304 MB - compact? ;-)

Klara  –  12 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+101)

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@ Moto (#2)

You can find a comparison of Backup and Recovery Home with that product here: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/systembackup/comparison.html

This version doesn't have all the features Home does, but it has most. To see what it misses, see this: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/brc/comparison.html

Daniel  –  12 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+57)

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Oh come on ==> 304 MB for a backup software is simply ridiculous!!

THUMBS DOWN just for this reason!!

As a FREE ALTERNATIVE, besides cool disk imaging software like MACRIUM REFLECT and/or DRIVE IMAGE XML, I recommend you GFI BACKUP 2011, definitely the BEST FREE BACKUP SOFTWARE available on the market right now (even better than most shareware like today's giveaway):

http://www.gfi.com/pages/backup-freeware.asp

Screenshots:
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/GFI-Backup-Home-Edition-Screenshot-129022.html


And for daily automatic backups of your most important files and folders, give this little FREE (portable) GEM a try:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Daily-backups.shtml


Besides that, for backup purposes, you could also try the freeware “Comodo Time Machine”, which uses a different approach since it quickly restores your PC to an earlier point in time by taking a snapshot of your entire system (including the registry, critical operating system files and user created documents) literally with two mouse clicks:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Comodo-Time-Machine.shtml


So to backup your files, folder, your entire HD and even your OS there's no need to pay anything and/or to take up huge space of your HD like today's giveaway instead does.

Ciao
Giovanni

Giovanni  –  12 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+52)

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@ Klara (#1)

I was surprised at first too. The reason why is that the download has both 32 and 64 bit versions. You choose which to use as you install the software.

Daniel  –  12 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+44)

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I've used various Paragon GOTD offerings in the past to adjust HD partition sizes etc, but not had much success with their Backup functions.
I put it down to them being 'stripped down' versions, but I was suckered into buying their Manager 11 Suite before Christmas at the special rate and it was a disaster for me.
I tried imaging my Win7 system and re-installing it on a second HD.
It crashed and the new HD wasn't bootable - glad I didn't rely on it.
I tried an incremental backup, but couldn't seem to get it to restore either.
I then tried it on my laptop, again with a second USB HD as the target.
This time the s/ware re-booted into DOS(?) and deleted the laptop HD!
I had to use the Linux recovery CD to un-delete the laptop partitions.
Emails to their support didn't really help, they suggested restoring using the WinPe or Linux version rather than using the Windows software.
They also said I needed to 'combine' the incremental backups into one before I re-installed it - eh?
I gave up and requested a refund (I'd bought Acronis 2012 - which just worked, no messing about) but so far after over a week no one from the sales dept. at Paragon has replied.
It's only £15, but they do say they have a 'full 30 day refund guarantee'...........

I may be unlucky, but backup and imaging software is only of use IF IT WORKS - for YOU!
Try backing up AND restoring a multi-partition HD, like your typical Win7 install (100MB hidden plus System partition) to ANOTHER drive and see if it works.
Then you won't be in a mess if restoring the image fails.....
Good luck with Paragon, but for me - no thanks!

colin  –  12 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+42)

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