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Backup software? I am looking for a backup software that can backup Windows XP and/or Small Business Server 2003. I would prefer one that emails me a confirmation when the backup is complete and can be set up with a schedule. I am looking at only backing up data files and not system files. I want to backup locally.

Backup Software? I need a solution that allows me to backup any selected files/folders/drives from all of the following on a wired and wireless home network: - Laptop running Windows XP Pro - Computer running Windows XP Pro - Computer running Windows Vista Home Premium to a Windows XP Professional computer located on the network via ethernet. These backups will most likely be setup differently on each computer, for example the computer running Vista will need to backup every night, but the others would be once a week. Altermately l am looking for some kind of software solution and preferably not to expensive!

backup software? hi what is the best software to use for backup a whole hdd or partition onto dvd discs? like: select the whole drive with everything on it, and then the software would ask for the disks until its finished backing up? i looked at the softwares guys, this cobian backup looks very good and professional, but there is no option to save to dvd disk. of course i could do manually but that would be a real pain. i have a whole partition with 90GBs of music, like 200 folders and god knows how many files (from 1mb to 800mb, mostly mp3, but avi and mpeg as well) so the best would be some kind of option after the files have been selected: source dvd, file size 4.4gb or 8gb... with compression or without does not matter. 1 file or exact mirror of all dir.s and files also no matter....

How can I download the iphone backup software for Vista? I reinstalled my operating system and need to download the software that backs up my iphone. I tried plugging the iphone into the computer and it asked if I wanted to backup my pictures, but it did not open the iphone program. (Is it iTunes?) Anyway, I googled it, but all I saw was an update for the phone itself. Where can I download the backup software?

What is the most reliable low cost image backup software for windows xp? Used Norton Ghost 9.0 for years but it no longer backs up. Also Windows backup is useless as it requires a 1.44MB floppy drive. Curious how many full image restores you have done using the software?

What is the best backup software for a server? I am looking to backup my server every night with an incremental backup and then once a week with a full backup. Is there a good piece of software out there that people would recommend to do the job. I don't know if there is a difference between a server and a normal pc version/

Is there any web site where i can download free ipod backup software? I would like to backup my ipod onto my work computer but cannot find free ipod backup software, and i really dont wanna pay $40 for it. Is there any website where you can get this software for free?

How do i backup software for use after re-installing windows? How can i backup software that i have on my computer? for example: If i want to re-install windows, and i have microsoft word 2007 on it, but i don't have the disc, is there a way to backup just that program to a disc or something?

Is there any backup software that can auto backup on every boot? I've seen some backup software that can auto backup every day, every month or every year but I haven't seen a software that can auto backup every time I switch on the computer. I need that software so that nobody can put his or her files on my computer because when computer is backuped, his or her files will be lost and disappeared from my computer and I will not be worry anymore of any files and application inserted into my computer without my notice.

What is a good backup software for small business? I'm looking for a good backup software for home or small business. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm looking in the 100-200 dollar price range.

Is there any SMS backup software offers lifetime upgrade for free? The SMS backup software I use now doesn’t offer lifetime upgrade for free,which make me morose sometime.Can you recommend one with this free service?By the way,my cell phone is HTC Leo.

Is there a reason why backup software is so much slower than drag and drop? I have a wd 1.5tb home edition with esata when i drag and drop I can transfer about a 7GB program file in 5mins or less but 1 gb with the wd anywhere backup software by memeo take about an hour or more per GB. Is it the program or is generally all backup programs significantly slower than drag and drop? And why shouldnt I just drag and drop to backup? Thanks

What is the best backup software for my PC? I have a new external hard drive and just want to get the best software that will periodically and automatically backup data on the c drive. I know XP has one built in but have heard less than stellar reviews. Any third party software you would recommend? Thank you for your input.

What is a good linux backup software? I am using ubuntu distro and looking for a backup software that will backup the entire OS including grub boot menu. I been using Acronis True image, are there anything that similar to True Image software for Linux?

What is the most popular or widely used network backup software? Preferably backup software used with Windows platform?

what is the best backup software to use? so i got a new external hard drive, i want back up everything i need, i dont wanna use windows backup thing, what other software i could use? i need it to be free and good.

