Image backup software recommendations

yannis76 · 16 Oct 2010 at 19:48

Hi,

After using Comodo Backup for sometime now I found out (the hard way) that this program lacks rescue disk. Now I am looking for the best software to backup my two pc's (desktop, laptop) via network, have a bootable rescue disk and schedule backups.

Do you have any recommendations?
I am using Win 7 64x Home Premium

thank you in advance

ste-sim2x9 · 16 Oct 2010 at 20:09

Acronis*True*Image*Home

liamcrane · 16 Oct 2010 at 21:32

Macrium Reflect for me, its free and does a great job its very quick. I have restored many images with Macrium and never encounted any problems at all

yannis76 · 16 Oct 2010 at 23:36

I am trying Macrium Reflect now, but it doesn't have folder backup in the trial version...

SiriusB · 17 Oct 2010 at 01:11

Yes? You asked for imaging. Which the free edition does.

yannis76 · 27 Oct 2010 at 19:19

After using Macrium Reflect and Paragon Backup both seem good.
What I also need are:
scheduled differential backups
image backups exploring

All of these are available in Acronis products but I am afraid to use them since I had a problem with Acronis True Image Home 11 some months ago.

boosfuk · 27 Oct 2010 at 19:22

yannis76 said:
After using Macrium Reflect and Paragon Backup both seem good.
What I also need are:
scheduled differential backups
image backups exploring.

Both of these features are in Macrium Reflect (paid).

theheyes · 27 Oct 2010 at 20:05

These threads are getting as common as the AV threads.

MikeTech · 8 Nov 2010 at 05:56

Yes, Macrium Free is good. But I'd advise you to use additional software to back up your important files as well as the entire drive. Handy Backup (http://www.handybackup.net) does it fine. My own tactics is to back up the entire drive monthly and all my critical files - every night. Handy Backup supports incremental backup, so I don't transfer all 170Gb of music every night. IMHO imaging too often can be inconvenient.

jbloggs · 8 Nov 2010 at 10:56

MikeTech said:
Handy Backup (http://www.handybackup.net) does it fine...

I am curious to know why one would spend (at least) $39, when there are plenty of freeware ones around that will do the same thing for nothing?

Cobian Backup

SynBack Freeware

SyncToy

etc...

Sunbed · 8 Nov 2010 at 12:26

Just use Windows 7 built up disk image backup

SiriusB · 8 Nov 2010 at 12:36

jbloggs said:
I am curious to know why one would spend (at least) $39, when there are plenty of freeware ones around that will do the same thing for nothing?

Cobian Backup

SynBack Freeware

SyncToy

etc...

Don't forget Robocopy which is a part of Vista and 7. Very easy to use and very powerful.

lurkio · 8 Nov 2010 at 15:41

+1 Acronis

Burnsy2023 · 8 Nov 2010 at 16:02

Sundance said:
Just use Windows 7 built up disk image backup

bulldog147 · 8 Nov 2010 at 17:30

windows 7 built up disk image backup is the worse I ever come to. Don't trust in that thing from microsoft. It won't restore on my new hard disk or ssd.

There is free back up and very good here: http://www.todo-backup.com/ it let me restore to any hard disk or ssd and even raid0 too.