Best backup software

hi i'm new here
i'm looking for backup software for my comp
already scanned mg backup section but a bit confised
what you guys think to be the best choice?
what program are you using
any recommendation...

de Zir

 

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For me Acronis,but the question is Shareware or Freeware,right?

 

It depends on what kind of software do you want.
I prefer True Image, it isn't expensive and work well for me, also it has simple ui.
Just in case look this:

 

I'm a True Image fan as many others.
And it is the drive cloning software as well as backup and imaging program. It is able to create incremental and differential backup of partitions and files\folders as well as hdd copying.

 

free would be good but im ready to pay if acronis is better

i want to image my system to save my data
is acronis good for it?

and what is this incremental or differential backup
what backup scheme you recommend

 

yep, True Image is oriented for that job exactly

As for backing up, it’s better to use all the kind of backup: full, incremental and differential. For example, when I backed up for the first time, I created full image backup. And now I perform incremental backup every month and differential backup – weekly. You may set the automatic backup scheduler if you want. Differential method allows me to save changes since the first full backup. So in order to restore you need only the full and the last differential archive. I also use incremental backup to save recent changes but regularly create a differential archive that fix my monthly changes.
I use the external HDD for backup. Besides, I keep the bootable DVD with the clean install Windows and all needed programs. I.e. I created Acronis bootable rescue DVD and saved the image of my C: partition there. So that I have one DVD with the C: drive backup archive which is bootable.

 

kthx

 

the built-in nt backup is okay, its free

 

Could be wrong, but I believe ntbackup is part of xp pro. Though, something tells me, one can install it via xp home cd.