Backup Software rcommendation

[PT]

For Windows XP Home

I'm looking for backup software that would do several things:

1. Create an "image" backup suitable for completely restoring to a new hard
disk in the event of the original's failure
2. Make quick backups of selected folders of data files, which can be
quickly referenced, opened and/or restored.

I have Norton Ghost 12.0, but find all the Norton products cause too many
other problems, and plan to remove it as soon as I find a substitute.

 

[PD43]

For Windows XP Home

I'm looking for backup software that would do several things:

1. Create an "image" backup suitable for completely restoring to a new hard
disk in the event of the original's failure
2. Make quick backups of selected folders of data files, which can be
quickly referenced, opened and/or restored.

Acronis True Image.

$28 at Newegg.com

Best bargain on the Internet

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Acronis.

 

[William B. Lurie]

For Windows XP Home

I'm looking for backup software that would do several things:

1. Create an "image" backup suitable for completely restoring to a new hard
disk in the event of the original's failure
2. Make quick backups of selected folders of data files, which can be
quickly referenced, opened and/or restored.

I have Norton Ghost 12.0, but find all the Norton products cause too many
other problems, and plan to remove it as soon as I find a substitute.

I have been backing up, and making fully bootable clones,
using Norton Ghost 10 for a couple of years, as part of their
Norton System Works 2006 Premier Edition. I have had NO
problems. I always do the full C: partition.......but I
can visualize that backup copies of smaller 'objects'
should be even easier.

I used to use PowerQuest's Drive Image but Ghost 10
supersedes it and is easier anyway.

 

[John]

For Windows XP Home

2. Make quick backups of selected folders of data files, which can be
quickly referenced, opened and/or restored.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302894

 

[John Barnett MVP]

Acronis True Image

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[Anna]

For Windows XP Home

I'm looking for backup software that would do several things:

1. Create an "image" backup suitable for completely restoring to a new
hard disk in the event of the original's failure
2. Make quick backups of selected folders of data files, which can be
quickly referenced, opened and/or restored.

I have Norton Ghost 12.0, but find all the Norton products cause too many
other problems, and plan to remove it as soon as I find a substitute.

Tell me, PT, is your heart set on a "disk imaging" program or might you
consider a disk-to-disk "cloning" type of program?

And what would be the recipient of your backup? Another internal HDD? A USB
external HDD? An external HDD that has SATA-to-SATA connectivity?
Anna

 

[db ´¯`·.. >]

what you can try is
"driveimage xml" to
make the disk image
into cd size files.

you can keep the set
on a spare partition or
drive and also have them
on individual cd's.

further, you can then
incorporate the imaging
program into "barts pe"
via a plug-in.

the two freeware above
create a system in which
you can access a crashed
disk system and repair it
or restore it because you
plugged in the imaging
program.

they are free and i have
proven them to work on
my systems.

 

[philo]

For Windows XP Home

I'm looking for backup software that would do several things:

1. Create an "image" backup suitable for completely restoring to a new
hard disk in the event of the original's failure
2. Make quick backups of selected folders of data files, which can be
quickly referenced, opened and/or restored.

I have Norton Ghost 12.0, but find all the Norton products cause too many
other problems, and plan to remove it as soon as I find a substitute.

Acronis True Image

they have a 30 day free trial so you can give it a good test before you
opt to purchase it.

 

[Sue]

I would encourage you to explore the range of products available to
accomplish this task. Of all the backup programs I have worked with (and I
have evaluated quite a large number of them), I prefer Backup Platinum by
Softlogica.

If you want a program which will enable you to do a rollback, then Rollback
RX Pro is the right choice. It is very fast and lightweight and also enables
you to easily backup your daily image to an external source. I really,
really like this program and their technical support is very good and prompt.

I try to avoid the large, mass-marketed solutions such as the ones already
suggested to you, not just for backup but across the board. I've
consistently discovered superior solutions developed by the "little guys."

I hope this helps!

 

[PD43]

I try to avoid the large, mass-marketed solutions such as the ones already
suggested to you, not just for backup but across the board. I've
consistently discovered superior solutions developed by the "little guys."