Is there any way to make a backup of Windows XP Home Edition without using 3rd party backup software? I got my computer package 5 years ago. Windows XP was preloaded into it. I does not have the backup option in system tools, it only has restore. They did not provide a backup disk either. Is there any way to make a backup without having to buy software to do so? Also, when I go into restore, it will only go back 3 months. It doesn't show a way to restore to it's original state.

what is a very good backup software besides norton ghost that backs up my hole pc? i want to find some software (besides norton ghost) that i can use to back up all hole pc and then use a cd or floppy disk to access the backup and restore the pc latter on. Thank you

What is the best and easiest DVD backup software for sale? Ok i need to backup my DVD movie's and i need a software that can do it with a few clicks and put it on a blank DVD and be able to watch them on a dvd player

Backup software that spans discs and burns regular file format? Is there any backup software that will burn onto as many discs as required WITHOUT using some type of proprietary file format? I just want it burned as a regular data CD or DVD with files just like when you burn a regular disc of files, then prompt for a new disc when it's full, continuing till all the data is backed up. Is there such a thing?

Backup software that can restore from one dvd? Does anyone know of a backup software that can take a drive image, OS and all and burn it and a copy of the itself to a DVD? For example, I want to have a copy of windows Vista, with all necessary programs and settings for our company, on a single DVD that hat i can distribute to the employees of the company for easy system restores. Thanks.

Any better backup software than Genie Backup professional 8? Is there any software out there that is available on a torrent site, and is better than Genisoft Genie Backup Professional?

How do you make a zune software backup disk? I want to add the software to a computer that does not have internet access. How do you make a backup disc of the software.

Please can you recommend a good home PC backup software solution? I am looking for a piece of software that will coordinate full PC backups to an external USB drive ... the files need to be uncompressed so that if my PC got stolen or something like that, then I could just turn on the external USB drive, hook it up to another PC, and use those files straight away. Please can you recommend a good piece of software? Thanks.

What's the best on-line backup software that I could install on my server and sell to clients as a service? I have a few clients that they are on the verge of needing an off site backup solution and I would like to capitalize on the possible monthly revenue...... but I cant find an online backup (server side) software that would be very good. I know someone has got to have made some by now. Even open source I would consider. It needs to granularly handle exhange mostly and hopefully open files. Any ideas??

What is the best FTP backup software? i am making an Ubuntu FTP server to backup to, and I'm not sure what the best software for backing up is. I need it to be for mac and pc, becuase i am backing up multiple computers. at least 2. having it back up to an FTP directory is a good idea. any help?

I am looking for software that can backup my hard drive to a bootable DVD (or 2). What are some optios? My used space is about 7GB so it would take 2 DVDs. I want to be able to boot the computer to the first DVD so that it can restore the system state without reinstalling the OS and the backup software.

Where can I download the Windows backup software that is included with Windows XP Home? I have a Lenovo 3000 C100 and it didn't come with the windows backup software that is usually included with Windows Xp. Note: I don't have the XP CD.

What backup software exists that can pick old files and put them on backup media? And if backed up files get accessed it should restore those files from backup media (disks or tapes). I guess it should be some kind of file system combination to work like that. Does anything like that exist from Network Appliance?

computer backup software which fully restores the computer to original condition? I am looking for a backup software which will fully restore all files and operating system on a new computer

What is the best and most user-friendly backup software that will do incremental backups? I need a user-friendly backup application that will allow me to do incremental backups and complete backups. I would like the files compressed to zip and stored on an external hard drive and simultaneously burned to a DVD. Any recommendations?

which database and backup software is best? i am going to start doing my work experience in a small pr company( 8 people). They have asked me to suggest which database system would be best for them to upgrade too. They currently have a excel database with about 15000-20000 entries but obviously they would like to upgrade to a 'proper' database system. Which would you think would be the best to suggest? Also any comments a good backup software is good and maybe easy to use?

What is the best BackUp Software for home computers? I need to choose a backup program to perform daily backups onto an external hard drive. I don't want to use the program that came with the external drive (Memeo AutoBackup). Any suggestions?

What would your perfect backup software be like if you could make it do anything? What would you like it to do? I plan on developing a backup solution and I am looking for suggestions and features. Example: automated backup, backup to the internet, unlimited backup, no file size limit, sharing, sending files to friends, access data from anywhere etc. What do you want? Go crazy! I am not looking for another software to use, because I have tried them all and I do not like them. I want to develop a new backup solution.

mail-backup software that backup outlook WHENEVER I send and receive a message? can anyone tell me what mail-backup software can backup outlook WHENEVER I send and receive a message? I mean, even if I delete right after I send and receive the message. And can this software run on server?

