topic Back-Up software in PCs & Accessories

Back-Up software

gyron1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:45:21 GMT

Hi Gentlemen,

Some time ago I was given a Buffalo 400GB external Hard Drive which came with a back-up software package called Memeo.

I am having some problems sorting the back-ups that I want using Memeo and even though Memeo are quite good at replying to my requests for help, I am a bit worried about the software pachage itself insofar as they say (as a result of my questions) that an incremental back-up facility is not yet available although they do expect an update 'soon'.

Can anyone provide any recommendations as to what a good back-up software package to use with my external drive might be, is it Memeo or maybe Norton 'Ghost', or something else?

I would appreciate your advice please. Thanks.

Gyron

Re: Back-Up software

Thalamus. — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:50:15 GMT

Hi gyron

Have a look at Acronis True Image 10 ..

Re: Back-Up software

kee-lo_ — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:39:51 GMT

WinZip now has scheduled backups

Re: Back-Up software

gyron1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:44:47 GMT

Hi Thalamus & Kee-Lo,

Thank you both for your replies, I will have a look at both. Do I get the impression that neither of you are keen on 'Memeo' or 'Ghost' is it simply that you have never tried them.

Thanks again,

Gyron

Re: Back-Up software

tonybeard — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:03:11 GMT

Norton Ghost is not compatable with the Sony Recovery Utility. It simply calibrates the sizes of the partitions in a different way leading to corruptions during the recovery process. No other recovery software has this issue according to Sony Vaio Link

Re: Back-Up software

gyron1 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:12:51 GMT

Hi TonyBeard,

Thnaks for reply.

That's very interesting. The Vaio (VGN-FE31H) I bought my wife at Christmas has this software (Ghost), pre-installed and now the trial license has expired she is pestered every start-up with a prompt to purchase the software.

If 'Ghost' is incompatible with with the Sony recovery utility (which her computer has I beleive - had to use it three times since I bought the damm machine), then why do Sony pre-install it I wonder?

Gyron

Re: Back-Up software

kee-lo_ — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:29:59 GMT

Never used Memeo, might have a look though.

Re: Back-Up software

Thalamus. — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:05:12 GMT

Hi gyron,

I've not used Memeo and as Tony Beard has stated ghost has problems on a Sony PC..

Re: Back-Up software

gyron1 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:09:55 GMT

Hi gyron,

I've not used Memeo and as Tony Beard has stated ghost has problems on a Sony PC..

Thanks for reply Thalamus (and Kee-Lo). Interesting one this, as I said in my reply to Tony Beard, if Ghost is problematic with the Sony PC I wonder why they (Sony), pre-load it onto the Vaio from new?

Gyron

Re: Back-Up software

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:39:36 GMT

I think some confusion has gone on here, there's no longer a problem with Ghost, obviously as it's now used by Sony, so I don't see why you can't use it.

Re: Back-Up software

gyron1 — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:31:40 GMT

Hi Kee-Lo,

That's interesting!

Gyron