What is the easiest "non geek" backup program for Wins 7-64? **HELP**

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  1. Posts : 32
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    What is the easiest "non geek" backup program for Wins 7-64? **HELP**


    There is so much technical (geeky) talk when you speak about backing up that I am a little confused. All I want to do is have an adequate back of my PC in the easiest manner possible . What should be backed up? What program should I use that is easy for a newbie with no technical skills? If you have a solution that is quick and easy PLEASE let me know. I am considering either Macrium Reflect Free or AOMIE Backupper Standard Edition so please give me some feed-back on what is best and easiest that doesn't require any technical skills. Something like a one and done solution... Thanks a million......

    George

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  2. Posts : 8,135
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    I am currently using Macrium Reflect (paid version). I don't have any experience with AOMIE, but I know Macrium is a very popular backup program.

    I do full hard drive (all partition) backups to a separate hard drive. Then if the hard drive were to fail or get corrupted I can restore the entire hard drive back to how it was at the last backup.

    If you just want to backup user files such as pictures, music, documents, etc you don't need a backup program for those, just copy them to a separate hard drive, flash drive or make data CD's (or data DVD's).

    Best to do full hard drive backups when backing up. Most backup programs offer an "incremental" option, where you first make a full back up and the subsequent incremental backups are only what has changed since the last backup. That can become confusing, thus just do full backups and you will avoid this.
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  3. whs
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    AOMEI is really easy but buggy. I don't trust it after trying it on several systems. I would suggest you go with free Macrium. Here is a tutorial I made together with Keith (Kado) that should help.

    Imaging with free Macrium
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  4. Posts : 32
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    fireberd said:
    I am currently using Macrium Reflect (paid version). I don't have any experience with AOMIE, but I know Macrium is a very popular backup program.

    I do full hard drive (all partition) backups to a separate hard drive. Then if the hard drive were to fail or get corrupted I can restore the entire hard drive back to how it was at the last backup.

    If you just want to backup user files such as pictures, music, documents, etc you don't need a backup program for those, just copy them to a separate hard drive, flash drive or make data CD's (or data DVD's).

    Best to do full hard drive backups when backing up. Most backup programs offer an "incremental" option, where you first make a full back up and the subsequent incremental backups are only what has changed since the last backup. That can become confusing, thus just do full backups and you will avoid this.
    Hello Firebird...

    Thank you so much for such a fast reply to my non-geek question. I see that it's not that difficult at all so I will stick with Macrium, look at the tutorial and perform full backups maybe every other week and store on an external hard drive. That should do it and I will also backup my files (pictures, documents etc.) to my external hard drive. Easily explained and easily done. I have had so many explanations on what to do that it was very confusing and in my native language which is Spanish I should have understood but you have done an admirable job on what I have to do so again THANKS A MILLION .....

    George Melendez
    Puerto Rico

    Please excuse my English, it's my second language.....
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  5. Posts : 32
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    whs said:
    AOMEI is really easy but buggy. I don't trust it after trying it on several systems. I would suggest you go with free Macrium. Here is a tutorial I made together with Keith (Kado) that should help.

    Imaging with free Macrium
    GREAT....

    Thanks a lot and I will use Macrium Free since I have been told and read in reviews that same concern about AOMEI so I will take a look at the Macrium tutorial and start doing my backups. Firebird also gave me the same info so I will follow and do as you guys say.



    Thanks so much for your time

    George Melendez
    Puerto Rico
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  6. Posts : 9,600
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    melen001 said:
    fireberd said:
    I am currently using Macrium Reflect (paid version). I don't have any experience with AOMIE, but I know Macrium is a very popular backup program.

    I do full hard drive (all partition) backups to a separate hard drive. Then if the hard drive were to fail or get corrupted I can restore the entire hard drive back to how it was at the last backup.

    If you just want to backup user files such as pictures, music, documents, etc you don't need a backup program for those, just copy them to a separate hard drive, flash drive or make data CD's (or data DVD's).

    Best to do full hard drive backups when backing up. Most backup programs offer an "incremental" option, where you first make a full back up and the subsequent incremental backups are only what has changed since the last backup. That can become confusing, thus just do full backups and you will avoid this.
    Hello Firebird...

    Thank you so much for such a fast reply to my non-geek question. I see that it's not that difficult at all so I will stick with Macrium, look at the tutorial and perform full backups maybe every other week and store on an external hard drive. That should do it and I will also backup my files (pictures, documents etc.) to my external hard drive. Easily explained and easily done. I have had so many explanations on what to do that it was very confusing and in my native language which is Spanish I should have understood but you have done an admirable job on what I have to do so again THANKS A MILLION .....

    George Melendez
    Puerto Rico

    Please excuse my English, it's my second language.....
    Your English is fine. It's better than many native speakers in the U.S.
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 32
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    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    melen001 said:
    fireberd said:
    I am currently using Macrium Reflect (paid version). I don't have any experience with AOMIE, but I know Macrium is a very popular backup program.

    I do full hard drive (all partition) backups to a separate hard drive. Then if the hard drive were to fail or get corrupted I can restore the entire hard drive back to how it was at the last backup.

    If you just want to backup user files such as pictures, music, documents, etc you don't need a backup program for those, just copy them to a separate hard drive, flash drive or make data CD's (or data DVD's).

    Best to do full hard drive backups when backing up. Most backup programs offer an "incremental" option, where you first make a full back up and the subsequent incremental backups are only what has changed since the last backup. That can become confusing, thus just do full backups and you will avoid this.
    Hello Firebird...

    Thank you so much for such a fast reply to my non-geek question. I see that it's not that difficult at all so I will stick with Macrium, look at the tutorial and perform full backups maybe every other week and store on an external hard drive. That should do it and I will also backup my files (pictures, documents etc.) to my external hard drive. Easily explained and easily done. I have had so many explanations on what to do that it was very confusing and in my native language which is Spanish I should have understood but you have done an admirable job on what I have to do so again THANKS A MILLION .....

    George Melendez
    Puerto Rico

    Please excuse my English, it's my second language.....
    Your English is fine. It's better than many native speakers in the U.S.

    Muchas gracias...... Thank you....
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 9,600
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    De nada.
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  9. Posts : 32
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    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    De nada.

    Hablas Espa~ol.....
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  10. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    If you have any questions regarding free Macrium, post beck. Here are many members that use Macrium and will be glad to assist.
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