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Best backup software
I´m about to setup a workstation at home for some cad that my macbook can't do. It will run windows 7 x64, and connect via wlan to the readynas. What software for backup should i choose? I´m use...
Sorry to dissent...
I have tried the built-in recovery for NT4/2K/XP and found it really disappointing.
The first problem is a wider windows one, where files that are open can't be backed up using standard techniques. Unfortunately this isn't well reported by the tools.
I have never been able to successfully do a BMR (bare metal recovery) using ntbackup no matter how many System State backups/registry exports/special windows console installs I tried. And I kid you not - to do the recovery requires a physical floppy drive! Had to buy a USB floppy drive for my notebook in 2010. Threw away most of my floppies a decade ago and I'm a huge horder. In the end it was missing various files required to boot anyway - sigh.
It is possible that MS have finally got it right in Windows7. But unless somebody is prepared to swear black and blue that it really works now whilst I hold a large meat tenderiser over there left nut, in the full knowledge that I'll bring it down with all the fury a frustrated sysadmin can muster, well, then I might give it a try.
I have done BMR on Windows XP successfully (and easily) using EaseUS Backup. It builds a bootable CD for you too - no need to have original media (often not included these days) or a Floppy Drive!
I would use a different tool for my data files - in my case rsync scripts. But there are plenty of nice windows GUI tools out there.
If you don't mind spending some money... Shadow Protect does excellent BMR backups and handles incremental backups too - so also excellent for your data and it works well.
I have tried the built-in recovery for NT4/2K/XP and found it really disappointing.
The first problem is a wider windows one, where files that are open can't be backed up using standard techniques. Unfortunately this isn't well reported by the tools.
I have never been able to successfully do a BMR (bare metal recovery) using ntbackup no matter how many System State backups/registry exports/special windows console installs I tried. And I kid you not - to do the recovery requires a physical floppy drive! Had to buy a USB floppy drive for my notebook in 2010. Threw away most of my floppies a decade ago and I'm a huge horder. In the end it was missing various files required to boot anyway - sigh.
It is possible that MS have finally got it right in Windows7. But unless somebody is prepared to swear black and blue that it really works now whilst I hold a large meat tenderiser over there left nut, in the full knowledge that I'll bring it down with all the fury a frustrated sysadmin can muster, well, then I might give it a try.
I have done BMR on Windows XP successfully (and easily) using EaseUS Backup. It builds a bootable CD for you too - no need to have original media (often not included these days) or a Floppy Drive!
I would use a different tool for my data files - in my case rsync scripts. But there are plenty of nice windows GUI tools out there.
If you don't mind spending some money... Shadow Protect does excellent BMR backups and handles incremental backups too - so also excellent for your data and it works well.
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