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Note this only works on windows computers.
Ok, this video will show and will walk you through the processes of creating a complete image backup of your entire operating system programs and harddrive data.
This will allow you to reinstall your whole operating system the it is now, all the programs and data can be restored back to normal with a few clicks of the mouse.
No this is not a systems restore, so don’t get that mixed up, a system restore is entirely a different than making an image of your operating system and hardrive data.
A system restore point is a program which Microsoft gives with their operating system that allows you to return your system back to earliest time before a certain program or data made a major change to your computer.
That’s very convenient, However what if your computer is so corrupted till the point you can’t even operate your computer the way you want to reset your computers restore point, or if you reinstall your operating system.
That’s when Macrium Reflect Free comes in, it’s a free program that can allow you to reset your computer back to the way it was via two ways, You can make a rescue disk that will allow you to operate the program if there is a catastrophic failure of your window operating system.
Or you can just use the program on your system if you’re able to operate your Operating system with no issues.You can us this program even if you did a clean instal of your operating system and them reinstall the back up you have and all of your programs and updates you had when you did the back up.
Cnet’s review right here
Backing up your computer shouldn’t be a tedious task. Macrium Reflect Free Edition makes file backup incredibly easy thanks to its intuitive user interface and helpful wizards.
Installing the program did confuse us a bit, because although it’s a free program, it refers to purchasing the program, and you’re given a confirmation number. On top of that, the program recommends that you view the online tutorials before getting started, but you might have some trouble deciphering them unless you speak Italian. Luckily, the built-in Help menu is more than adequate and written in English. The user interface is simple but professional in appearance. Intuitive commands line the top of the window, and tabs reveal options for disk images, partitions, XML definitions, and scheduled backups. A helpful wizard guides you through the process of setting up your backup. We were able to quickly select our backup location (local hard disk, network, CD/DVD). Before proceeding, it provides you with a summary of your backup so that you can see the backup type, destination, compression type, and password protection. Here is also where you can make advanced configurations to the compression levels and file sizes.
The program did slow our computer while it worked its magic, and we were unable to browse or work with other resource-intensive programs at the same time. However, we were able to watch the backup process, and the program successfully backed up our C Drive without a hitch. If you’re looking for a simple but reliable backup program, we highly recommend Macrium Reflect Free Edition to all users
Duration : 0:9:19
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Duration : 0:59:51
I need copies of XP, Windows 7, Photoshop stuff etc.
I know some markets and a few little know places may have such things
Ebay – after carefully checking ratings and feedback (link below for checking ebay feedback as a summary – can also Google ‘toolhaus’ if not happy using my link)
NOTE: i am using Microsoft virtual PC 2007
Unless it is the same computer the recovery disk was originally for no but i don’t get why you’d want to do this any way?
I want to backup 40 GB. Do you just ‘copy’ or ’send’ like to a USB key? Or do you need clone software or something?
You just copy everything and paste it on the external drive.
Hey,
I just installed my secondary HD (Seagate) And it came with this software (Seagate DiscWizard) And it has options for backing up your old drive onto the new one, they are:
-Clone Disc
-Image Backup
What are the differences of these? and are they the same as Acronis’s True Image? (friend said they supposedly were)
I’m trying to backup my entire drive (which is 1 partition) the OS/Programs/Registry/ everything,
should I use Clone Disc, or Image Backup, do they do anything different?
I heard "Clone Disc" Clones the entire HD to another, so it’s a fully operating system on another HDD and you can choose it to boot to and have a complete copy of your operating system working there..
Then the "Image Backup" Only create a image file which you have to run or something to restore your backup.
I’m not sure if what I said is actually /what/ they do, could you give me a lil more info on this, and which one should I use to backup with? Thanks,
Exactly….if you do the CLONE DISC now…then your backup drive will pretty much be a clone of your old hard drive. Imediatley you can access the files and folders and programs on your clone drive just as you would as if it was an ordinary drive.
