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There seems to be no end to free drive imaging software, but I wanted to pose this questions to you experts to see if you have used any reputable free imaging software to backup a computer. &nbsp;I have a Windows 7 machine with an SSD drive and will need to create an image of it. &nbsp;Any advice in this regard would be helpful.
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There seems to be no end to free drive imaging software, but I wanted to pose this questions to you experts to see if you have used any reputable free imaging software to backup a computer.  I have a Windows 7 machine with an SSD drive and will need to create an image of it.  Any advice in this regard would be helpful.

Free Drive Imaging Software

Software is any set of instructions that directs a computer to perform specific tasks or operations. Computer software consists of programs, libraries and related non-executable data (such as documentation). Computer software is non-tangible, contrasted with computer hardware, which is the physical component of computers. Software written in a machine language is known as "machine code". However, in practice, software is usually written in high-level programming languages than machine language. High-level languages are translated into machine language using a compiler or interpreter or a combination of the two.

Software

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.