From: Jack on 28 Feb 2010 21:48 "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message news:uyiRhIOuKHA.2072(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > In news:3ezin.370$cp7.357(a)newsfe23.iad, > Jack <nospam(a)invalid.not> typed: >> "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >> news:#DJHODKuKHA.4220(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >>> If Acronis could also perform true cloning operations it would be on >>> an even footing with Ghost, >> >> It does. Perhaps you just missed that capability in TI? > > Umm, apparently I did! I know the version I tested didn't, and I've seen > similar posts here indicating the same thing and last time I looked I > couldn't find anything on their site about cloning drives. > Thanks for the update - I'll have another look. User's Manual: 20. Transferring the system to a new disk
From: Unknown on 1 Mar 2010 14:29 Oh yeah, that's right. "Bill in Co." <not_really_here(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:eJZY5xMuKHA.2072(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Because he likes to test out as many hard drives as possible for backup > restoration capabilities? > > Unknown wrote: >> How is it that you notoriously promote all the garbage one can install on >> a >> computer? >> >> Registry cleaners, Norton products, etc. >> "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >> news:%23DJHODKuKHA.4220(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> In news:6v8lo559j55uf6qruq0i25vv0bv9nj6f9b(a)4ax.com, >>> Ken Blake, MVP <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> typed: >>>> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:58:58 +0000, EN59CVH >>>> <EN59CVH(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If the data is extremely important than clearly you can't rely on a >>>>> free program. You would do yourself justice if you spend a few bob >>>>> on Norton Ghost 15 that is tried and tested for over 20 years or >>>>> more since the DOS days. >>>> >>>> >>>> I completely disagree with both things you say above: >>>> >>>> 1. Your view that a freeware program is necessarily less reliable than >>>> one you have to pay for. >>>> >>>> 2. Your view that any Norton product is more reliable than any of its >>>> competitors. >>>> >>>> My recommendation is stay as far away as possible from all Norton >>>> products. >>> >>> Which is precisely why many of youre "recommendations" fall on deaf >>> ears. >>> Norton Ghost is one of the best imaging setups you'll find and posesses >>> a >>> host of useful bells & whistles. Acronis True Image is as good and just >>> as reliable for imaging with only a few things Ghost can do that are >>> missing, and one or two things Ghost can't do. If Acronis could also >>> perform true cloning operations it would be on an even footing with >>> Ghost, >>> in fact. I have Ghost and other 2009/2010 verstions of Norton on this >>> machine and TI on the Dell dual xeos server behind me. As is legally >>> allowed, Ghost is also installed on two other machines here, both >>> laptops. >>> TI is only on one machine. Neither has ever had a problem with >>> storing/restoreing drive images. >>> You need to come up to speed with the real world, you really do. >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Twayne >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Dirk wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Im looking for a free data back up program that will only back up >>>>>> the files that have changed since the previous back up. >>>>>> Any suggestions >>>>>> Thank you >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered >>> through personal experience does not become a >>> part of the moral tissue. > >
From: Jean Rosenfeld on 4 Mar 2010 19:25
Microsoft Synctoy is very fast and flexible. Requires .NET framework 2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C26EFA36-98E0-4EE9-A7C5-98D0592D8C52&displaylang=en "Dirk" <ddaube(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:efOdnW0emoxwlRXWnZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > Im looking for a free data back up program that will only back up the > files that have changed since the previous back up. > Any suggestions > Thank you > |