It will then copy any new or changed files on the source drive that are on the destination drive to the destination drive. A folder/file syncing program, when set to Mirror Mode, works by comparing the source drive (the drive in the computer being the source drive) with the destination drive (the backup drive). For data, folder/file syncing is far faster (after the initial backup) and far more efficient. While imaging is necessary for backing up System files, it is too slow and consumes too much drive space for backing up data files. I recommend Macrium Reflect Free for imaging. Images need to be stored on a backup drive. Like a photo negative, an image is used to recreate the drive or partition ass it was at the time the image was made. It is a 'snapshot' of the drive or partition being imaged at tthe time the image was made.

An image is roughly the equivalent of a photo negative. If the System files are segregated from the data files, imaging software is the best for backing up the System files. For a drive to be a backup drive, it must be kept powered down, disconnected from the computer, and stored away from the computer except while updating the backups. For most people, this means on the computer, on an onsite backup drive, and on an offsite backup drive. More on this in a moment.įor data to be reasonably safe, it needs to exist in three different places. The data should be on their its own drive(s) or, in the case of a computer with only drive, its own partition. Ideally, the System files should be on their own drive (the boot drive) or, in the case of a computer with only one drive, their own partitions (typically, the System Rserved and C:/ partitions). To make backing up easier, the System files should be segregated from your data.

It depends how you have your System (OS and programs) files and your data arranged. So lets get back to my post, what is a good solid Back up software instead of using Raid?

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