Disk Image The 'best' Backup?

Discussion in 'Software' started by Skullduggery's Dupe, Jan 27, 2016.

  1. Skullduggery's Dupe

    Skullduggery's Dupe Master Sergeant

    In the event of a catastrophe befalling one's computer, I'm thinking that a disk image would probably be the absolute best way to go to return a computer to just the way it was beforehand. Is this what the cognoscenti would advise, and if so, what disk imaging program would y'all recommend?
     
    Skullduggery's Dupe, Jan 27, 2016
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    I make monthly images of four Win 7 computers using Acronis. It is a paid program and can be a bit hard to figure out.

    I do not install it. I created a CD and USB stick. I boot the computer with either of this, the program loads into RAM and I can create or restore an image.

    I've restored images about 6 or 7 times to various computers. Not due to a hard drive failure but other glitches. It is easier to restore than to waste hours, days and perhaps longer to try and figure out what update, program or tweak caused a problem.
     
    plodr, Jan 27, 2016
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  3. Skullduggery's Dupe

    Skullduggery's Dupe Master Sergeant

    Do you have Acronis on Rescue Media on the chance that if you needed to restore a disk image, quite possibly the computer wouldn't be otherwise bootable?
     
    Skullduggery's Dupe, Jan 27, 2016
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