Complete PC backup Software (simple too)

[kenthephoneman]

I have a windows 10 64 bit PC that is about 4 years old. I have a 500gb ssd drive c:, a 2tb HDD as F: plus a 1tb usb drive for backup.

I am looking for software that will allow me to make a complete image of my C:Boot drive and data on my F:drive to my USB drive. Right now I do not have more app and data than the usb will hold so space is not a problem.

What I want to do is have a program that will do a complete image of my boot drive so if windows crashes (again) I can let the system boot on the usb drive then have it restore the C: drive and all the Data on the F: drive in case it it trashed too.

I also would like the program, after it does the first full backup only do incremental backups of changed data so I don't run out of space on the USB drive.

I've tried the apps that come with windows and one other software (which I don't remember other than not liking it) and need help finding a good one.

Thanks for any help
Ken

 

[2ffat]

I've been using Acronis True Image for the past year and, so far, I like it. I use it to do a daily backup, an occasional manual backup, and to clone hard drives (we are moving from HDD to SSD). Acronis also has enterprise backup options, too.


James P. Cottingham
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[tazuk]

I use Macrium Reflect (Paid Version) to create incremental images of my wife's Windows 10 laptop at scheduled intervals to a NAS.

It seems to work well enough although can be relatively slow, and when I last had to do a bare metal restore (some time ago) it worked well.

TazUk

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[goombawaho]

Macrium Reflect also here, paid version. It's very fast doing an image from my C: drive (SSD) to my D: drive RAID1 (traditional spinning drives). I've also done backups/restores using my QNAP NAS a storage device. This also works just fine. It is slower than local data transfer because it uses network instead of the computer bus.

Just make sure you:
A) Create the bootable USB memory rescue memory stick
B) Test booting from it!!!

How often you do it should be determined by how often your machine changes, like installed programs. Data backup should be more often and separate in my mind. I do the image backup monthly.

I do a full backup each time and have the software prune the older backup so that you don't turn out of space. I keep 8 backup images so the program deletes the oldest right before it does the new backup.

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[hairlessupportmonkey]

Veeam endpoint backup.

Free.

https://www.veeam.com/windows-endpoint-server-backup-free.html

Simple, FREE backup for Windows — anywhere!
Veeam® Agent for Microsoft Windows FREE provides a simple solution for backing up Windows-based servers, desktops and laptops. With Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows FREE, you can easily back up your computer to an external hard drive, NAS (network-attached storage) share or a Veeam Backup & Replication™ repository. And, should ransomware encrypt your files, your system fails to boot, your hard drive crashes or an important file gets corrupted or accidentally deleted, you can recover what you need in minutes — like it never happened.

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[kenthephoneman]

Thank you all for your help.

I will check these out and see which one fits my needs (simple to operate and cheap).

Ken