What is a good, backup software for linux? We have 3 linux (RedHat ES3) We are thinking we want commercial software, but open source software is not out of the question. I definitely want a central management interface, so I can schedule/backup/restore, from on single machine/tape drive. I want something with DR bare-metal restore capabilities. Ease of installation, and administration, is much much preferred -- If there are specific advantages (and really good documentation community support, like for a good OpenSource option), I might be willing to give a little "ease" up -- but for the most part we want something that wont take a lot a time to set up and maintain. Not necessary but .. We might actually decide to use DVD DL media for our backups. If we did, it would be nice if the software had a windows interface for the management, so the discs could be burned from on the windows machine with the DVD DL drive. Anyway -- interested to hear what people thing about the different options that are out there!!

How can I use the Apple Backup software to backup my iTunes? My iTunes library is huge, and I have Backup, any suggestions on how to use? I can't back up to .Mac because of the size. Am I resigned to just using a ton of DVDs? Is there a way to back up now, and then later just back up the stuff that was added? Thanks in advance!

What do you think of the backup software called macrium reflect? what do you think of the backup softwar called Macrium Reflect?

Is there a way to backup the software that already installed? Is there anyway that you can backup a software that already installed. Example, i installed word office in #1 computer, is there a way to backup this software and install it to #2 computer? thanks a lot

What is the most reliable dvd backup software? Used to use DVDFab but it hangs every time now. Dont mind paying but it's gotta be good. Also I dont want fifteen products in one, which is to say the whole Nero product line is rediculous, I need to backup my DVD collection without problems and nothing more. Please help

If i have backup software for a new computer can i install on another one? I recently bought a new computer but i have an old one can i install it on that one as well? the software is microsoft home and student and windows 7. im not asking about the legality im just wondering if it would install.

What is good backup software for Vista? Anything similar to time machine is good. I want something like time machine, where every time you back up and 80gb HD it isnt going to use another 80GB. It will only backup what's updated and "hard link" the rest. I would like it to backup in folder architecture style (time machine style) but complete backups (aka one file) are also alright. Please help asap!

what is the best pc backup software to use? The built in MS Backup Utility does not backup more than 4 gigs....... I have more data than that...... What is best to use?

Can portable drive backup software be used with different drives.? Can I use the software off a Maxtor drive to run a backup on a Verbatim drive?

where would I be able to find a psp backup software for free? I am looking for a software that backs up my psp games and saves the game files on my computer (for free of course). so if I lose the game or it gets stolen then I can save the files onto my memory card and play them that way.

Why is that people buy separate backup software when Windows comes equipped with a backup utility? Why is that people buy separate backup software when Windows comes equipped with a backup utility? So some of you are saying that MS Backup will not back up SQL server while it’s running? And correct me if I’m wrong that Ghost will only create an exact image of the HD if you boot into NortGhost and make an image. MS Back up does create back up to an external media(maybe NOT CD OR DVD).

what is the easiest backup software for windows XP? I'm looking for a easy to understand backup program for my computer. I am a complete nerd and I don't understand the computer technical lingo. Also, when a hardrive crashes,(it's happened twice to me so far) where should I have the backup to use when it happens again. Some say to have it on a partition of your hardrive but doesn't that partition also go ka-putt too? How do I learn the workings of a computer so I can better understand the technical aspects of it?

What is a good way to backup software? I have alot of software! Some of it is on my usb flash drive.

What is a good software to backup xbox 360 games? I'm looking to backup some games and was wondering what some good software is; if there is any good software for free that would be nice.

What is the best software to backup iPod to Computer? What software is the best to backup my ipod to my harddrive? Doesnt matter if its free or not.

Should every backup software be able to backup hard drive/computer so it can be restored? Or only a few types? I am just getting confused about backing up files and then backing up so that the computer can be restored and backing up so that there is an "image"????? What is necessarry so that if my computer crashes i can restore back to the same exact thing (files and everything) and should every and/or all and/or most backup softwares (whether free or not) be able to do this???? Thanks

I need a good free backup software? I need a backup software that is free if possible that will backup my files, programs, games, registry, settings, and preferences. I need it to be able to backup to my external hard drive and if an emergency happen I can reinstall the OS and the backup program and then restore using it and all will be like it was when I backed it up. Answer quick please!

Our PC Guy says Citadel Remote Backup is the best remote backup software? We trust him and all to work on the network, we have 2 Dell R900 Servers Running AD, SQL and Exchange, so I know the consumer products are not going to work. Just want to confirm that Citadel Remote Backup is the industry leader or whatever.

