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ISO for a dummy

Ruptga

Ruptga

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I bet there's a dozen threads somewhere about this, but I didn't find them in my search.

So anyway, what's the best way to make a backup of my HDD, with ISO or some other format, for free? And if the file is too big, how do I break it up to fit on a couple DVDs?
 
Are you wanting to backup the entire os and partitions etc? or wanting to just back up specific data?
 
Originally posted by: stars
Are you wanting to backup the entire os and partitions etc? or wanting to just back up specific data?
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This is a laptop so there's no partitions to mess with, but yeah, everything.
 
Originally posted by: pcgeek11
Originally posted by: SleepWalkerX
Use Acronis True Image. That program rocked.
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Agree with this 100%!!


pcgeek11
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It's saying fifty bucks, I don't really have fifty bucks to spend on this. I'm really interested in something free. If I'm missing something and they have a free version, that's cool, but otherwise I'll need something else.

EDIT: I just found the free trial link, but still, is there something I can use long-term that's free?
 
Originally posted by: ADDAvenger
I bet there's a dozen threads somewhere about this, but I didn't find them in my search.

So anyway, what's the best way to make a backup of my HDD, with ISO or some other format, for free? And if the file is too big, how do I break it up to fit on a couple DVDs?
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If you're backing up huge files, how about using an external SATA HDD or mobile SATA racks. Faster and very dependable. The prices are very economical either way.
 
Nero isn't free

I did try that EaseUs thing, but on startup it wanted me to insert a floppy into drive A, so that fell through.

I asked about DVD because that's what I have, I'm a college student. I'll be a millionaire soon enough, but I'm still working on it, that's why I ask for freeware and DVD stuff. The only huge file I'll be backing up is my disk's ISO, so multiple DVDs are no problem, I just need to know if there's anything I should know about that before I try it. Although, I do have an external drive on my Christmas list, so we'll see what becomes of that.

Either way, I still don't know how to make an ISO (or some other universal format) for free. I know I could do a files and settings transfer, but that doesn't get everything and I want this to be as simple as possible.
 
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