Reread my post and realized I left out the most important part.
I went through this a while ago and if you are not looking for an instant PC rebuild option and just want to backup data, this is what I ended up going with after trying many, many options. I was willing to buy something but ironically, this freeware tool had everything I needed. Usually, freeware sacrifices something for it's convenient pricing.
AceBackup It is freeware but seems to have every feature found in commercial models. At least all the stuff I needed and then some.
- Full or incrimental backups
- compression or 'as is'
- maintains the directory structure
- multiple file versions, if desired.
- a Scheduler
- Encryption or not
- options to backup via FTP, DVD or CD
I'm probably forgetting some key features but there is probably a better list on the web sight. Easy to use and very reliable so far.
Very nice package for freeware.
