Backup software

tonyhell · 12-29-2007, 05:20 PM

Dammit, over the years I've had several hard drives die on me and I've yet to find any good reliable backup software that actually works. It either is so sluggish that it renders my computer useless for days or it doesn't actually do a correct backup.

Retrospect always comes with my hard drives and it always looks like it's going to work and then a day later when it finishes, it says that the backup couldn't be completed for some stupid reason. Nero finishes, but doesn't backup everything because of "errors". When I tried to backup my desktop, it finished but only backed up 4 out of 40 gigs!

I've tried software called Quicksync which would be perfect if it worked, but it's too cumbersome. I could manually copy the files to the external hard drive, but I'd have to do the whole thing all over again when I wanted to do another backup.

Is there anything that just does an initial backup of everything and then runs smoothly in the background and updates the backup when it detects changes. The online backup software Carbonite would be perfect, but you have to pay for each computer and it doesn't do external drives.

What the fuck! Isn't there a program that just does the job right? I'm sick of loosing data and I don't have the time to keep up with this shit manually.

TomAwesome · 12-29-2007, 05:53 PM

If you want a backup drive that keeps updated, have you considered a RAID 1 drive setup?

tonyhell · 12-29-2007, 06:14 PM

That would work great for stuff on the raid drive, but I'd like to keep my laptop and desktop backed up too.

TomAwesome · 12-29-2007, 06:22 PM

Eh? I understand why it won't work for the laptop, but the whole point of the RAID 1 setup is to have a backup for your desktop in case one of the hard drives goes bad.

Chris · 12-29-2007, 06:23 PM

Raid is only really useful for data protection against hardware failure, not for backups. If you delete something, or your system fails, a RAID setup won't help you.

TomAwesome · 12-29-2007, 06:26 PM

^ Ah! I misunderstood the original post then. My bad.

tonyhell · 12-30-2007, 03:56 PM

Any other suggestions?

Jeff · 12-31-2007, 02:38 PM

SyncBack download and review - backup and synchronization tool from SnapFiles

Awesome app, especially useful for laptop users. One big backup, then it only syncs (or backs up, depending on how you set it) what has changed since the last sync.

And it's free!

I use this on a daily basis, and periodically do .rar archives using 7-Zip (also free).

tonyhell · 12-31-2007, 02:44 PM

Thanks, I think this is the best one I've seen yet

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12-29-2007, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
tonyhell Obama Nation in '08! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Vienna, OH Posts: 327 Real Name: Tony Main Seven: KxKV7 Metalcore Mutilator Rig: G-Max>BBE>Vader Thanked: 2	Backup software Dammit, over the years I've had several hard drives die on me and I've yet to find any good reliable backup software that actually works. It either is so sluggish that it renders my computer useless for days or it doesn't actually do a correct backup. Retrospect always comes with my hard drives and it always looks like it's going to work and then a day later when it finishes, it says that the backup couldn't be completed for some stupid reason. Nero finishes, but doesn't backup everything because of "errors". When I tried to backup my desktop, it finished but only backed up 4 out of 40 gigs! I've tried software called Quicksync which would be perfect if it worked, but it's too cumbersome. I could manually copy the files to the external hard drive, but I'd have to do the whole thing all over again when I wanted to do another backup. Is there anything that just does an initial backup of everything and then runs smoothly in the background and updates the backup when it detects changes. The online backup software Carbonite would be perfect, but you have to pay for each computer and it doesn't do external drives. What the fuck! Isn't there a program that just does the job right? I'm sick of loosing data and I don't have the time to keep up with this shit manually. my t-shirts https://dastardlytees.com/images/logo2.gif coupon code (-$5): ssorg

12-29-2007, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
TomAwesome GeneticallyDifferent Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,958 Real Name: Tom Main Seven: Ibanez RG 7421 Rig: POD X3L & poweramp Thanked: 13	If you want a backup drive that keeps updated, have you considered a RAID 1 drive setup? "Tom, you're like 1 part a serious dork, and 2 parts the most awesome fucking guy ever." - guitargeek.com style rig diagram Pics of my gear Virtual studio tech testing ground Last.FM

12-29-2007, 06:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
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12-29-2007, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
tonyhell Obama Nation in '08! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Vienna, OH Posts: 327 Real Name: Tony Main Seven: KxKV7 Metalcore Mutilator Rig: G-Max>BBE>Vader Thanked: 2	That would work great for stuff on the raid drive, but I'd like to keep my laptop and desktop backed up too.

12-29-2007, 06:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
TomAwesome GeneticallyDifferent Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,958 Real Name: Tom Main Seven: Ibanez RG 7421 Rig: POD X3L & poweramp Thanked: 13	Eh? I understand why it won't work for the laptop, but the whole point of the RAID 1 setup is to have a backup for your desktop in case one of the hard drives goes bad.

12-29-2007, 06:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
TomAwesome GeneticallyDifferent Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,958 Real Name: Tom Main Seven: Ibanez RG 7421 Rig: POD X3L & poweramp Thanked: 13	^ Ah! I misunderstood the original post then. My bad.

12-30-2007, 03:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
tonyhell Obama Nation in '08! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Vienna, OH Posts: 327 Real Name: Tony Main Seven: KxKV7 Metalcore Mutilator Rig: G-Max>BBE>Vader Thanked: 2	Any other suggestions?

12-31-2007, 02:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jeff Banned from Reality Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,140 Real Name: Uh.....Jeff Main Seven: none Rig: Mesa DC-5 Thanked: 22	SyncBack download and review - backup and synchronization tool from SnapFiles Awesome app, especially useful for laptop users. One big backup, then it only syncs (or backs up, depending on how you set it) what has changed since the last sync. And it's free! I use this on a daily basis, and periodically do .rar archives using 7-Zip (also free).

12-31-2007, 02:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
tonyhell Obama Nation in '08! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Vienna, OH Posts: 327 Real Name: Tony Main Seven: KxKV7 Metalcore Mutilator Rig: G-Max>BBE>Vader Thanked: 2	Thanks, I think this is the best one I've seen yet


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