I am interested in opinions on software which will back up a stand-alone PC to an external hard-drive for a small business. Need something that is user-friendly and can back up executables as well as data files.
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I am interested in opinions on software which will back up a stand-alone PC to an external hard-drive for a small business. Need something that is user-friendly and can back up executables as well as data files.
Vickie,
I find Dantz retrospect to be the easiest to use currently, you can check it out at www.dantz.com.
Bill
What OS are you running? If you are on Windows using the built in backup might not be a bad idea. I use it to back up my work harddrive to a mapped drive.
Here is a bare-bones solution for those that want to spend literally no money for their backup solutions. This two-step method will especially work well with your external drive, regardless of the version of Windows that you run:
1. A simple batch file that uses xxcopy (http://www.xxcopy.com) will backup any types of files and/or directories. It may take 20 minutes to create the command that works for you the best (there are a LOT of switches) but once you have it, you will not have to touch it again.
2. A free scheduler such as the one found at http://www.splinterware.com to run your batch file in the wee hours of the morning or whenever.
This works beautifully for any drive, external or internal, including USB drives. The one place I have had trouble with this method is attempting to use it to backup large files to DVD's using "Drive Letter Access" software. I definitely don't recommend it for that.