shadow protect and IFW

which of these two will be easier to use for one of my friend who doesnt no that much about imaging etc. he just want to backup system drive.which will easier to create backups and restore of these two as these are popular here and i never played with these, and can recommend one to my friend.

Im not trying to compare these two ,i just want to know which will be better for someone like novice in imaging.

 

100% sure SP (shadow protect) will suit you.

ifw isnt match user friendly when need to restore from DOS mode on boot....(say the least )

cheers

 

I concur. SP is userfriendly. IFW isn't.

 

LOL

 

That's a hard question to answer. It depends who's teaching him to use the software. Their preferences and techniques. Novices do strange things. If he is going to backup to DVDs, which I don't recommend, IFW can create a bootable recovery DVD containing the backup image. Put it in the optical tray, press Spacebar and the restore just happens. That's easy. No menu choices at all.

 

Pete,

I agree the IFD menus are daunting at first. The bootable DVD is "automatic." Press Spacebar and maybe Enter. That's it. If you don't press Spacebar you are offered a manual restore with IFD.

 

Pete,

I just had another look at it. When the DVD boots, if you press Spacebar you are offered a manual IFD restore. If you don't press Spacebar, a few seconds later you are asked to click Yes for the restore.

It's not something I use as I don't backup to DVDs.

 

Pete,

I'm confused: it appears to me from your other posts in this thread (as well as those of the other users) that IFW is less easy or user-friendly than SP.

Please clarify.

Thanks,

Robert

 

sach:
I would defer to Pete and Brian ..just a comment;

The save to/restore from DVD is/can be fraught with issues
: bad burns
: bad media
: tricky restores
: Application/mb issues with CD or DVD drive recognition in restore environment

FWIW, tell your friend to use USB drives or external or internal HD
I think there are amazingly cheap solid state usb drives now of up to 16G !! in a 'thumb" format, and HUGE HD options.

i cant comment on SP very much, I know the Terabyte utilities fairly well and they have always recognised my USB drives. Utterly reliable for me so far. (heh heh occas PEBKAU issues)
Can restore with BING or IFD. Brian and MarkyMoo have tweaked Terabyte to amazing levels.

There are threads galore here re options..
Check Drive Snapshot for another very powerful utility.
Markymoo has created a front end for DS which is a great tool.

The one problem I have with Terabyte is the differential and incremental saves. No doubt brian could advise here.
I just make regular images. Bit cumbersome but safe.

SP seems to have sorted the incrementals and scheduling of same with rollbacks and consolidations very well.

Both tools ( SP and Terabyte) offer free trials: have a look; check for HW compatibility and GUI end user issues before purchase.

Terabyte does require some , umm, "willingness to engage" but gives ample returns.

 

Longboard,

Just a plug for IFW differential images. I do weekly base images and twice daily diffs. By the end of the week the diffs are around 3% of the base size. Diff images take about half the time to create as do base images. But the times are irrelevant because I don't see the images being created. They are created in the background on a schedule. They can be created manually if you desire.


PS... I think IFW is one of the simplest apps to use. There are four windows to click through.

1. Backup or Restore
2. Partition to Backup
3. Location for Backup
4. Options/Finish

It takes me 11 seconds to click through these four windows.

 

OK I'll be checking it out again

Yes
No need to convince me: love the Terabyte apps here.

I am still on the v1.x releases while waiting for BING v2
Still eligible for the free update: good deal for me.
I am off out and about today but will PM u re some details if I may.

Sorry sach1000rt for intruding, hope these replies have helped your OP/
Regards.