Solved i need a back up software like nero back it up

[kharl]

i used to use nero back it up, it was just perfect, when i am on it, it displays a folder tree, i just select which i want to back up, i select the whole user folder and that's it, the software it ask me where do i want to sae it, if i choose a HDD it will create one or two files, one the main file and the other the index or something like that, or if i wanted to save it to save it to DVD's, no problem, the software tells me how many dvds i am going to need and thats its it just ask me for each DVD, one by one until it finish burning them all. if i want my data back, i just go to the index file (the last dvd, and open ALL the data i have backup, i select the files i want, and the software only ask me which dvd to insert, he will extract it for me.

the problem is that in windows7 nero back it up throw some errors while selecting files, AND when installing nero, it ask for directx9, many says that it does not overwrite the directx11 that came with win7 but IT DOES because despite the dxdiag still says directx 11 is installed, there is a decrease in video performance on games.. a

so what back up software you recommend me?

i have reviewed several ones on google, i decide to try comodo back up, but i don't like it, i want a back up folder that show me my files EXACTLY as they are contained in my user folder, where it let me choose with a simple mark which one go or not to be backed up, and to save in a simple (uncompressed could be, i don't care) or few files, and if it offer the option to split, even better

i already mention it but the folder tree feature at the moment of the backup and restore is very important, because if there is a folder with less important data like... internet videos.. i dont want that folder but since it's within an important folder how do i chose a backup without THAT folder, adding it one by one?

 

[wanchoo]

I would have just copied and pasted the files and folders on another disk that I wanted backed up or burned them on a CD/DVD.

 

[kharl]

I would have just copied and pasted the files and folders on another disk that I wanted backed up or burned them on a CD/DVD.

great.. but if you have to burn about 20 dvds.. how you know where is that specific file you need?

with nero backitup you just select all the files and folders to be backed up, the software calculate the amount of dvds, for restoring, only insert the last dvd then he will ask for the dvd containing the file/folder you want, but the software will restore it to the designated location with only inserting the dvd.


i find a pretty close solution in ashampoo, but have some "things" i dont know why is that way, example, it'd doesnt show the size of the files i am backing up..., and it's incredible slow selecting files, i dont know WHY if its only selecting files

 

[Arc]

Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - , most trusted by our members.

We have a nice tutorial on it, too. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73828-imaging-free-macrium.html?filter

 

[kharl]

i am looking for a File level backup software, or File based backup

 

[seekermeister]

True Image has a file backup option, but I have never used it, so I can't vouch for it.

 

[wanchoo]

I have burned over 150 DVDs in the last two years. Backing up on DVD has the advantage that it is a more permanent back up than on any other media and if done properly lasts for decades without the fear of failure.

Because of its permanence if I have backed something on a DVD, I delete the files from the hard disk except for a very few that I use frequently. Therefore everything that is remaining on the disk needs to be backed up by burning on DVDs/CDs.

The files that you need to burn are all on the HD and you should find them there. If you do the burning regularly then soon the number in the queue should dwindle from 20 to 1 or 2. As for keeping track of the burned files I use a shareware application named WhereIsIt? that pinpoints the CD/DVD on which it is located in seconds and then I can pull it out in no time from my burned media collection. However like every other activity some effort is required on my part to keep things organised.

But then every computer user has his/her way of backing up the data and one man's meat may be another person's poison.

great.. but if you have to burn about 20 dvds.. how you know where is that specific file you need?

with nero backitup you just select all the files and folders to be backed up, the software calculate the amount of dvds, for restoring, only insert the last dvd then he will ask for the dvd containing the file/folder you want, but the software will restore it to the designated location with only inserting the dvd.


i find a pretty close solution in ashampoo, but have some "things" i dont know why is that way, example, it'd doesnt show the size of the files i am backing up..., and it's incredible slow selecting files, i dont know WHY if its only selecting files

 

[kharl]

I have burned over 150 DVDs in the last two years. Backing up on DVD has the advantage that it is a more permanent back up than on any other media and if done properly lasts for decades without the fear of failure.

Because of its permanence if I have backed something on a DVD, I delete the files from the hard disk except for a very few that I use frequently. Therefore everything that is remaining on the disk needs to be backed up by burning on DVDs/CDs.

The files that you need to burn are all on the HD and you should find them there. If you do the burning regularly then soon the number in the queue should dwindle from 20 to 1 or 2. As for keeping track of the burned files I use a shareware application named WhereIsIt? that pinpoints the CD/DVD on which it is located in seconds and then I can pull it out in no time from my burned media collection. However like every other activity some effort is required on my part to keep things organised.

But then every computer user has his/her way of backing up the data and one man's meat may be another person's poison.

great.. but if you have to burn about 20 dvds.. how you know where is that specific file you need?

with nero backitup you just select all the files and folders to be backed up, the software calculate the amount of dvds, for restoring, only insert the last dvd then he will ask for the dvd containing the file/folder you want, but the software will restore it to the designated location with only inserting the dvd.


i find a pretty close solution in ashampoo, but have some "things" i dont know why is that way, example, it'd doesnt show the size of the files i am backing up..., and it's incredible slow selecting files, i dont know WHY if its only selecting files

i agree with you!

in my case, this is how i do!

i switch from a desktop to a laptop (i never imagine that i would do that, cause i never like laptops) because due power concerns (my house is powered with solar power, and 700watts vs 70watts for a pretty decent laptop......) since that i use the laptop only for runing programs and small amount of personal files (about 15gb (with a little music, videos and pics) and i have an external hdd with my data, (my 10years of computer data is there).
Then i do two backups, one for the laptopp and another for the external hdd, the one for the external hdd, since i do little change in the data contained there (the file i use the most are in the laptop and so in the laptop's backup)

i have about 50dvds of backup and about 5dvds for the laptop's backup, i have needed that backup only twice, and the second was a month ago with only about 20 photos lost due an old backup (4 months old) thats fair, i got about 99.8% of my precious data.

thats why i am looking for a software like nero backitup, i have been busy these days and i thing i'll have chance to test nerobackitup 3 (i dont understand the 4). because the old one i had (the 2 i thing) come with the whole nero package and ask me for the directx 9, and dont want to recognize directx 11.

i appreciate a lot your help guys, i'll let you know how was it wth backitup3

thumbs up for optical disk backups!
(iam planing switch to BD only for backup purpose, what you guys think, reliability is the only i want to know about it, compared with DVD, how is it?)

