What backup software to get?

[CA1080629]

First let me say this is for my personnal home PC.

I used to use 1Safe to backup my PC everyday and since it offers drive letter access I moved all my large (1GB+) video files to tapes so I could watch them off the tape, now they went bankrupt so I need another program and realize 1Safe was probably the only one with drive letter access so I'll have to live without it.

Here's what I want it to do:
-I want to be able to make 1 full backup, then everyday make an incremental backup that is added to the original full backup, and each version of each file should be kept, so if I decide I want to restore to 3 days ago, I enter the date and it restores from the fullbackup and all the followinf incrementals until 3 days ago

-I tried TapeWare and noticed the stats all stay at 0 if I backup only 1 large file, it seems to measure performance at the end of each file copied so I have no stats available when copiying a large file, I would like one that shows the real transfer rate

-In the event of a crash, I would like to be able to just enter the tape and a startup/recovery floppy and restore all my data including windows without having to first install windows and the restore software

Thanks

[Mr. Dean]

First of all, what type of drive do you have?

There are many different backup applications out there, most popular (i've seen) are Backup Exec, Arcserve, and Tapeware.

[Bob_196]

Hello,

Which tape drive are you planning on using?

Cheers
Bob

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[Mr. Dean]

Also what Operating System do you have?

[CA1080629]

SDX-420C IDE AIT1 drive under Windows XP.

Thanks

[Munir_1]

You might need to check with the software venders
and since this Is A Sony Drive

See Software Compatibility Guide:
http://www.storagebysony.com/OEM/reseller/media/allait_isv_chart.pdf

http://www.storagebysony.com/OEM/products/productmain.asp?id=161

[CA1080629]

Thanks, that tells me which is compatible with my drive.

But which have the features I requested in my original post?

Thanks

[Bob_196]

As this is a forum for HP products - it would probably be in your best interest to contact the software vendors directly for specific information on the backup softwares that are compatible with your tape drive. Or failing that the manufactuer of your drive - i.e. Sony


Cheers
Bob

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[CA1080629]

I know what is and isnt compatible with my drive, I want to know what software can do what I requested in my original post.
Thanks

[Munir_1]

>>> Here's what I want it to do:
-I want to be able to make 1 full backup, then everyday make an incremental backup that is added to the original full backup, and each version of each file should be kept, so if I decide I want to restore to 3 days ago, I enter the date and it restores from the fullbackup and all the followinf incrementals until 3 days ago

-I tried TapeWare and noticed the stats all stay at 0 if I backup only 1 large file, it seems to measure performance at the end of each file copied so I have no stats available when copiying a large file, I would like one that shows the real transfer rate

-In the event of a crash, I would like to be able to just enter the tape and a startup/recovery floppy and restore all my data including windows without having to first install windows and the restore software
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I understand that you are looking for a backup software that is cable of doing what you mentioned above.
I donâ t know what software able of that, but I was humbly suggesting to contact the Backup software companies.
Find what it compatible with your drive contact them and then ask them if there software capable of doing that or not

Muni