The A§H Clan

Here's a question I seem to have issues with:

What's the best and most efficient program you use to backup your system? I recently reinstalled my OS, games, etc. and would really like to back it up now AND set it up to backup once every ??? days.

It's such a PIA when the updates start downloading/installing......

Ideas?

King
I typically use Windows built-in backup routine. One a newly installed system, I create:

1. A system repair disc

2. A system image (same as a snapshot) so I can get back to a fresh installation if needed

3. Schedule the backup and what files to backup (usually my own files since step 2 copies the Windows folders).

To perform a quicker backup, you could use Windows robocopy utility (run from an elevated command prompt (see Elevated Command Prompt:

Robocopy "C:\Users\Owner" "I:\TheBackup" /MIR /XA:SH /XD AppData /XJD /R:5 /W:15 /MT:32 /V /NP /LOG:Backup.log

---NOTE DON'T remove the quotes, they are necessary to pass the arguments to robocopy.

Make sure that it is all on ONE line. This will run for a while especially if you have a lot of Music and/or pics in your folders. There is no progress bar but it DOES run, just give it time. "I:\TheBackup is the folder and drive name on your backup drive (mine is external).

--NOTE2 The username needs to be changed to match your own:

Robocopy "C:\Users\Owner" change to Robocopy "C:\Users\<your username>"

Thanks, Echo - trying it now!

I've used this before, just didn't understand how to set it up, where to put the backup, etc.

fingers crossed!

Found this one today:

fbackup

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To keep files in sync, I found this one:

freefilesync

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Thanks for the additional info, Echo!

I got the backup done and on a weekly schedule, so I should be good to go!