What Image Backup software do you use?

[Creer]

What Image Backup software do you use to backup and restore your datas?

[Osaban]

I have an Acronis license TI9 on one machine, and two ShadowProtect Desktop licenses for my personal machines. Incidentally I've just discovered that SP has a new version: 3.4

[blacknight]

True Image Acronis.

[voltron]

Hi;

I'm kinda limited to the freeware stuff lately but I use Macrium Reflect free and DiscWizard. Any freeware backup suggestions?

voltron8)

[egghead]

ShadowProtect desktop. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Fast, reliable & easy to use.

One of the best investments I have made.

[lodore]

Paragon and image for windows. lastest version of paragon has some issues atm so im using image for windows for now. both are great products.

[the Tester]

MaxBlast.
It's a free version of Acronis available for Maxtor hard drives.

[Montecristo]

ShadowProtect :thumb:

[SourMilk]

I use Acronis True Image v.11 rescue CD only. I don't like drivers in the background of Windows. I have never had a botched image or restore.

SourMilk out

[Tarnak]

None - Just too confusing for me, so many different opinions! ???

[noone_particular]

Strange as it might sound, I use 7Zip for creating and restoring OS backups. To backup or restore Win2K, I boot to 98 and vice versa. It works quite well on a dual or multi-boot system. All of my drives are FAT32 for compatibility reasons.

I was using Acronis with no problems, but wasn't really happy with it. For me, there's several advantages to using 7Zip archives.
The archives are 25-35% smaller than the Acronis Archives.
Individual files and folders can be excluded from the backups.
The archives can be made, restored, and accessed from within Windows, DOS, and possibly Linux using available freeware. No proprietary formats.
Individual files can be extracted. Very useful for me when I forget to copy something off of the desktop.
Individual files are backed up and restored, so there's no fragmentation in any of the restored files.
The archives can be made or restored as a background process from within Windows without interfering with the tasks at hand.
The 7z archives do take quite a bit longer to make and restore, especially when using the maximum compression. Being able to perform the tasks as a background process keeps the long time periods from being a problem. Even if something managed to corrupt all of the internal drives, I can restore them using a properly made DOS bootdisk containing a few additional tools and drivers (USB, LFN, DPMI). I have separate tools for the MBR and partitioning but haven't needed to use them.

[boonie]

I guess I like IFD because it's simple, easy to use, and I don't need to install anything. I might have gone with Drive Snapshot, but by the time I heard about it, I had already purchased my license for IFD.

[slammer_JvA]

Rehi old, and possible new Wilders Friends!

Slam is back ;D
(Has been almost 3 years already...wow...tempus ruit-hora fluit)

Just in the process of upgrading some hardware, I decided to finally take backing up serious now. So, I bought myself an external HD (Iomega Prestige 320G, very nifty) and now am searching for the right soft.
So, I thought let's go to my old buddies and get a cup of coffee at Wilders, how you're doing Paul? ;)

And what will you know, there's this poll. So, with the danger of slightly going offtopic, I like to ask any of you experienced users which proggie in your opinion is best suited for an almost zero-experienced back-upper -yeah I know..:-[shame:-[

Downloaded Cobian Backup 9 (http://www.educ.umu.se/%7Ecobian/cobianbackup.htm), any comments on that one?
Plus, I came across a nice multiple tool back-up CD creator, named UBCD4Win (http://www.ubcd4win.com/), but as a noob in this area Istill struggle with creating/copying iso-image...will post on another thread for that one.
But for this one too, I like your comments.

I'll be reading with great interest!

Great to be back, you'll be seeing me :)

regards,
slam8)

[mrfargoreed]

Acronis True Image for me. I've tried Ghost, Paragon and several others and had issues with all of them. Never had a problem with ATI - it's reliable (for me) and easy to use. I would like to have a go with Shadow Protect, but I couldn't afford to pay for it anyway, so a bit pointless ;D .

[Kerodo]

Clonezilla here. Works well for me on both Win and Linux, and it's free. :)

[Osaban]

-{ Quote: "None - Just too confusing for me, so many different opinions! ???" }-

I know if you've never done it before, it seems at first a daunting task. Nowadays these programs are very easy to use for their main task: restore a complete system in 15 minutes (average time, 7 and 11 minutes for my machines). A complete reinstall of Windows + programs + personal configuration might take from 3 hours to several days.

Once one knows it works, it really allows you to do anything with your computer knowing that within the time to prepare a cup of coffee, your system or different systems can be running as freshly installed. The only catch is when trying to restore for the first time: the only way to know if it works is to do it with a system that is working.

IMO, the most important security/recovery software to have.

[RSpanky]

Drive Snapshot :thumb:

[suliman]

Dont use windows other than for playing games, but there I use Shadowprotect.
SP cant copy linux filesystem (without imaging the empty space too) so for Ubuntu I use Terabyte's Image for Linux.

[boonie]

I'm giving Easeus Todo backup (free) a try.

If anyone else wants to check it out, the home page is here:
http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/

Review here:
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/08/21/easeus-todo-backup-backup-restore-and-mount-drive-partitions/

[Follower]

Sadly... ATI 2009 Home... :-X

[Rabiddog]

Does FirstDefense count?

[Creer]

-{ Quote: "Does FirstDefense count?" }-
AFAIK FD ISR doesn't Image Backup software.
You can vote in another poll ;)
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=244470

[Tarq57]

Macrium Reflect for making backups.
Haven't had to use the restore so far, touch silicon.

