Best backup system ?

[David Marly]

Hi

I'm looking for a good backup tool for my differents PCs

any suggestions ?

David

[Frederic Zeller · Accepted solution]

Hi

It depends on the kind of backup you want :


for win2k, there's a "built-in" backup function
( accessories - system tools - backup )

It's good for daily use ( backup up documents )
you can just do a "complete backup" once and then incremental backups ...


For my PC running NT, I use the "Built-In" Briefcase :

It works only between two PCs

Any document created in one PC's briefcase can be synchronized with the other ...

( => So it's also usefull for documents, not for programs )


But for complete system, I would recommand

PowerQuest's Drive Image

http://www.powerquest.com/driveimage/

-> It can make "images" of your disk

If you have somewhere to put them ( another disk or just Writable CD ... ) it's really easy to backup a disk and easy to recover
( -> you can boot on a floppy and just use your recorded CDs to recontruct your system back )


For a network environment, I used to work with Dantz's Retrospect Remote


http://www.dantz.com/

-> Centraliszed backup system ( -> on tapes, bands, disk, whatever )

All Networked PC's ( and Macintosh too ) would be backupd up everynight

They had plenty goodies for Laptop too, or if a PC was only plugged on the network in the morning, after the "nightly official backup session"

Haven't used it for a few years, but they are still there.


Comparing to *all* other backup system I saw, there where the BESTS


=> I said for a networked environment, but you can also use it for any standalone PC ...

HTH

Fred