Free Backup Tools for Windows XP and Windows 7?
By getbrowser
@getbrowser (1708)
China
October 14, 2009 4:36am CST
The data in our computer is really important for us and a better backup solution may be useful to everyone. You will be flirting with disaster if you're not backing it up regularly.
Nowadays, I'm going to use Windows XP for a few more weeks and probably move over to Windows 7. So, I want to keep my backup utility consistent once I switch over. I'd like it to backup specific directories to an external hard drive on at least in daily basis.
So, Do you have a free backup solution or backup tool for Windows XP and Windows 7?
I am very appreciated for your any tips. Happy myLotting!
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9 responses
@knygma (61)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 09
I've heard of a free backup solution called Snap Backup. You can find it at http://www.snapbackup.com/. It's open source so it's free to use. Snap Backup is created with Java so you might need to download Java runtime environment to if in case Snap Backup won't run. Point your browser at http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp for the latest java runtime environment utility. Happy myLotting & trying!
@getbrowser (1708)
• China
14 Oct 09
Snap Backup? Thanks for your tips.
Although I am not familiar with it, I will try it later. Happy myLotting too!
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
15 Oct 09
I am going to try Snap Back up. All I've been doing once a week is copying my important files to a disc so this system may be a lot quicker. I will try it too, thanks for sharing it!
@rdsantos (320)
• Philippines
14 Oct 09
you can use a windows easy transfer w/c you can use to transfer your files from xp before you migrate to windows 7.you may have to use an external hard drive to use save your files.just a word of advice some programs may not work into windows 7 and you may have a compatability issue. windows 7 will normally notify if this happens. i suggest to look for an update about that programs and see if will support the new OS.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
14 Oct 09
My data is too important to me to rely on free backup. I pay MemoPal to do it. Ah, but I have heard some nightmares already about Window 7 so definitely do back up before switching. One question, though, I wonder this: Why are you switching to windows 7?
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
14 Oct 09
a friend had winbdows 7 on his new computer for a trail try, to me its no different then xp at all. but i found when i was adding new programs it was hard to find programs that actully work on windows 7
@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
14 Oct 09
I use windows vista premium and I carry out regular backups every Friday morning. I don't use any special kind of backup software or anything like that. I do have an external hardrive which has a maximum capacity of 250GB and it looks like one of those small whisky flasks, very nice! Anyway, on the desktop I created two folders and in these folders I place all my important information. When it comes to backing up all my data I just back up these two folders, it's very easy and quick too. This is what I would personally recommend. Andrew
@mjr2002su (30)
• Oman
14 Oct 09
there are System Restor is availeble for autometic backup i think please goto startup - program file - asseccaries - system tools - system restor it is use full i think
@knygma (61)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 09
system restore is not a backup utility. System restore is useful to restore your system to a certain point in case something goes wrong with windows. For example, if you happen to install a software & suddenly your windows does not behave as usual such as frequent lockups, bsod etc & you suspect that the new installed software is the culprit. Although you might just uninstall the software, traces might left behind especially in the registry. You can use system restore to restore your windows to the point before the software was installed.
System restore points are automatically created especially when installing new software provided that you turn it on. System restore can also be helpful to recover from early virus attacks. I once was attacked by a worm from a thumbdrive that makes my partition inaccessible through My Computer. The worm creates an autorun.inf at the root of each of my drive. Deleting autorun.inf won't be possible too. Therefore I used system restore and deleted autorun.inf after that and voila! Be warned though, virus may still exist in your system after restoring, only that they are not active.
@velocity_186 (879)
• India
14 Oct 09
some of ur softwares wont work in Win 7 so check their compatiblity
