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Looking for backup software for windows 7

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alanwest09872

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Just as the title states. I am looking for backup software for my windows 7 system. The one that comes with windows 7 stinks. Its Soooooo Slooooowww. I want to be able to make multi backs of the system and have it be very easy to restore if something should happen.
I backup at least 4 to 5 times a week. I have 2 tb free space ready to be used.

Recap
1. Looking for backup software
2. Looking to make multi backup's
3. Dont want to erase a backup each time. I want to be able to save a few back just in case.

So all you out there in computer geek land. Dont take offense I am an avid memeber to that club. What can I get that will do what I need above. And thanks a ton for all the help its much appreciated.
 
Chiefcrowe said:
I know but i'm pretty sure Macrium does incrementals as well.
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It does but not the free edition. We need to know if the OP wants to pay money or not. If you want to buy imaging software I would go with Acronis 2010, there are really good ebay deals for Acronis 2010.

If you want to avoid paying but still get features like differential backup (so backups don't take long), go with Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition, here is a link to see the features. I have never used it but I've heard good things, not bad for free software.

http://www.paragon-software.com/home/brs/comparison.html


If you are going to be making alot of backups, make sure you use differential or incremental. What's the difference between differential and incremental backups? Link >

http://www.acronis.com/resource/solutions/backup/2005/incremental-backups.html



Also check out Rebit, tomshardware gave it a really good review. It's software that goes on an external drive and constantly backs up your whole system and keeps tracks of all file changes, dummy proof software.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hdd-backup-recovery,2450-7.html

It took seven hours on our test system for the initial backup to complete, but the solution literally takes care of everything: daily system snapshots, modified files (including versioning), and handling of deleted files. It will even continue its work when the drive is full by starting to dispose of the oldest backups. If you ever need to recover individual files, then you can do so by browsing the Replica drive on your PC and locating the desired file and version in a folder structure that matches your PC’s file structure. Backup really is a piece of cake now, which is why the Replica receives the Best of Tom’s Award. We believe this is a must-have product for consumers.
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They also compared it to Acronis True Image 20010 and the built in Win 7 backup:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-backup-acronis,2510-9.html



So really these are your choices:

Want free good backup software: Macrium Reflect or Paragon Backup free edition (Paragon free edition will do differential backup while Macrium does not)
Pay for backup software: Acronis True Image 2010
Idiot proof pay for backup software that works very well and doesn't require you to do much: Rebit
 
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60 day free trial for BESR 2010 (this is not backup exec!) its waht cable god said V2i bought by symantec. you download the main app, and the iso, and generate a custom iso if necessary (recovery cd) then you can backup to whatever.

i like the option of bare metal backup on schedule with FTP AND SMB. so you can store your files in two places.

it does a great job at cleaning up after the backup is done it will delete based on size or # of backup points to compliance.

60 day trial then it requires a key 😉
 
If one (or more) of the drives are Seagate or Western Digital, you can download the free version of Acronis True Image Home from the respective drive manufacturer. Seagate calls it DiscWizard:

Seagate DiscWizard

Acronis True Image Home for Western Digital


Works great and has almost all of the features of the full version. It will run in Windows or you can create a boot disk and do both backup/restore from Linux, in the event of a boot/system drive failure.
 
Windows 7 ships with an integrated backup solution which can be found Control Panel, yet one size doesn’t fit all. We have been looking for the ten best free Windows 7 backup programs based on what’s around for Windows Vista, yet few vendors apart from Microsoft officially declare their backup software as compatible with Windows 7. Therefore, the majority of entries in our top ten free backup programs Windows 7 list are candidates. Our list of free Windows 7 backup programs currently comprises (random order):Comodo BackUp - http://backup.comodo.com


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Windows 7 ships with an integrated backup solution which can be found Control Panel, yet one size doesn’t fit all. We have been looking for the ten best free Windows 7 backup programs based on what’s around for Windows Vista, yet few vendors apart from Microsoft officially declare their backup software as compatible with Windows 7. Therefore, the majority of entries in our top ten free backup programs Windows 7 list are candidates. Our list of free Windows 7 backup programs currently comprises (random order):Comodo BackUp - http://backup.comodo.com


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wow you took you time on this thanks for all the help. That goes for everyone also. Everyone is always so helpful thats why I love this sight.
 
I'm trying comodo out now but I am looking for one t hat you dont have to log into windows to restore. Unless I can run it in safe mode or something. like one big system image that I use startup disk to access. and I dont think it has that ability. Nice software though.
 
alanwest09872 said:
I'm trying comodo out now but I am looking for one t hat you dont have to log into windows to restore. Unless I can run it in safe mode or something. like one big system image that I use startup disk to access. and I dont think it has that ability. Nice software though.
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Check my post about the free version of Acronis True Image. Can do bare metal image creation and restore of partitions or disks, from Windows or boot disk using just about any kind of storage device (except for networked drives, IIRC). Only restriction is that a drive from the respective manufacturer must be present in the system.

If you don't want the hardware restriction, Macrium Reflect Free Edition works similarly.
 
PMJI -- I was late to this party.

I had a catastrophic computer failure a few days ago and had to buy a new (Windows 7 Pro) PC immediately. I'd been using DriveImage 7 on the old (XP) PC, but it won't run on Win 7.

So what I need (and I need it right away, since I want to start doing images of the new computer ASAP) is backup/imaging software for Win7.

Ideally, I'd like something similar to DriveImage that will image entire drives/partitions, including the OS. The ability to image selected folders would be a huge plus (DriveImage doesn't, but I often wished it did), though. The software needs to work in Win7, so I can still use the computer if necessary while the software is running (although I usually try to avoid using it during the imaging process).

And it's essential that the software have DriveImage's ability to browse the image files, so I can select and restore individual files when necessary.

FWIW, the new PC has two 750 GB SATA drives. Don't know the brand, and haven't been able to find the info. Is there any way to find out other than rebooting and watching the drive name come up? It's a RAID 0. (Would not have been my first choice, or even my second, but I needed a PC right away and didn't have time to shop around.)

I back up (I guess I should say image) to three external drives, all Seagate Freeagents. I alternate drives so if one fails, I still have another (albeit older) backup image on another drive.

I've read through this thread and am still uncertain as to what program(s) I should be considering. The program does not have to be free, I have no problem paying for good software. I doubt that having DriveImage would qualify me for any "upgrade" prices, unless maybe to Ghost, but I would rather not use a Norton product (too many traumatic experiences with some of their other software). But I'm pretty sure I do have an ancient version of Backup PC Exec (or something like that) somewhere. Not sure if it's upgradeable, or even if I can find it.

So can anyone suggest -- at least help me narrow down the list -- current software that works similarly to DriveImage?

Thanks.
 
windows 7 has a very nice backup software built-in? bare metal backup - creates a bootable iso disk. etc. backup to external drive/network/dvd whatever you want.

a windows home server might be a good use in you have many machines at home. some WHS can even do mixed (OSX time machine, and windows backup) services.
 
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