 

[seekermeister]

Too expensive for me.

 

[kharl]

ashampoo would have been perfect, and IT"S FREE.

BUT

it doesnt show the size of what i am selecting for backup, AND selecting items takes YEARS

 

[seekermeister]

I hate sounding like a broken record, but True Image does show file sizes, as well as an estimate of what is in a folder, but of course, it isn't free.

 

[kharl]

I hate sounding like a broken record, but True Image does show file sizes, as well as an estimate of what is in a folder, but of course, it isn't free.

what keep me distant to True Image is (besides i already know nero's backituup); i readsome comments from some users that causes a small problem with some win7 integration, or when uninstalled left some windows 7 services disabled or something like that, there is a fix but....

 

[seekermeister]

I've never run across a problem like that, but then since I'm not sure what that problem is, I can't swear that it doesn't exist. However, they do have a free trial version, so you could try it out for yourself. Just make sure that you create a System Restore point before installing it. The only problem that I have had with it, is that the current version causes a weird shutdown message about an "Operation In Progress" if you try to reboot during a period just before or after a scheduled operation (hangs indefinitely, requiring a forced reboot), even if the operation is not in progress. That could be avoided by installing TI 2010, but I don't think that you can get a license for it now.

They are running a special on it right now, where you can get it for ~ half price...if you don't mind playing their game, but it appears that all that it does is cause a delay in acquiring a license for it, until the 17th of this month.

 

[Gordon Simmons]

If your looking for a file by file backup and not imaging software i would recommend you to try one of this site's solutions.
Genie9's products are very powerful and easy to use, what i really like is how they simplify every process.

 

[kharl]

If your looking for a file by file backup and not imaging software i would recommend you to try one of this site's solutions.
Genie9's products are very powerful and easy to use, what i really like is how they simplify every process.

uhm.. it look PRETTY good, i'll be reading about that soft. to find out if it worth those $70

Thankyou guys1

 

[kado897]

You might also like to look at FreeFileSync. FreeFileSync | Free Security & Utilities software downloads at SourceForge.net. I don't know whether it supports writing to DVD though.

 

[Wishmaster]

True Image has a file backup option, but I have never used it, so I can't vouch for it.

It works very well, I use it and love it myself.




OP, what version of Nero do you have? I have both Nero 10 and 11, and Back it Up works flawlessly for me for file backups in both.
Never tried a older version though, not have I tried imaging the OS with it, so not sure about that.
Perhaps try and update the software? Its possible there was a bug thats been fixed?

Yes, Acronis does in fact show all your wanting, but as mentioned it isn't free. As an example heres how it looks selecting files from my MEGUI location for backup.

This is Acronis v2010, as I find I just like it better than the newer versions. I had some issues with ATI 2012 myself, but 2010 is rock solid and reliable.

 

[kharl]

well, i already did the backup, so Geany and free filesync will be in the list if nero fails.

The version i installed and the one i found more stable and complete for me was nero ultra 8.360, i 've been using nero since nero 6 in windows xp, then nero 7, when i switch to win 7 (cople of years ago, i was able to get nero 7 working on Win7k, with some little errors but..... afther my last recent computer crash (a strange virus or malware deleted ALL my jpg files [still unknown causes]) i installed again the Win 7 but in english (my laptop came with Win 7 in spanish) in this new fresh Win7, nero 7 was asking for directx 9, that and some compatibility issues and many errors, is what made me to find an alternative for the backitup). i installed nero 9, 10 and 11... (the multimedia version of the nero 10 made me so angry that almost makes me kick the laptop, it tooks longer than installing windows!!!) i found it too slow, too heavy, and the interface.. mm i dont get used to it. despite nero start smart of the 8 version is not the same of older version (which i love it) i found this version the most balanced. and i was able to get it new for less than 20 dollars in a friend's store (old merchandise)

Some people says that this last 4 nero versions are too bloated but i dont think that, since at least, it lets you choose what to install.

I finished my laptop's backup of about 30gb in 25 minutes without a single error or "Strange" thing in the whole process.

i'll see if i download the Free Flisesync for a friend, since it looks very good too.

(btw, Geany works super and i love it's interface in the first 3 minutes... but... i already got the nero)

 

[Wishmaster]

You really need at leqast Nero 9 for Win7. Nero 10 is a bit faster though, at least was for me.

 

[kzaske]

I prefer to use a NAS (Network Attached Storage device), basicly an external hard drive conntected via your local network. I got a nice 2TB Western Digital at a nice price that supports 10/100/1000 which makes doing a 300GB image file a dream.
For software I use Acronis, it's not without problems but as Windows 7 Home (all flavors) does not support network drives it was my best option (when you take into account the other things it can do). If all you are looking for is a simple backup you can try GFIBack (www.gfi.com). It works quite well and it's free. You may want to look at your anti-virus software; some (such as Avira) provide backup services within the AV software.