What Backup Option are you using?

Symantec LiveState Recovery

 

So expand the options, be a rebel.

 

Hey Peter, how about not based on the above options. What kind of backup software do you use and how do you use it?

 

Anyone know whats the difference between these two products?

http://www.leapfrogsoftware.com/product_info/first_defense/

and

http://www.raxco.com/products/fdisr/

 

Leapfrog Software is the creator of the Immediate System Recovery engine. They do not *typically* sell directly to the public. Their technology is distributed in 2 ways: a) they work with a variety of software development partners to OEM to the technology and/or b) private labeled the product under various product names. This method of distribution provides increased awareness, market share, and revenues to their partners. The demo found on the www.leapfrogsoftware.com website is primarily used for these clients.

Here is a list of known direct-to-public private label vendors:

Company Name: PEER Software
Product Name: Peer-ISR
http://www.peersoftware.com/solutions/peerisr/peerisr_server.asp?sol=isr&pid=isrs

Company Name: Software Pursuits
Product Name: BootBack
http://www.spursuits.com/bootback/

Company Name: Raxco Software
Product Name: FirstDefense-ISR
http://www.raxco.com/products/fdisr/

FYI: I have found no feature differences between the above private labels, so you get the pick the company that you are most happy with.


I hope this helps.

 

for affiliation between Leapfrog and Raxco:
http://rcpmag.com/reviews/article.aspx?editorialsid=523

Acadia

 

Ghost is all that works for me. I learned the hard way to use what works on your system and not want you want to work.

 

Thank you very much Zoolander64 and Acadia.

 

I use Drive Image XML.

Drive ImagerXP and all programs by Lexun Freeware are no longer supported.

http://www.lexundesigns.com/LexunFreeware/

 

Ti 8 using 2 harddrives - disk cloning system from one drive to the other monthly and checking by jumper switching that either drive can start computer. Each drive has entire os. Ocassionally I have to change drive letters through disk manager if I want to use both drives at the same time. Never delete orig. drive info during disk clone until you verify new cloned disk will start system. Then remove old drive if needing extra security. Some motherboards apparently cannot restart computer if both identical drives are plugged in, But I have had not had problems on two computers by simply switching drive jumpers within each computers motherboard. Of course I may loose 1 month of data if not on a cd etc, but I'm a home user & would not miss it.

 

Well, my sig tells most of the story... However, last year I had to become a 'road-warrior' (acquiring a notebook). It was vital to backup my many newly created files on the road, and I soon found out that True Image, which works great with HDDs, was totally lame backing up to DVDs. A fellow road-warrior recommended NTI Backup NOW! 4 and it's become my preferred solution for backing up to DVDs... Works great.

~pv

 

I will just keep it simple. No imaging software in use here.

 

Why bother, my setup is sufficient, and if my computer gets hosed, there is always room for buying another faster one

Alphalutra1

 

I have Ghost 2003 and Ghost 9, and I prefer Ghost 2003. I don't find them convincing but I must admit I didn't spend enough time trying out all the possibilities offered.

 

The title in the forum asks what backup option one is using, and my answer is an online backup service. As to imaging software, I don't use one.

 

I still don't use any of these backup softwares now. I have to look for more knowledge bout this...and hmmmn...there are freewares available out there that I can possibly tests.

I can be content on using my Nero to backup some of the important files and programs on CD's, Windows XP Sytem Restore and if still it couldn't be returned back to my happy days of registry settings then I can use one of the ERUNT's daily backup files it made of the registry.

I am more interested now on upgrading my hardwares rather than on buying or installing additional programs that I can be even be live without them. Besides, pc's softwares/hardwares tech are evolving like speed of bullets.

 

I backup important files to my server, and that is mirrored (manually) to an external hdd.
I also backup to cd/dvd every once in a while (used to be more regularly before I had an external hdd)