Re: good software for PC auto backup?
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I have a baseline backup that I know is clean that I can go back to any time. It includes the basic software I will always want.
The nice thing about a bare metal restore like this is that you don't need to worry about reinstalling driver updates and the like. It is much simpler than a complete re-install of your sytem.
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Re: good software for PC auto backup?
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If you haven't already purchased the second 500 GB hard drive, I have a Seagate Freeagent Pro external hard drive which comes with an auto backup feature that immediately backs up your hard drive as soon as anything new is created; it's really slick.
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Yeah, I already got it. I really wasn't in the market for one but found the 500 gb western digital my passport for $93 and couldn't resist. I already had one which is used for music (and some tv shows)...
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Re: good software for PC auto backup?
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I am running richcopy right now and backing up my pictures on my pc and my music from my external drive right now... couldn't figure out a way to set a scheduled backup with richcopy yet (if it is even possible), but in reality I can just run it once a week or so and it should be fine.
I may try Acronis... and still haven't been able to get the windows task scheduler to work. I use to have spybot search and destroy to auto updates and then a scan every night but that isn't working now either. I changed my computer name and user name a while back and task scheduler hasn't ran since, and any new attempt to set something up with it gives either doesn't work or gives me an access/permission error.
oh well, window task scheduler sucks anyway. (sour grapes!)
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Try using newmachinename\newusername in the tasks, along with the new password. That's probably what happened.
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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.
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I've had good luck with the free version of SyncBack. I've been using it for years and I really like it.
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Do any of these PC Backups also copy over apps? I'm trying to find a backup solution for my PC. If my PC 'dies', I want to reinstall my Windows from scratch and the restore my entire environment.
Now that I think about it, I'm looking more for a ghosting package.
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Tom, thanks for the SyncBack link, started using it last night, great program! Do you just backup your profile folders for each user?
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Yeah, basically, that's how it started. Now, I just tell everybody in my house that they have to store their crap on a virtual server I set up for that purpose. I'm mostly just concerned about pictures, music and documents, and the first two of those absolutely have to be centralized anyway. It's a good program for not only the automated stuff, but also to do project-based data moves.
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