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1354806 2013-10-01 21:31:00 Anyone suggestions for good backup software. Just for a home network between W7 PCs. Even prepared to pay for it!
Thanks
stuffed (1469)
1354807 2013-10-01 21:45:00 Acronis True Image. Hasn't failed me yet. Jayess64 (8703)
1354808 2013-10-01 21:52:00 Windows7 built in backup works perfectly well for me, never needed anything more. DeSade (984)
1354809 2013-10-01 22:22:00 Are you wanting a full backup of complete system image? Or are you wanting to just do images / documents?

Are you wanting a 1:1 backup locally, to a network share, to a USB drive? Or do you want it off-site?
Chilling_Silence (9)
1354810 2013-10-01 22:52:00 Thanks for the suggestions. Windows backup works fine on 1 PC to the other but in normal Nanny MS style won't allow access to the drive on the other PC. Yea know about File Sharing options but am at the stage that am sick of the whole Windows OS!
Ok rant over - tried Backupper - it froze. EaseUS Todo - in the process of trying to set that up.
As said - just want to back up on the home network - eg My Docs.
stuffed (1469)
1354811 2013-10-01 23:59:00 Active@ the best I have found as used by Wainuitech. Acronis causes problems as does Macrium. The free trial from Active@ is a full working edition no limitations and doesn't cost very much if you like it gary67 (56)
1354812 2013-10-02 00:03:00 Errrr, what problems does Macrium cause? I must have missed them. linw (53)
1354813 2013-10-02 00:27:00 Why not just setup like a sync with Google Drive for your docs?

For doing it on the network you could just write a batch script that's triggered nightly to do it for you?
Chilling_Silence (9)
1354814 2013-10-02 00:36:00 Well after a lot of drilling and blasting eventually got the 2nd PC to back up via Windows! It kept asking for login and PW - sigh - and after many tries came up with the right combination. Recall that when set up both these PCs a couple of years ago on the network it was a real MS battle. To be quite frank will be pleased when can just do everything in the iPad but setting Excel formulas is still best on the damn PC! stuffed (1469)
1354815 2013-10-02 02:00:00 I've been trying out one called Duplicati Agent_24 (57)
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