Best backup software

[The Cosmos]

I'm looking for backup software for our file server.
Any suggestions ?

Thanks

 

[dabouncer]

Backup exec 11d or 12.

 

[wizzard]

Cobian (http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm). Really good tool

 

[XCalibre]

Symantec Backup Exec

 

[kronoSX]

also you must have a driver back up program to

 

[The_Techie]

Acronis True Image

 

[The Cosmos]

Acronis True Image

i checked.
huge download 179mb about...

 

[The_Techie]

i checked.
huge download 179mb about...

Worth every byte

 

[PostmanPot]

Guys, how exactly does a backup program work?

I just normally copy each folder/file I need...

Shedding some light would be appreciated.

 

[The_Techie]

Guys, how exactly does a backup program work?

I just normally copy each folder/file I need...

Shedding some light would be appreciated.

I use Acronis True Image to backup my C:\ drive after Windows has been fully updated, latest drivers installed, etc. I can mount the single backup file as a virtual drive in read/write mode to change some files as needed after the backup.

When Windows goes belly-up I just boot off the CD and restore the backup (usually over a network, True Image has some nice network support). Then it's not necessary to download all the updates for Windows again. I can't remember the last time I reinstalled Windows from scratch on my main PC

 

[The Cosmos]

Guys, how exactly does a backup program work?

I just normally copy each folder/file I need...

Shedding some light would be appreciated.

When you have file servers to back up, then it not only becomes a task, but it's a completely different story as well.

You run the software, setup a backup task, which includes, files/folders you want to backup, a schedule to run automatically, on a daily or weekly basis, and a destination drive to backup the stuff up. Once that's done, then you let it run. Easy peezy.

Finding good backup software has become a task for me...

 

[PostmanPot]

Thanks guys.

 

[duderoo]

Acronis True Image

Did you buy it?

 

[The_Techie]

Did you buy it?

Would I use it if I didn't?

Why do you ask?

 

[[OUPA]MrNutz]

i use this batch file , scheduled within windows scheduler

if exist backup_filename.tib rename backup_filename.tib "%date:/=.%.tib"


so that whenever i set a rename date - it should use a date stamp as filename..however...i've seen that this doesn't like a network environment (the renaming process).

is there an easier way ?

i'm letting my customers do backups 3 times a week to a server.

 

[duderoo]

For the home user but I use MS Synctoy.

 

[kayvee]

SyncBackSE