daryl1968
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Best back-up software
I have recently lost a hard drive and hadn't recently backed up. Having learned my lesson, I have bought a new external hard drive and I would like to use a decent back up utility (preferably free). Any recommendations?
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The Maillard Reaction
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 12:06:06
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I'm still trying to figure out which Paragon package to try.
I use Acronis, and used it today, but sometimes I can't get the boot disc process to recognize my keyboard and I have to cycle through a boot to windows and then start over to get Acronis to launch from the CD. That leaves me wondering what I'll do if/when my system will not boot to windows and I can't get Acronis to see my keyboard.
I'm ready to try Paragon as a back up to my back up strategy.
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daryl1968
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 12:07:55
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Thanks Mike - I will also look up Paragon
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 13:38:32
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I'm not sure what the "best" backup software is, but did get Acronis 2013. I've never had to use it after backingup (so far) and it works as advertised without issues. Not free though.
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daryl1968
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 14:46:19
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2014/11/14 14:55:30
Thanks Mesh - next time would you mind going out and testing all the back up software available before posting. 
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 18:38:16
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I use Paragon Backup and Recovery 11 Home. It's what ADK put on my PC and works great.
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 18:41:34
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I have used Acronis for a number of years now and it has saved my butt a couple of times. I have it on all of our computers here at home. The recovery has worked just fine when a couple of our HDs crashed.
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 19:55:54
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I've used Acronis, but felt it was a bit overmuch. I've used Retrospect, which is really easy to use and will backup remote computers (win,linux,mac) as well.
Since I've recently provisioned a USB drive for every computer in the house, I've changed them all over to the built-in backup in Windows 7. If you use the default backup settings, you can't go wrong. It will make an image file of the hard drive, and will backup changed files as well. The image gets updated incrementally, and changed user files get backed up as well. Simple and free.
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daryl1968
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 20:55:42
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thanks folks - you've really given me some food for thought
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 21:11:04
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Acronis has saved my bacon many times. Very easy to use. Very helpful.
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/14 21:25:08
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I use AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard...works flawlessly...and it's FREE I've cloned MANY drives with it, OS and all, and works great for me... I just recently built my new rig (see specs in sig) and cloned my entire hard drive with Win 8.1 on it and worked flawlessly... http://www.aomeitech.com/aomei-partition-assistant.html
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Re: Best back-up software
2014/11/15 01:51:14
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The one included in W7 and up works fine.
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Re: Best back-up softwareo
2014/11/15 12:09:53
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I use Acronis, it seems to work but fortunately I have never needed to recover data. USB 3 helps a lot on big backups to a external drive. Backups using USB 2 takes a aweful long time.
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Re: Best back-up softwareo
2014/11/15 12:48:10
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I have never been a fan of backup imaging due to the time involved and excessive reading/writing. I would end up reinstalling software anyway. But for data files I use xcopy and robocopy which can be configured to simply update files which have been modified since last use. Very quick and dirty and they are included in Windows. I posted a fairly detailed how to on that about a year ago but am on my cell ATM, but is in this thread. http://forum.cakewalk.com...12491&fp=3&p=3
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Re: Best back-up softwareo
2014/11/15 16:57:21
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mettelus
I have never been a fan of backup imaging due to the time involved and excessive reading/writing. I would end up reinstalling software anyway. But for data files I use xcopy and robocopy which can be configured to simply update files which have been modified since last use. Very quick and dirty and they are included in Windows. I posted a fairly detailed how to on that about a year ago but am on my cell ATM, but is in this thread.
http://forum.cakewalk.com...12491&fp=3&p=3
The advantage of an approach like Acronis is that you don't have to think about any of that stuff when restoring. You click one or two buttons and it restores elegantly. Simple to do which is a good thing when presented with a complex challenge of "something is wrong somewhere in the system".
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Re: Best back-up softwareo
2014/11/16 13:57:10
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I use Acronis. Backup software often seems like a waste of money....... until you need it for real of course, then it seems like the bargain of a lifetime. 
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daryl1968
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Re: Best back-up softwareo
2014/11/19 12:39:37
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