Best Backup Software? (Page 3): Gee, you clone everyday as your backup procedure. That would take hours on my PC. You are a better more patient person than I. I think I will look at...

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Gudehus wrote:

What is the best software? br Carbon Copy Cloner... (show quote)

Gee, you clone everyday as your backup procedure. That would take hours on my PC.

You are a better more patient person than I.

I think I will look at some of the more incremental approaches.

MikeMcC Loc: Glasgow, Scotland

I have used Karens Replicator www.karenware.com for many years. It is free and you can specify source and target locations and schedule it whenever you want. Plain copies are made, so retrieval is easy. Only new or changed files are copied. Every so often I do a full backup to another location - just in case.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

MikeMcC wrote:

I have used Karens Replicator www.karenware.com for many years. It is free and you can specify source and target locations and schedule it whenever you want. Plain copies are made, so retrieval is easy. Only new or changed files are copied. Every so often I do a full backup to another location - just in case.

Thanks

Rusty_Stumps Loc: Central Indiana

I use NovaStor Backup on my workstation for it's backup's and also the satellite drives, USB and secondary drives in that box.

I also have a web-server with SQL server running for my business so I have Paragon Drive Backup that automatically runs daily for the drives on that unit and a separate package to do the SQL backup. These are then all copied daily to a portable drive that is swapped out once a week and stored in a safe deposit box at the bank.

Better safe than sorry!

Gudehus Loc: Oregon and California

When Carbon Copy Cloner creates a new clone, it looks at what it has written for its previous clone. If nothing new was created on your main drive, then it doesn't have to write anything to the clone drive. Things go really fast, especially it all your drives are SSD.

proteus1 Loc: NEVADA

dsmeltz wrote:

Often I see backup software discussed, but usually... (show quote)

There are only two types of backups - - ->

Those that are lost - - ->

and

Those that will be lost...

Pick a GOOD system and stick with it......

proteus1 Loc: NEVADA

dsmeltz wrote:

Often I see backup software discussed, but usually... (show quote)

Your gear. . . .

t3i
Sigma 18-35 1.8
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 70-300

You have spent good money on good photo equipment,
Now spend some more on a Good backup system...
Just how much are your photos worth ? ? ?

I have a 16TB Western Digital wi-fi backup system running Windows storage server 2008 R2, I spent $1600.00 on this system, I do not want to take the chance of losing any of my data and/or photos.

Gudehus Loc: Oregon and California

Here are some other thoughts.
1. People who write backup software do not really concern themselves with whether the files are for photography, geology, astrophysics, etc. You shouldn't concern yourself either.
2. If you blindly run an automatic backup program, and your main drive somehow becomes corrupted or, someone has accidentally deleted files, then the backup program will back up the corrupted or incomplete collection of files. Therefore create several clones of your main drives, and keep some of them in a secure place. Remember: if you have only one backup, and something goes wrong with either the main drive(s) or the backup, then you have NO BACKUP.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Gudehus wrote:

Here are some other thoughts. br 1. People who wr... (show quote)

OK..... Soooooo what software do you use to avoid that?

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

proteus1 wrote:

Your gear. . . .

t3i
Sigma 18-35 1.8
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Canon 50mm 1.4
Canon 70-300

You have spent good money on good photo equipment,
Now spend some more on a Good backup system...
Just how much are your photos worth ? ? ?

I have a 16TB Western Digital wi-fi backup system running Windows storage server 2008 R2, I spent $1600.00 on this system, I do not want to take the chance of losing any of my data and/or photos.

And what software do you use to move the files to the server?

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

proteus1 wrote:

There are only two types of backups - - ->

Those that are lost - - ->

and

Those that will be lost...

Pick a GOOD system and stick with it......

Lots of great threads regarding the systems. Not so many regarding the software part.

What software do you think should be part of a "GOOD system" and why?

aammatj Loc: Zebulon, NC / Roscoe, Ill

dsmeltz wrote:

Often I see backup software discussed, but usually... (show quote)

I've used FBackup4 for a few years and love it. It is free and easy to setup.

cwhonda Loc: SLC, UT.

I read through the replies and found something that was not mentioned. Everyone talks about hard drives but nobody talked about solid state drives while much more expensive they are also many times more reliable than mechanical drives. Again as I am finding out more money LOL

Gudehus Loc: Oregon and California

I mentioned SSDs today, Aug 8, 2014 at 13:14:29

cwhonda Loc: SLC, UT.

Gudehus, OOPS sorry!!!