Computer backup software

[mathusiva]

Hi all,

I am very new to this forum..

I have a home laptop running Windows XP. I want to take a backup of it (including the OS)...I want to restore from the backup instead of reinstalling Windows incase of any system failure...

Any suggestions..?

Thanks!
Siva.

 

[Sophia]

I've been using Macrium Reflect Free Edition http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx

 

[General Kenobi]

Depending on your preferences, you could try either Paragon Backup & Recovery 2012 Free (based on their commercial version, but free for home users) or Clonezilla, which is both free and open source.

 

[Channeledbymodem]

After using Acronis TrueImage for years with mixed results (some restores failed) I have been very happy with Easeus ToDo Backup free for about a year now. It has more useful features than Macrium or Clonezilla and a better interface than Paragon. Good app.

http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

 

[DirkGently1]

The built in Win7 image backup is plenty competent. No bells or whistles, just does what it's designed to, very well.

 

[Charlie98]

The built in Win7 image backup is plenty competent. No bells or whistles, just does what it's designed to, very well.

That's what I've been using... it looks like it does a pretty good job, with the caveat that I've not had to use the actual image itself for backup.

I tried Acronis... I could never get it to back up my system... Either epic fail of the product, or n00b fail... :whiste:

 

[FoxFifth]

After using Acronis TrueImage for years with mixed results (some restores failed) I have been very happy with Easeus ToDo Backup free for about a year now. It has more useful features than Macrium or Clonezilla and a better interface than Paragon. Good app.

http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

+1

 

[scjrr]

I've had good luck with Acronis. It has saved me from failed hard drives several times.

 

[tami]

I love Clonezilla, and it's free. The challenge is that it requires a bit of technical know-how.

 

[MAG1969]

I have had very good luck with Acronis myself... Never had a problem in backing up or restoring from image.

 

[stinkinggenius]

+1

I've been using Easeus Todo backup free for a while and have used it to restore a couple of computers without any issues.