Bare-metal Backup Software For Win 7 64-bit?

Which bare metal backup software for Win 7 would people here recommend for a newbie? I'm new to Win 7, and easily confused, so ease of operation is paramount. It will be used once a year to do a full-on bootable mirror copy of everything on the HDD. I had a previous XP Pro HDD go 'meltdown', and lost everything. I want to prevent another total loss. I don't care about free or paid...provided it's not rentware that requires yearly 'tribute'.

 

Since you'r using Windows 7, it would be much easier just to use Windows 7 itself to backup your data.

Here is a link showing you how to backup all your data using Windows 7. Make a full system image or repair disc.

https://blog.ssuiteoffice.com/artic...backup-and-synchronize-your-data-regulary.htm

 

I've been using imaging software for years, Acronis originally, Macrium Reflect free version for the last few years. Once a year is useless - I image the system monthly and have restored the system numerous times without a single failure. However imaging software isn't suitable for backing up your personal files. There are endless offerings for this but whichever you choose you need to run it daily, or at least weekly to be sure you have backups of recent versions of your files. It only takes a minute or two.

 

http://redorescue.com/ nuff said.