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| Thread ID: 125343 | 2012-06-21 10:21:00 | Best method for external USB backup? | adslgeek (14687) | Press F1 |
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| 1283251 | 2012-06-21 10:21:00 | What software do you guys recommend for using a large external drive for incremental backups? Simple and / or automatic could be good :) |
adslgeek (14687) | ||
| 1283252 | 2012-06-21 10:33:00 | I use Genie Timeline. Its free and doesn't require you to initiate a backup session. It monitors file changes and backs those up while you work. If you want to recover a previous version of a file, you can click on a date on the 'timeline' and retrieve any files backed up on that date. | wuppo (41) | ||
| 1283253 | 2012-06-22 02:17:00 | (just somethings to ponder) Simple restore is more important than simple backup Ive seen some 3rd party/bundled backup software that was a nightmare to actually restore from Also for automated backups' some sort of error logging is needed, otherwise it can fail & you wont know Do you want an image of the complete HD, or just backup important data ?? A HD image will let you 'fix' a corrupted Win. . :) I just use a robocopy batch file backup. I run manually, that way I know its running. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1283254 | 2012-06-22 10:29:00 | You guys rock, thanks heaps! | adslgeek (14687) | ||
| 1283255 | 2012-06-23 09:08:00 | Sync Toy 2.1 is what I use. As 1101 says the restore is the key and Sync Toy just copies the folders as, well, just readable folders on the destination drive. | Grimy (3041) | ||
| 1283256 | 2012-06-23 09:36:00 | Is that free / cheap? | adslgeek (14687) | ||
| 1283257 | 2012-06-23 22:20:00 | This topic is of very real interest to me and only last week I had another situation that I thought I had all the bases covered and backups failed necessitating a full win7 64 fresh install. I help a good number of very elderly pals and as wonderful as it is to see them embrace IT some cant even remember the version of windows installed from week to week. They love freebies and despite my warnings they install anything that arrives on disk or email and subsequent screw ups are legend and thats not counting trojans. Still I work for coffee and their good company. There is just so many times I have to do a fresh install as the pc's are wrecked and they cant recall what was going on to trigger a sequence of events. I have been trying to figure out the best HD image method and then perhaps seperately a data backup system that is senior proof. Sorry for hijacking this thread but adsl's heading was so timely including some responses. I have also been trawling the archives and in particular Wainui's advice and discussion to the thread started 15 June 2011 "Trouble cloning windows 7 partition!! " brings up the subject of imaging software. I would like to confirm that Active@Disk Image may still be the best reliable (albeit paid for) solution? I am confused though as on their website they say personal users can have 3x copies/uses by the one owner, yet elsewhere only one copy per licence. 3x copies makes it good value for home hobbyists. Seems that Paragon and Acronis are as unreliable as I have now found the Win7 backup & restore. I am really looking for a method whereby I can setup a brand new install customised to my pals specific machines exact requirements, somehow image it with utmost reliability, lock it and then all they have to do is incremental data backup to another USB external and then when the inevitable surely happens I can reload the image and then the data backup well we take our chances. Even a secret partition method to put the image on the specific machine such as Dell etc do such that I could give the key and boot sequence to reinstall by phone would be a bonus. I regret that when it comes to backups, even expensive paid solutions in a commercial situation, my experience is they are as reliable as insurance companies, sell you a promise and run when it rains. Advice appreciated. |
PeteS (12500) | ||
| 1283258 | 2012-06-24 02:11:00 | Is that free / cheap? Yes it's free. It's a Microsoft program that you can get from CNET download.cnet.com There are plenty of reviews and tutorials if you Google it. But it's pretty straight forward. |
Grimy (3041) | ||
| 1283259 | 2012-06-24 05:08:00 | I use syncback which is also free and very good | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1283260 | 2012-06-24 23:43:00 | Hasnt synctoy been 'abandoned' by MS ?? there are better options Syncback would be a better bet |
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