January 4, 2008

What is a good, affordable hard drive cloning software application?


I just bought a backup drive and formatted with NTFS. The software provided with it only supports FAT32. I think I need a backup software - I want to "clone" my car when I save and I want to come back real-time capabilities. My budget is $ 75.

3 comments:

backup guy said...

(From old blog's comments)
-I use Norton Ghost. I had it a few years so I am not sure that the new version is like. I saved NTFS and FAT32 without any problem. The store Norton said it costs $ 70

backup guy said...

(From old blog's comments)
If my memory is at the height I think Gparted or another Linux distro has the ability to do what you ask FREE!

backup guy said...

(From old blog's comments)
You should try Acronis True Image.



Acronis True Image will allow you to make a complete backup of your hard drive, or just a portion only backup your important files (music, video, e-mails, and so on. ). You can return it to a blank CD or DVD, or the "safe area" that Acronis can create for you.

If you are infected by viruses or spyware irreparable, simply restart and tap F11 on your keyboard. Acronis will then start and will allow you to completely restore your computer to the point that you saved at. It's a bit like the virus never even happened!

The best part Acronis is that you do NOT have to boot into DOS, as you would with Norton Ghost! Acronis is Windows!

If you want to try it, click on the link below for a free 30-day trial:



Good luck with your decision!