Windows Backup Software - Handy Backup Saves the Day
Two months ago I wrote on this blog an item called " Backups - My 15 Year Curse " in which I summed up my 15 years experience and troubles with Windows backup software and hardware.
At the time of witing the item I was in the process of testing yet another backup software, the 3rd in recent months, called SyncBack.
My final comments at the time of writing the last blog entry on this subject were that I was hoping this would be 3rd time lucky or else in a few weeks or months I would have a new name for this backup software, maybe calling it … SickBag or ……… SinkBuck.
Well I can now confirm SyncBack was in deed a SickPup, that like the three other Windows backup software's I had tested before it, developed problems after several weeks of use. In SyncBacks case it just decided at random not to run some of the scheduled backups.
The developer's explanation for the problem was to blame it on the Windows Scheduler which SyncBack made use of. They maintained it must be because my Windows scheduler was failing to launch.
However they failed to explain why SyncBack worked for some scheduled events only minutes apart but would decide not to run for others.
Having decided not to Sync a Buck into SyncBack I was by now somewhat desperate after several months of testing to find a windows 2000 backup software that actually would do what it said - Backup !
I am happy to report that one backup software solution passed the months testing I subjected it to and is now my windows backup software for scheduled nightly file backups. The software is called Handy Backup and is available from www.handybackup.com
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I tried about 6 backup programs before I discovered 'True Image'. It has never failed. I haven't tried to burn onto CDs or DVDs. The backup restore work perfectly. I have used it for 3 years now.
Tony Replies:
I agree True Image by Acronis is another good solution. I think when I tried it back when it was at V7 they did not offer partial disk or file backups, it was backup the entire disk or nothing. I believe you can now do what I want to do in Version 10.
Posted by: Gavin Craig | April 10, 2007 01:58 PM