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TECHNICAL BOARDS => Technical Support => Topic started by: KrisiS on June 17, 2011, 05:23:42 PM

Title: Backup !
Post by: KrisiS on June 17, 2011, 05:23:42 PM

I am looking for a program that will create a backup of my HDD as it is at this exact point. (Similar to the backup feature use on laptops)
Any good programs out there?

Title: Re: Backup !
Post by: Limey on June 17, 2011, 10:01:45 PM

theres quite a few out there mate, there are also several ways of doing it..

The 2 popular ones are:

You can either literally copy it across to another HDD
Or
You can create an image.

From what you've said i assume you want a program that makes an image?

If so, theres Clonezilla (http://clonezilla.org/downloads.php) (free) or Acronis (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/index.html) (costs).
I've used both and they're both good.

What i find easiest (and the most effective) is just copying the whole drive into a external HDD.

(Don't forget the integrated windows 7 back up though!)

Hope thats helped