Windows 7: Imaging strategies

Interesting.... I don't have those options.

The pro version offers two retention policies.

1. You can keep an image for a certain number of days.
2. You can chose to retain a certain number of images.

It is not a part of the scheduler. It is in the definition file options

Thanks Keith for the update. Maybe I buy the pro version after all. My problem is that I use the free version on 6 PCs, so going pro will be expensive.

Sure you have this option. You have to continue with the "Next" button.

Yes about the best deal is a 4 pack for 90$

LOL - you beat me to it.

The 4 pack version is a lot cheaper than buying them separately.

It might be worth hanging on for a while.

Paragon has a new series coming.

You will be surprised - the interface looks the same -- but it is an entirely new engine, supports all the advanced formats and is the fastest imaging software I have ever used.

There will be a free version - also with the new engine. I think the free version will support gpt as well.

Don't know for sure yet.

Not sure how long before release.

That sounds really interesting. I like Paragon, but they make it difficult to get the free key. Once had a 6 month free pro version for a test - that was nice.

Hard Disk Manager 12 Suite (Pre-release version)

Ah ha! OK - that option is available when you select "Weekly" on the previous selection - NOT "Daily". Go figure, select Weekly and you can pick the days of the week.

Thanks for the help... again!

OK -
Who has a sample .bat script that reads a directory and deletes files older the X days that I can schedule to run on a daily basis and keep my HDD from filling up?

I noticed that you had used Ghost at one point. I know someone who solved backup problems when he read a suggestion on the net. Backing up drive C: while Windows is running is questionable at best. Here is the solution he (and others) built. Put Ghost on a Window Preinstall environment on a CD. Then when you boot to the CD, Ghost will load into a ramdrive in memory and drive C: will not be used at all. Ghost will then duplicate drive C: as an exact file. This method works absolutely. I know of a fellow who updated it with current USB3 drivers for externals. It is unlikey you will find a copy that you don't build yourself. Once when I got bit by a virus, it took me 4 1/2 minutes to be back in business. Norton AV let the virus through. I have never had one with Trend.

My work files are ALWAYS on partitions and drives other than C: and I find the free SyncBack (Google: download free syncback) perfect and amazing for free. It is so reliable, I quit checking up on its backups. I have no idea why I need the purchased version of SyncBack. I am not on a business network.