an expected backup is late, missing, unreachable, or suspiciously small.
£19 intended one-time price. No card, payment, preorder, or promise of availability today.
Latest archive is 14.2 GB. Recent healthy backups average 82.6 GB.
A green tick from backup software is not the same as usable evidence.
A job can complete while a drive is disconnected, a selection has changed, or the resulting archive is far smaller than normal. Most people discover that only when they need to restore.
“I only need one answer: did a believable backup arrive last night?”
BackupBell verifies visible output and records what it observed. It complements your backup software.
It does not copy, delete, encrypt, repair, or guarantee that every file can be restored.
Evidence before reassurance.
Each result answers a concrete question and links back to what was actually observed on this Windows PC.
Arrival
Was a new backup actually created when expected?
Plausibility
Did its size or file count collapse compared with normal?
Access
Is the external drive or network folder still reachable?
Evidence
Can you show a dated, local record without digging through logs?
Three steps. No scripts, agents, or cloud account.
Point
Choose the folder where your backup software writes its output.
Learn
BackupBell observes a few healthy arrivals and learns what normal looks like.
Know
It stays quiet when all is well and explains late or suspicious results.
£19 once.
No subscription.
That is the intended launch price—not a charge today. The validation question is whether this promise is valuable enough to justify building the working beta.
- ✓ Windows desktop application
- ✓ Local history and readable reports
- ✓ Multiple backup folders
- ✓ Updates during the private beta
Intended one-time price
£19if and when the product becomes usableJoin without payingDo you already rely on a local, external-drive, or NAS backup?
Join the validation list if you would genuinely test BackupBell on that setup. Qualified volunteers may be invited to a free private beta before any paid release.
Minimal data. Your email, role and backup type are used only to evaluate and invite this beta. Entries expire after 180 days, and you can remove yours at any time.
Questions worth asking.
Can I buy it now?
No. This is a demand-validation page. There is no checkout and no payment is accepted.
Does it make or restore backups?
No. It independently watches the output made by your existing backup tool. A future restore drill would remain human-controlled.
Will it upload my files?
No. The proposed desktop app is local and read-only. This validation page stores only the details you submit in the form.
What happens after I join?
We review whether enough genuine backup users are interested. If the evidence is strong, selected volunteers receive a free beta invitation.