The programs you've mentioned apparently have somehow been overlooked
by most everyone, including the major reviewers (not a good sign).

Acronis once was one of the "little guys"... it got where it is now by
being a superior product - one which has nudged Symantec's Ghost out
of the way.

To the OP: stick with the majority on this one any buy Acronis TI.

 

[Unknown]

Take a good look at 'Bounceback' by CMS. By far the best but, costs money.

 

[Bill in Co.]

Tell me, PT, is your heart set on a "disk imaging" program or might you
consider a disk-to-disk "cloning" type of program?

And what would be the recipient of your backup? Another internal HDD? A
USB
external HDD? An external HDD that has SATA-to-SATA connectivity?
Anna

Just for complete system backups, and only considering that, I wonder how
much practical difference there is in restoring a backup disk image, vs
restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone (and not physically moving any
drives).

IOW, the typical scenario, of having an internal system drive and an
external USB enclosure drive (for system backups, only).

Since I've got Acronis TI installed on here, I can't check out any others
(due to potential low-level conflicts, even if you're not running them)
(such warning advisories have been noted - I didn't make it up)

 

[PD43]

Just for complete system backups, and only considering that, I wonder how
much practical difference there is in restoring a backup disk image, vs
restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone (and not physically moving any
drives).

What does "restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone" mean?

One doesn't [normally] clone a drive to use it as a restoration
source, but to use it either in another computer or to use it in the
current computer as a backup to the system drive (as I have it) or
when one wants to copy everything from a smaller drive or a larger
drive for use in the same computer.

 

[Bill in Co.]

Just for complete system backups, and only considering that, I wonder how
much practical difference there is in restoring a backup disk image, vs
restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone (and not physically moving any
drives).

What does "restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone" mean?

One doesn't [normally] clone a drive to use it as a restoration
source, but to use it either in another computer or to use it in the
current computer as a backup to the system drive (as I have it) or
when one wants to copy everything from a smaller drive or a larger
drive for use in the same computer.

I was under the (perhaps false) impression that Anna's Casper program could
do that too.

 

[PD43]

Just for complete system backups, and only considering that, I wonder how
much practical difference there is in restoring a backup disk image, vs
restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone (and not physically moving any
drives).

What does "restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone" mean?

One doesn't [normally] clone a drive to use it as a restoration
source, but to use it either in another computer or to use it in the
current computer as a backup to the system drive (as I have it) or
when one wants to copy everything from a smaller drive or a larger
drive for use in the same computer.

I was under the (perhaps false) impression that Anna's Casper program could
do that too.

You didn't answer the question: What does "restoring a backup
disk-to-disk clone" mean?

 

[Bill in Co.]

Just for complete system backups, and only considering that, I wonder
how
much practical difference there is in restoring a backup disk image,
vs
restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone (and not physically moving any
drives).

What does "restoring a backup disk-to-disk clone" mean?

One doesn't [normally] clone a drive to use it as a restoration
source, but to use it either in another computer or to use it in the
current computer as a backup to the system drive (as I have it) or
when one wants to copy everything from a smaller drive or a larger
drive for use in the same computer.

I was under the (perhaps false) impression that Anna's Casper program
could
do that too.

You didn't answer the question: What does "restoring a backup
disk-to-disk clone" mean?

Are you saying it can't be done?

 

[PD43]

Are you saying it can't be done?

Still, no answer. All hot air and no substance.

 

[Bill in Co.]

Still, no answer. All hot air and no substance.

Pot, Kettle? If you had waited a bit, you would see what I said in the
follow up. (Old school)

 

[ANONYMOUS]

PT,

You asked for a simple solution and this only produced infighting between PD43,
Bill & Co and others. This says something about how insecure people are or
indeed the nature of these newsgroups! What people forget is that there are
many ways to skin a cat! Some are more efficient than others but all ways can
do the job at hand!

If you want to back up your data (files and folders) then clearly Nero is the
simplest solution. Look here:

http://www.nero.com/eng/backup.html

Hope this helps.