The image will just be a image file that you can later use. You wil not be able to acces anything on it untill later. Images are more compact and i believe compressed to take up less space.
My Acer laptop came with a 250GB hard drive split into two 125GB partitions. When the Windows Backup utility came up it asked me where I wanted to back up to. I chose the (then empty) D: partition. Now, the D: partition is almost full, with only 3GB left. I think the source of the problem is that I make lots of HD videos, upload them to YouTube then delete them from my hard drive, but the software is making backups then not deleting them when I do. Is there a way to delete the backups and start backing up afresh to some other kind of media (e.g portable hard drive / DVDs / USB stick)?
Help is very much appreciated.
Thanks for all the answers concerning deleting old backups – but they are just coming back when I refresh!
You can navigate to your D:/ drive in "My Computer" and locate the backups you wish to remove, and delete any of the backups you do not need anymore. There are multiple programs for backing up data, and windows can do this for you as well.
out there for free?
I don’t necessarily want to back up my entire computer, but definitely mt pictures, videos, and music.
Ok sorry. I want to be able to schedule a backup once a week or so, so that when I make changes to the folder it will back it up automatically.
Well, If you’re running XP then you already have a great one built in!
You can find this awesome utility on the Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup. It has a very nice built-in Help tool and a plethora of Wizards to get you started. You can even set up a schedule to automate the process.
I called Best Buy and asked for technical help that was covered in my Best Buy based warranty and go transferred to the "Geek Squad". My computer had some kind of problem so I restored the harddrive with the restore disks and was supposed to be covered for any software losses. Anyway, I asked them if I could just get a backup disk with drivers sent to me on CD. They told me it would cost 80 dollars. I raised a huge fuss, cited my warranty and that I’d paid about 200 dollars for it and that I would like to talk to the store manager. They transfered me to someone else, I asked if they were the manager, they said yes, "Of the Geek Squad". i told them I wanted to talk to the store manager, they said, the Geek Squad handles all technical matters. I told him that my warranty covered loss of any kind, software or otherwise, and he said, I’m sorry but my employee made a good judgment decision. It would take him days to come up with a compilation of all of the drivers needed for my system.
I told him that I could get them all from Windows.com but that since software loss was covered, I should be sent a CD with drivers to be installed. He disagreed and said it would be at least 80, and that 80 dollars was a good deal. I asked to speak with a Best Buy manager and he said that that person would not be able to help me.
And on TV, I see.. "For New computers, file transfer at the low low price of only $100!" Omg who doesn’t have a flash drive about 2 hours to transfer old files to a new comp. Please.
I guess I could be computer adept. At least with instructions. Like my old monitor was fuzzy, so i read online that it was ok to take the back off and adjust it. But seriously. 50 dollars for a file transfer I guess would be reasonable if you were lazy and to get it done well, but 100?
I should talk I’m a florist. I have a heart though and hate charging people 70 dollars for an arrangment even if they do think it’s beautiful. But flowers aint cheap and they go back very quick. I understand the business part. But it’s the ethics that are disgusting.
type above^^ "Go Bad** very quick"
Same reason mecahnics charge $50 bucks for a simple oil change. Alot of people cant do a system restore on their computer so technicians over charge them.
Can I ad an internal backup drive and later put it in an enclosure and use it on other computers without loosing all the data on it? I have read that most of the ready made external drives have pretty lame software on them.
There’s a USB Enclosure where you can install a hard drive or a CD/DVD devices. There’s one which is wonderful, 5.25" USB 2.0 ENCLOSURE. Buy a Hard Drive and install it, The enclosure must have an installation manual for you to guide. This way you will have and external hard drive where you can save all your files according to the hard drive size installed. Best of all is that It’s like you’re using a flash.drive that you can take with you everywhere and connect your hard drive by an USB port to any computer, the manual has the details.
Good Luck.