Looking for recommendations on system backup solutions.
Hi all!
I'm looking for software to backup my system to an external drive. I'm currently using Acronis but not overly happy with it - it's kind of glitching and doesn't backup according to the scheduler. What are you using and would you recommend it? Basically looking for a system image solution for Win 10.
Thanks!
Zack
I use SyncBackFree:
https://www.2brightsparks.com/download-syncbackfree.html">https://www.2brightsparks.com/download-syncbackfree.html
free or paid version.
Veeam all the way. We've done very well both with the backups and with the recoveries. It's a solid product.
The Immutable backup makes it even better. We can have a cloud tier for those backups that can't be deleted for a set number of days.
The backups can be encrypted at rest protecting them from prying eyes on-premises or in the cloud tier.
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for better info, we need more info :
-what kind of backup do you want ? data, or complete disk backup? or both?
-if data what would be the size ?
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Macrium Reflect (https://www.macrium.com/) has both backup and cloning. i tried the free version to clone a drive & it worked very well. both home & business versions available.
ASKER
Thanks so much everyone, it's much appreciated with all the feedback!!
Zack, please post some info, as asked, so we can help better
ASKER
Sorry nobus, I'm looking for a complete disk that if mine gets corrupted I can just restore and be up and running quickly. Just looking at one PC running Windows 10. Size is 256GB SSD and 2TB HD. The SSD is 3/4 full and the HD is 1/4 full. Looking for either cloud storage with heavy encryption or on a external HD.
I've installed Veeam which I must say was HUGE at 12.2GB install file but it says that exFat isn't a good file format for my external drive due to bugs that could cause the files to be corrupted, so I'm not exactly sure what format I should use. I imagine if I do NTFS and try and restore from that, the restore USB won't be able to read that?? Not sure if that's accurate.
Hope that helps!
I don't think you installed Veeam Agent but the Veeam Backup and Replication.
Veeam Agent install folder on my machine is 104MB
VeeamAgentWindows_6.0.2.1090.zip download size 144MB
if you need an exact copy on a separate drive, i would just take a second disk with the same interface ( sata, or NVMe) and use that tyo put an image on it dayly
if your system has only 1 disk slot, use an usb drive enclosure or dock
you can also try (30 day free trial) of Macrium Reflect (https://www.macrium.com/) ... cloning & backup options!
ASKER
Hi David - you are probably right - I installed the wrong thing. I'm going to try the Macrium Reflect and see how that goes. Again, thanks everyone for your help!!
Zack
no points for me? 😔
but, obviously, we don't do this for the points, we do it to help 😊
Paul Sauvé
ho ho ho ! i see mine flowing to the xmas tree
@Zack
I'm going to try the Macrium Reflect and see how that goes.
thanks for the bonus points!
I use Veeam Agent Free..