Re: Backup Utility Recommendations Please

My problem with TI if for whatever reason it does not like backing up
any Recycle folder, or System Volume Information folder.

If I do a file backup with any of these folder checked, verification
fails. If I do not backup these folders, file backups verify OK.

This means a drive image backup always fails.

What really makes TI (IMHO) bad is its verification fail report. The
only info you get is a very cryptic "Tag" that tells you nothing of
what failed.

More importantly, the verification stops at the first error, does not
continue verifying the remainder of the backup. This is the ONLY
backup utility I have used that does this. All others verify the
entire backup and give a report at the end with details; filename,
etc.

I have yet to get an answer from Acronis Support on what a "Tag"
means.



On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:19:47 +0100, "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:

The only time I've had problems with TI, it was caused by a memory module

"Tecknomage" <Tecknomage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F51846AD-2D25-4ED9-887A-156A4E580CD3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DL, did you read my evaluation section.

I am using Acronis True Image now, and it's verification sucks. This is
why
I posted my msg in the first place.

In all other respects Acronis True Image is very good.



"DL" wrote:

True Image

"Tecknomage" <tecknode@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:j3etc355djs28m7ablisclu22j49ss73ng@xxxxxxxxxx
I am looking for recommendations for a reliable backup utility to use
at home on a WinXP Pro SP2 system.



Here are my requirements for what I'm looking for:

1) Must be able to make a bootable CD and run the utility from there
and be able to see all my drives including external

2) Verification must process the entire backup and report at the end
of the process (not stop at first error)

3) Must be able to backup to hard drives (internal/external), CD, DVD

4) Must be able to do file backups & hard drive images (image of
entire hard drives including partitions)



Here are backup utilities I have used:

A) Veritas (aka Symantec Backup Exec) - used at work on our
Fileserver; incremental, all files accessed in the last 7 days, to DLT
tape

B) Win Backup (aka NTBackup.exe) - at work for weekly full backup to
external hard drive, and occasionally on my work desktop to my folder
on Fileserver

C) GHOST - used at work & home, file backups and images

D) NERO's BackItUp - used at work on a product we ship for a recovery
CD

E) Acronis True Image 10 Home - presently using at home



My evaluations:

Veritas - This is a server utility and not good for home use (also
very $$). Fails my requirement #1 but excellent in every other respect

Win Backup - fails requirement #1

GHOST - Boot CD, the GHOST install CD which is used for recovery,
would not recognize my external drives.

NERO's BackItUp - Same problem as GHOST plus found NERO uninstall
useless. NERO knows this because when I contacted them about
uninstalling, they gave me a link to download a special NEROUinstall
application. Note that NERO updates fail for the same reason, update
attempts to do an uninstall first and it fails. Also, this was a
downloaded version of NERO, my be different for a out-of-box CD
install.

Acronis True Image 10 Home - excellent, except it totally fails
requirement #2! Their verification process stops at the first error
then reports with a very cryptic "Tag" which gives you no idea of what
went wrong, not even a filename.


So, can anyone recommend a another backup utility that you have used
and *fulfills my requirements*?


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======== Tecknomage ========
Computer Systems Specialist
San Diego, CA




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======== Tecknomage ========
Computer Systems Specialist
San Diego, CA
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