Here Are The Best Data Backup Software And Drive Imaging Programs

Drive imaging is the best data backup software . Not only do they back up your important data but also your whole operating system , applications and settings .

When choosing a program make sure it offers a rescue disk function and has the ability to write to a CD or DVD.

* My Top Picks *

:Acronis True Image:

Acronis true image is a great all in one suite . You can back up your entire PC, operating system, applications, user settings, and all data. If you have a system or disk crash, virus attack or other fatal problem you can restore the entire disk contents in minutes — no reinstallations requiredThey have security and privacy tools , File shredder and clean up utilities , recovery manager , live backups , auto backup scheduling , rescue disk and much more.

Acronis data backup software supports the following storage locations:

FTP;

Hard disk drives;Networked storage devices;

CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW;

ZIP®, Jaz® and other removable media;

P-ATA (IDE), S-ATA, SCSI, SAS (New!), IEEE1394 (Firewire) and USB

1.0 /2.0 drives, PC card storage devices.

It gives you the flexibility to store your backups where you want to.


:Image For Windows:

Image for Windows from Terabyte is an affordable and reliable data backup software and restore utility. Drive imaging from Windows is an easy and convenient way to backup all your hard drive's data and operating system partitions.

Your backups can be saved to a set of files on local or network drives, or directly to most CD or DVD drives. Backups saved directly to CD/DVD are bootable by default, making a convenient recovery disc in case of a system crash. Terabyte offers some great utilities and there products are very user friendly .

:Norton Ghost 14.0:

Another great utility from Symante . Here are just some of the features of Norton Ghost 14.0

* Restores your system with an on-disk software recovery environment, no bootable CD required

* File backup search Finds and backs up specified file types such as photos, MP3 files, and documents

* Fast and secure backup Provides password-encrypted backup and lets you define the level of compression and amount of resources used for backups

* Throttle control backup Lets you continue using your computer while backups occur seamlessly in the background

* Automatic storage optimization Manages the number of revisions of a specific file that are saved

* Multiple storage options Backs up to almost any media, including CDR/RW and DVD+-R/RW drives, USB and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) devices, network drives, and Iomega® Zip® and Jaz® drives

* USB and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) devices * Iomega® Zip® and Jaz® drives

# FTP backup—Copies recovery points to a FTP site for easier offsite backup management

# Offsite backup—backs up your files to network-attached storage devices.

# EXCLUSIVE! Google Desktop™ integration—Makes data recovery even faster with searchable backup indexes

# Full system backup (disk image)—Backs up everything on a hard drive or partition

# Incremental and differential backup—Backs up only files that have chang

# Advanced compression and encryption—Minimizes storage space and helps keep sensitive documents safe

# System protection—Recovers your system and data even when you can't restart the operating system.

These are the 3 best drive image programs available for protecting your data and OS. They offer The tools needed for Home And Business backup solutions . Check'em out and see which fits your backup needs best .

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