Free Or Cheap Backup Software With Specific Functions

[petermartin]

Hi,

I've been using Driveimage XML for Windows Backups for some time. It get the job done. Incremental backup would be nice but since Windows is not my primary OS and I don't have a lot of files there, it works fine. There are two things that drive me crazy though:

1. On Vista/Windows 7, Driveimage forces me to deactivate UAC and restart every single time I want to backup.
2. Driveimage cannot restore to a partition smaller than the one it backed up.

Does anyone know of a backup utility, free or less than $20, That will allow me to do full image-based backups without either of these limitations? Incremental backups would be cool too, but this may be asking to much for the price range.

 

[LocutusEstBorg]

Windows 7's built-in back tool (Control Panel->Backup) is quite powerful. You can backup selected files and folders or make disk images, schedule automatic incremental backups, etc. You can restore a disk image directly from the F8 boot menu or the Windows disc.


You can buy an older version of Norton/Symantec Ghost for around 20$. Its a very professional and enterprise grade tool for mass backup/deployment etc. but works very well as a desktop solution.

 

[karnbmx]

For incremental backup, try Paragon Backup and Recovery Tool 10 Free. It is, by far, the best tool to use for backups.

Google it to find a copy.