Best free back-up software?

[Crow550]

I have a friend who has had bad luck with his laptop....

What is the best back up software to use?

What would be the best back up route to go?

Is there something that can sync important folders or files to his external drive?

Or would it be best to backup the whole drive? Every so often?

He has a MyBook but the built in software and back up messed up and he lost his back up....

 

[JaYp146]

I've heard good things about Cobian Backup ...

 

[runzwithsizorz]

I use ClickFree, a digital external hard drive, manual, or auto modes. Around $150 for the 300 GIGABYTE model. Can almost fit in a shirt pocket.
http://www.goclickfree.com/#

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: JaYp146
I've heard good things about Cobian Backup ...

Yep, works great.

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz
I use ClickFree, a digital external hard drive, manual, or auto modes. Around $150 for the 300 GIGABYTE model. Can almost fit in a shirt pocket.
http://www.goclickfree.com/#

Where's the free part of this?

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Originally posted by: compman25

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz
I use ClickFree, a digital external hard drive, manual, or auto modes. Around $150 for the 300 GIGABYTE model. Can almost fit in a shirt pocket.
http://www.goclickfree.com/#

Where's the free part of this?

Click FREE , get it hahaha, Hey, your not laughing. OK sorry, my bad, get on with the free quest.

 

[thegisguy]

I've used Cobian for years. Very nice.

 

[Crow550]

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz
I use ClickFree, a digital external hard drive, manual, or auto modes. Around $150 for the 300 GIGABYTE model. Can almost fit in a shirt pocket.
http://www.goclickfree.com/#

He already has a Western Digital MyBook. The built in back up software got corrupted and his backup was lost. So that software wasn't very good....

 

[lxskllr]

Check some of the links in this thread. I haven't used these, so no endorsement, but the price is right.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2286408&enterthread=y

 

[Crow550]

Thanks to MechBgon's site..........SyncToy is what I was looking for..........For backing up the whole drive, would Windows built in back-up software be good?

 

[Red Squirrel]

syncback is nice option too for windows, and for linux rsync. You can also setup a linux server and have it map the c$ then use rsync that way so that way it's centralized if you have multiple PCs. Setup a raid 5 with 3 1TB drives and it will be plenty of space.

 

[Sam25]

Yup, Synctoy is excellent.