What Backup Software Should I Use?

StormLiongStormLiong Join Date: 2002-12-27 Member: 11569Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">I need recommendations</div> I've been figurin out what kind of software to get to do some backup work.

The way I would want my ideal backup software to work is like this. I have a folder(s) all adding up to 20gb.

I wan to be able to burn that to several DVDs in a sort-of image file and it will NOT require me to free up 20gb JUST to create that image file.

Is there such a program around? Norton Ghost is such a *** to use hence why I'm crawling for an alternative.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    When it comes time to format a PC, its never a good idea to just copy windows back to it.

    The best thing to do is just get all your documents (MP3s, Word documents, etc) and games you know for a fact don't need the registry (Quake, DOS games, emulators, and uh... that's it), burn them onto a few DVDs.

    Then format and reinstall from a completely blank hard drive. Copy your documents back, reinstall all your apps.
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  • 2_of_Eight2_of_Eight Join Date: 2003-08-20 Member: 20016Members
    Do it 1 DVD at a time... you'll need a maximum of 4.7 GBs or whatever for each image.
    Nero works fine, I think.
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  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Jul 5 2005, 11:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Jul 5 2005, 11:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> When it comes time to format a PC, its never a good idea to just copy windows back to it.

    The best thing to do is just get all your documents (MP3s, Word documents, etc) and games you know for a fact don't need the registry (Quake, DOS games, emulators, and uh... that's it), burn them onto a few DVDs.

    Then format and reinstall from a completely blank hard drive. Copy your documents back, reinstall all your apps. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What he said.
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  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    With games, why do you need to back up anything other than saved games and downloaded content? That's what I do. Unless you *cough* for some reason don't have the original CD any more.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-SoulSkorpion+Jul 6 2005, 07:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SoulSkorpion @ Jul 6 2005, 07:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> With games, why do you need to back up anything other than saved games and downloaded content? That's what I do. Unless you *cough* for some reason don't have the original CD any more. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Steam backup cache files? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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