[pandlouk]

Drive snapshot on one pc.
Image for windows on the other one.

Both are great.

Panagiotis

[Seer]

I have several licenses for Image for Windows and use it on all my systems to create base images.
I've pretty much grown to hate all the other alternatives.

[tipstir]

Got to keep backup images of the client systems on the local LAN just in case of disaster recovery is needed. Store these on server shared backup drive. I can't see not keeping up with extra protection. Saves time with full images of C: or etc. Just wasting time re-installing the OS when something out of the blue attacks your system that you can't recover from. This is me I use the first program on your poll list the enterprise image server edition. That gives you more options to recover a system over the workgroup or domain with remote recovery.

[valnar]

-{ Quote: "I have several licenses for Image for Windows and use it on all my systems to create base images.
I've pretty much grown to hate all the other alternatives." }-

I'm still on Acronis TI10 because the talk of the later versions scare me. I have to create a BartPE boot disk to support my PC's with SATA/AHCI setups. While this setup is reliable, I know it will become obsolete eventually.

Does Image for Windows support SATA drives in AHCI mode? Do their boot CD's come with all the latest Intel ICHx drivers? That's probably my biggest beef with Acronis.

[lodore]

-{ Quote: "I'm still on Acronis TI10 because the talk of the later versions scare me. I have to create a BartPE boot disk to support my PC's with SATA/AHCI setups. While this setup is reliable, I know it will become obsolete eventually.

Does Image for Windows support SATA drives in AHCI mode? Do their boot CD's come with all the latest Intel ICHx drivers? That's probably my biggest beef with Acronis." }-

btw image for windows comes with two boot discs. image for dos and image for linux. the latter uses the lastest linux kernel which should support your setup.

[^Ale]

-{ Quote: "ShadowProtect desktop. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Fast, reliable & easy to use.

One of the best investments I have made." }-

Ditto

[pinso]

i tried Norton Ghost, i liked it, mainly as any other IMAGE BACKUP WARE, it too can perform Bare Metal Restore, and in doing so , it asks for "Restoring the Disk Signature" option.
This Feature is something i havn't come across:
Acronis True Image.
Paragon Drive Backup Pro.
Shadow Protect.

But now i m using Paragon Drive Backup Pro, i found the Compression is similar to Acronis. And the whole GUI, is less complicated and simple. Instead of that Dam, Acronis which has too much features, promises a hell and performs averagely....and later problems crop up.
I m not speaking for my self, just check the Acronis Forum and see for urself.
I had some problem using Acronis, later i h' sworn to never, ever,ever, ever ,everrrrrrr......use Acronis True Image in Future again, even if i get it for free with Serial intact.
But in the end its does the job of Imaging the Drive nicely, it was the other funtion in Acronis that gave me problem. 3 nights of restless sleep.

It is what it is:

[Caos]

Paragon Drive Backup Professional, Workstation, Server, and Enterprise Server.
:)

[Keyboard_Commando]

-{ Quote: "MaxBlast.
It's a free version of Acronis available for Maxtor hard drives." }-

Ha, cool post. Reading this I remembered one of my drives is a Maxtor. So one of my tinkering episodes went wrong today and this saved my a$$.

[Noob]

Tried O&O DiskImage and Paragon Backup and didn't like any of them ;D

[tepe2]

I use BootIt Next Generation (BING) from TeraByte Unlimited.

[nikanthpromod]

Drive snapshot.

[Creer]

+1 for ShadowProtect Desktop :thumb:

[firzen771]

now using Macrium Reflect Free.

[culla]

Acronis TrueImage 11 Boot CD

[nikanthpromod]

Removed Drive snapshot(Some errors while creating Backups:-\ )
Now trying Active@ Disk Image .;)

[jrmhng]

Shadow Protect works well for me. I also have used Lenovo's solution that comes with their laptops. That was quite buggy!

[valnar]

I use TeraByte's Image for Linux and Windows. I used to use Acronis TI.

I have a BartPE boot disk with IFW on both a CDROM and USB flash drive. I also have IFL on a USB flash drive. I have more ways to backup online and offline than you can shake a stick at. It makes me warm and fuzzy like using Norton Utilities for DOS in the 1990's all over again. ;)

[osip]

I use IFD/ storagecrafts rescue cd/ ATI Linux rescue media...i.e all imaging/restoring through rescue disks without installation. All of them are full proof and just a matter of taste. Complete unnecessary to install these kinds of apps IMHO.

[ameyap]

paragon drive backup is amazing plus i got it for free as a giveaway

[3GUSER]

I've got a licence for Acronis True Image Home edition and I use it on Windows XP computers.

I prefer the Windows 7 build-in image maker and of course use it on Windows 7.

I don't own servers but clients with servers use Acronis,too.

Acronis is very very popular,IMO. If you say Image , then Acronis is the first to pop-up in one's mind

[wtsinnc]

I use Paragon 10 as well as Macrium Reflect.

Mirror image sets of backups via each application stored on two physically separated USB hard drives and accessible using rescue media.

[jdd58]

-{ Quote: "I use BootIt Next Generation (BING) from TeraByte Unlimited." }-
Same here.

[leofelix]

Acronis True Image home or Macrium Reflect free here