Hard Disk Backup Software?

Mackass · 21 Jan 2006 at 16:31

Does anyone know any decent software/programs for backing up hard drives? I'm going to be backing up using DVD-R's.

Andre · 21 Jan 2006 at 17:08

Look at Acronis TrueImage 9. You need packet-writing sfotware installed to back up directly to DVD-RW (don't think it works directly to DVD-R's but I only tried Nero's which caused so many problems elsewhere)
I normally just specify another drive, and limit the size of each file to the size of a DVD - then write those files onto blanks using ONES

crashuk · 21 Jan 2006 at 17:46

Andre said:
Look at Acronis TrueImage 9. You need packet-writing sfotware installed to back up directly to DVD-RW (don't think it works directly to DVD-R's but I only tried Nero's which caused so many problems elsewhere)
I normally just specify another drive, and limit the size of each file to the size of a DVD - then write those files onto blanks using ONES

or use nortons backup if you have pro use the backup programme it comes with

Sputnik II · 21 Jan 2006 at 23:35

Andre said:
Look at Acronis TrueImage 9. You need packet-writing sfotware installed to back up directly to DVD-RW (don't think it works directly to DVD-R's but I only tried Nero's which caused so many problems elsewhere)
I normally just specify another drive, and limit the size of each file to the size of a DVD - then write those files onto blanks using ONES

True Image is the best I've tried. I had no problems backing up to DVD-R's

Whitewater · 22 Jan 2006 at 00:52

The Windows backup facility backs up and restores files no problem, the image will need to be burned to DVD with Nero (for example) after the backup. If you're wanting a recovery solution then True Image or Norton Ghost will be a better bet. True Image has a recovery CD option that can read from DVDs but not write to them, you'll need to backup to another hard drive and then burn the image to DVD (a bit awkward if you don't have a second hard drive though).

vince3 · 22 Jan 2006 at 17:55

I'm currently trying out Acronis Drive Image. It was certainly esay to do a drive C: image on to a second HDD and create the bootable CD.
But I have a question. In the event of a restore, is all the fragmenation of the original restored too?
If not, DriveImage might be a very fast way to defragment a drive.

Andre · 22 Jan 2006 at 18:40

The image is restored exactly the same as it was recorded, so no - it wil lnot be a quick way to defragment (good try though

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