How do you backup software installed in your computer to a CD? I need to save up some space in my hard drive and I need to move some large programs to CDs.

Good backup software for our small office? What we need is a way to backup a "start-up machine." To explain, when we get a new computer for a customer service employee, we have an abundance of in-house software to install for them, etc. Is there a good way to clone a machine in this "Fresh" state that we can use for future employees? That way we don't have to go through all those installation steps in the future. Any ideas?

I need a backup software that's easy to use, any recommendation? I need a back-up software for pc, any recommendation?

What is the best free automatic backup software for use with my external hard drive? This is for a novice user.

What is the best automatic backup software? For automatically backing up to an external hard drive.

Is it worth it to spend $50 a year on a PC Backup software? I don't have that many important files...Just stuff from school is on my computer. Do you think I need to purchase a PC backup software?

I need a free backup software program to back up my computer to an external harddrive. What is the best one? out there for free? I don't necessarily want to back up my entire computer, but definitely mt pictures, videos, and music. Ok sorry. I want to be able to schedule a backup once a week or so, so that when I make changes to the folder it will back it up automatically.

Which SMS backup software is designed for cellphones running Microsoft Windows 6 system? I’ve bought a new cell phone and the SMS backup software I used before cannot work.So I wanna know which one is designed for cell phone running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 system?

How do I backup my january software updates for my iPod Touch? So Im doing a fresh re-install of windows vista on my PC and I was wondering how to backup my january software updates that i paid for. Did I need to at all, I mean its currently on my ipod touch right now but if I have to restore my ipod will they still be there. Because Ive done it before and it just adds the apps back on but im formatting my hard drive so how can I backup the updates. Thanks

What is the best imaging/ghosting software to backup hard drive under Windows Vista? I used to use PowerQuest Drive Image to backup my hard drives under Windows XP. But I know Drive Image can't handle Vista. What is the best software in the current market to image hard drive under Vista? I prefer going to DOS mode to back up hard drive if it is possible and don't want to spend more than $70. Also I don't like Symantec Ghost.

how to backup software not files on windows vista? i have a windows vista laptop. i have microsoft office and photoshop on there. I for some reason have trojans have on there. i thought it was from a couple little files i had downloaded. i deleted those files. but the trojans are still there. i tried running an antivirus software and it didnt work. i want to try a system recovery, but i will lose those files. is there anyway i can back them up without losing the serial numbers for them? i mean like can i back them up without having to buy them again?

What are some good free backup software of my PC? I have a lot of data that i dont want to lose and I have an external hard drive so i was wondering if any of you guys (or girls) know some good FREE software that i can download. thanks in advance!!

Anyone know of a good backup software that works with Vista 64 bit? So many out there just claim compatiblity with XP and Vista ... but what about 64 bit? Thanks for any tips!

How many different ways are there to transfer files from external HD to external HD not using backup software?

How does backup software actually work? I know what it does and everything, but how does it work? Does it just copy all the files over to a new location...or does it do something more? How do they catalogue the information? Thanks, Sophie

What Mac OSX Backup Software should I buy? I need a backup software program that can back up all my external hard drives and something has features like it only adds data that isn't on the drive you are backing up to instead of overwriting, or something that adds the latest updates you do do files to your external hard drive. Time machine is only good for my operating system computer but not externals. Can anybody recommend any programs out there?

Microsoft Backup for Windows Vista or Second Copy backup software? Is there any advantage to running a program like Second Copy instead of Microsoft Backup for Vista? Second Copy is a exact copy while Microsoft separates into many folders. I already have a license for second copy, but I'm not sure if it is an advantage to use it. It looks cleaner, but maybe Microsoft is doing a better job of copying the files I need.

What's the best backup software available to back up company's laptops/desktops securely? It's IT shop with over 1000 computers running Windows. I'm concerned about being able to back up the laptops since they are mobile.

How can I activate Symantec Backup Exec trial software? I am running the trial version of Symantec Backup Exec and I've purchased the license for it. How can I update the trial version with the license key? I want to avoid reinstalling the software if possible. This question has been answered. I played around with the menu bar and came across licensing on one of the menus. I'm running 11d full version now. Thanks for your help.

can i use my windows xp backup software from one laptop to roll back another laptop that has vista? my brother bought his laptop with vista, but he wants to change it to xp.

What is best backup software? I want to backup My Documents for each user onto an external hard drive and I want software that I can bespoke to do it automatically at a certain time or times each day.

