Comments on: Five Best Windows Backup Tools http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/five_best_windows_backup_tools-2/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brett Chapman http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/five_best_windows_backup_tools-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3216 Brett Chapman Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:40:50 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/07/12/five_best_windows_backup_tools-2.html#comment-3216 <p>My favourite is Windows home Server.. Sure it cost $250 or something but i put it on an old machine ai had and now it backs up all 5 of my machines. It has all sorts of add-ins to help boost WOL and other green capabilities. If i want to restore a file/folder, i just open up the console and then choose the file from the backup. The PC Restore disk allows me to boot from a CD, select a backup to restore and walk away to return to a PC ready to go...</p> My favourite is Windows home Server.. Sure it cost $250 or something but i put it on an old machine ai had and now it backs up all 5 of my machines. It has all sorts of add-ins to help boost WOL and other green capabilities. If i want to restore a file/folder, i just open up the console and then choose the file from the backup. The PC Restore disk allows me to boot from a CD, select a backup to restore and walk away to return to a PC ready to go…

]]> By: Tim http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/five_best_windows_backup_tools-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3215 Tim Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:29:08 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/07/12/five_best_windows_backup_tools-2.html#comment-3215 <p>I use and pay for Mozy and Acronis TI.</p> <p>I'm curious as to the (Shareware) label that's applied here to what are clearly fully fledged commercial software apps that require payment to use thier functionality ???</p> <p>Also the Vista Complete PC Backup utility is very good. I've used this more than once on my laptop to save my bacon in real-world this-is-NOT-a-drill restore situations. Damn you Microsoft though for only including it in Ultimate. Most people end up with Home Premium and these are the people who NEED this simple, very effective, idiot-proof backup functionality built into Windows. </p> <p>Microsoft doesn't get enough credit for this "app" IMO. Or they don't promote it enough. It spanks TimeMachine to the curb.</p> I use and pay for Mozy and Acronis TI.

I’m curious as to the (Shareware) label that’s applied here to what are clearly fully fledged commercial software apps that require payment to use thier functionality ???

Also the Vista Complete PC Backup utility is very good. I’ve used this more than once on my laptop to save my bacon in real-world this-is-NOT-a-drill restore situations. Damn you Microsoft though for only including it in Ultimate. Most people end up with Home Premium and these are the people who NEED this simple, very effective, idiot-proof backup functionality built into Windows.

Microsoft doesn’t get enough credit for this “app” IMO. Or they don’t promote it enough. It spanks TimeMachine to the curb.

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