Vista backup - What are you guys using to backup your stuff?

NeilF · 28 Mar 2007 at 11:48

Out of interest, what are you Vista guys usnig to backup your stuff? I know Vista has build in backup stuff, but is it good enough?

ie: If your hard drive dies, and you want to put in a new drive and get back to your last backup, what are you using/doing?

NeilF · 28 Mar 2007 at 11:58

Ozymandias said:
Windows Home Server - automated & overnight for all the machines on the network.

Sounds expensive! Surely beyond the reach/needs of most people...

I'm just talking about people with a single Vista machine...

NeilF · 29 Mar 2007 at 08:12

Ice On Fire said:
An External 250Gb Hard drive.
Using the Vista back up & restore function

Ahh so you don't have Home or Premium then?

NeilF · 29 Mar 2007 at 08:14

DAS said:
I use Acronis to back up to an external drive. I also let Vista run its weekly backup.

Acronis is doing a full drive image? And it can successfully re-install that image to a new drive (such that Vista will run)?

NeilF · 29 Mar 2007 at 20:28

DAS said:
You can certaily image an entire drive. Thankfully, I've never had to restore a whole image, but I'm pretty sure that's what it was invented for.

I'll swear on the Acronis web site they said they're not Vista compatible, until a new release?