Best backup online software that you can buy? What is the best software for online backup you can buy? It must allow you to have above 20gb of space and IT MUST BE SOFTWARE not any sites like megaupload.

Need a backup software which can restore my whole os? without installing the software first. I heard about norton ghost. How's it ? how does it work? Any one used it? I mean I want to create a backup of the whole hard dirve, when it crashes, can I just use that cd to boot it up and restore everything even the os? ccc is for mac, i want something for pc

Backup software for external hard drive? I have around 150gig of photos on a external hard drive, whats the best software i can use to back it up on dvd's? I know its gonna take about 20disks to do it, so need something that i can just pop a dvd in and then put another one in when that's full etc until i have everything backed up.

Backup software - any reason not to chose Acronis True Image? I'm re-building my Windows XP PC, and want to get some decent backup software. Acronis True Image 11 Home seems to be the clear winner of the reviews; any reason for me not to buy it?

Can you suggest a partition backup software for Vista that is preferably free? Something similiar to norton ghost?

What is the best dvd backup software for MAC? Or should I just use my pc? This is for my personal stash of course. Honest. Thanks every one! Really.

Which is the best free backup software available? I have no idea about back up anything! but i really need one that works, has a user-friendly interface and...i guess that's about it. And what exactly do these programs do?

What backup software do you use to BURN backup CDs? Years ago, I used the ONE STEP Backup with my old Zip Drive. Once I configured it, it was ONE CLICK and it made an awesome backup and archive set. What software is easy for making a good backup and archive set on CD-R or CD-RW? (can CD-RWs be used, so space is used properly). Better yet, I would like this great backup software to be a FREE download and work with any configuration of Windows.

I need a very easy and useful DVD backup/copy software? I need a very easy and useful DVD backup/copy software to copy my little brother's favorate movies. He watched these movies so many times that many DVD movie discs are always seriously scratched, and some of them are my DVD. So I need a DVD backup/copy software to solve the problem. Moreover, it should be very easy to handle.

What software can i use to automatically backup files on Linux OS? This software will automatically backup files, and will only backup files that's modified and will automatically delete the old backup files within the time we set.

Can anyone point me in the direction of some open-source backup software that will allow me to backup certain? folders on my C: drive to an additional hard drive installed locally? Not an external hard drive, a local drive. I need something that I can schedule backups to copy certain folders across, in the instance that my main drive suffers a critical failure. Please don't direct me to a "general" website, I've tried SourceForge.net and can't seem to find what I want. Direct links or specific titles only please!

What's the best free backup software available? I'm looking for a Windows-based utility that will offer the following features: - Schedule backups - Automatically Encrypt backups - Upload backups to an FTP server. Any ideas?

I need a good Linux backup software? I use Redhat 5.1 and I need a good automatic backup software that can connect to a Windows XP Storage Server via local network and save the data there. Any ideas?

I recently bought cs4 adobe, I was wondering if I need to backup the software in case of a surge ? I am curious if I need to backup the software or is the software(disk) I bought a back up?

Where can I get free DVD Backup software? I always want to have an extra copy of my DVDs just in case I lose them. I also don't want this software to ruin my DVDs and to be free. Can anyone help me? Thank you in advance.

Is there a FREE backup software for download somewhere? Are there any? Which ones would you recommend?

What is the best free backup software available for Windows that will function like rsync?

What is a good DVD burning software to make backup copies of original disc? Need help finding a good DVD burning software that i can make copies of origional dvd disc for backups. The one I have now always pulls up errors and has copyright issues. The name of some good software and where I can find it and cost or can I download it for free?

What is some good backup software that can backup over the internet?

What is your opinion of the best FREE computerr backup software?

Is there any free backup software? I'm looking for a free or almost free backup software that I can use to run file backups on my server. Something like MSBackup but something that will allow compression. MS backup does not allow it since I'm not using a tape drive. I'm using a NAS drive.

How to make backup copy dvd for software? I bought a legitimate software on DVD and I've been trying to make a backup copy but it has copy protection. I've been searching but I can only find answers for backing up of DVD movies/videos. I'm using a Mac so if anyone has a Mac programme that's free and reliable, please advise. Thanks!

Best backup software to backup installed programs? What is the best program for backing up your computer? Can you please include the link to the site, thanks.

What backup software will do this? I am looking for backup software that gives the user both the option to create a hard drive image, or to backup and restore only selected files. Is there one that does both?