Windows 7: What disc image tools are safe?

Tokennotfound · 06 Sep 2012

I know they can cause problems, anyone know a safe disc imaging tool (like power iso)

aakshat · 06 Sep 2012

MayBe this Could help you

Acronis:Cloning Software

Macrium Reflect free

Most members of the forum prefer Macrium Reflect.

Any software can cause problems if you dont read
instructions carefully.

KiwiXboxer · 06 Sep 2012

I Use Acronis.... not saying it is the best by any means .... it just ahs never let me down. I have read in the SSD section that there are some issues with Acronis and SSD disk alignment.

kado897 · 06 Sep 2012

I use Macrium. This tutorial shows you how to use it. Imaging with free Macrium

ignatzatsonic · 06 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Tokennotfound

I know they can cause problems, anyone know a safe disc imaging tool (like power iso)

Safe meaning they won't harm your original data, system files, and partition?

Or safe meaning they are extremely reliable--say 99.9% or higher successful restoration rate?

Offhand, I can't recall issues with harming original data from any of the major tools.

But successful restoration rate is another issue entirely. Judging from posts on this and other forums, I don't think any are what I would call "extremely reliable".

richnrockville · 06 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by KiwiXboxer

I Use Acronis.... not saying it is the best by any means .... it just ahs never let me down. I have read in the SSD section that there are some issues with Acronis and SSD disk alignment.

I have successfully used Acronis 2013 to put an image on a SSD from a regular SATA drive. It worked fine. No problems and it was easy. I bought 3 copies for $60 from the User Group Relations web site as a User Group member. I don't have any financial interest but they do have good prices for Acronis. I think it is $25 per copy at the present for User Group members.

But, as was said before. RTFD is always a good bet.

Rich

Mark Phelps · 06 Sep 2012

I quit using Acronis when I tried to restore using it and it complained that the image was corrupt. Have been using Macrium ever since -- no problems. Recently, "migrated" a HDD install to an SDD, simply by connecting the SSD, running MR, and "restoring" the image to the SSD. Been working fine, no problems.

Tokennotfound · 06 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic

Quote: Originally Posted by Tokennotfound

I know they can cause problems, anyone know a safe disc imaging tool (like power iso)

Safe meaning they won't harm your original data, system files, and partition?

Or safe meaning they are extremely reliable--say 99.9% or higher successful restoration rate?

Offhand, I can't recall issues with harming original data from any of the major tools.

But successful restoration rate is another issue entirely. Judging from posts on this and other forums, I don't think any are what I would call "extremely reliable".

Safe as in it won't **** with my laptop or give me BSOD. Daemon tools used to do that.

kado897 · 06 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Mark Phelps

I quit using Acronis when I tried to restore using it and it complained that the image was corrupt. Have been using Macrium ever since -- no problems. Recently, "migrated" a HDD install to an SDD, simply by connecting the SSD, running MR, and "restoring" the image to the SSD. Been working fine, no problems.

With Macrium you have the option to verify an image before restoring it but I've never had one fail so I don't bother.

Dave76 · 07 Sep 2012

If you have a Seagate or Western Digital hard drive in your system you can get a free version of Acronis.

Seagate DiscWizard

Acronis True Image Western Digital Edition Software

Windows 7: What disc image tools are safe?

What disc image tools are safe? problems?