Backup Software - Opinions Wanted

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

What files and folders do you want backed up?

Every damn thing.

Where are you backing up to and how often?

Dedicated drive, daily.

Do you want to preserve previous copies, do increments, full copies each times, or differentials?

Weekly image with daily differentials is fine.

I'd figure out what is going on with Win7's backup before throwing in the towel.

Good luck with that. Google Win7 backup problems and read for a few weeks. I installed Win7 on this box back in late December. Loaded it up with everything and attempted a backup. Never completed one. Just sits there with it's little spinning icon.

On the new box - as a test - I installed Win7 and did a backup (image and copy) - worked fine no problems. Installed two programs and did it again - no problem. Installed two more programs and did it again. Problem. Deleted and reformatted the hard drive using for backups (brand new WD Black) - reran the backup. Did the image and when it got to 98% sat there for 7 hours. Reformatted that drive, used a different brand new drive - same results - 98% and stuck. Reformatted all three drives and did another clean install of Win7 using a different drive (all three drives are brand new WD Black 1TB - no errors) - repeated everything with same exact results.

Two boxes - same results. I am done with it.

I am coming off of using a RAID setup for the past 7 - 8 years or so, so never worried about it. Am not using RAID in either box and don't plan to.

Before RAID I did use Backup Exec on a tape drive.

I really prefer to just do daily image shots or a weekly image with daily differentials.

Thanks,

Ron

Backup Exec is the biggest name in backup's, but a simple batch file launched in the task scheduler works too.

As a last note: I thought maybe it was trying to back up the back up drive, causing the problems. I mean, ya never know. In the settings I excluded that drive from the back ups just to make sure - no difference.