Free hard drive backup/restore program?

sumasage · Jun 5, 2008

I am looking for a free (freeware) program that will back up and restore a hard drive. I'm looking to clone a few external hard drives. If the program will backup the used space instead of the whole drive this will be awesome! Thanks for any suggestions.

thoughtdisorder · Jun 5, 2008

sumasage said:
I am looking for a free (freeware) program that will back up and restore a hard drive. I'm looking to clone a few external hard drives. If the program will backup the used space instead of the whole drive this will be awesome! Thanks for any suggestions.

Obviously you're looking for something besides your Xp Pro utility that does this?

ktr · Jun 5, 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_cloning#Freeware

But personally, nothing beats Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost. You can find these programs usually free after mail in rebate.

wiak · Jun 5, 2008

http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm

thoughtdisorder · Jun 5, 2008

Here's one called Syncback. it's free and downloadable from PC World.

<Find it Here>

ktr · Jun 5, 2008

http://www.ntius.com/shadow.asp

There is a free promo (full copy) for NTI Shadow. I haven't tried it myself, but it says its award winning. The promo is good till the 8th.

wiak · Jun 5, 2008

http://www.xxclone.com/
http://selfimage.excelcia.org/

two more

Laurijan · Jun 5, 2008

Try "BootIt Ng" a little dos disk (floppy&CD) program which is able to make images of harddrives.

sumasage · Jun 5, 2008

iRestore is what i was looking for. Thanks

wiak · Jun 5, 2008

thoughtdisorder said:
Here's one called Syncback. it's free and downloadable from PC World.

<Find it Here>

syncback only backups folders not full hds, the SE version i think does full hd but its not free

JrRacinFan · Jun 5, 2008

Checkout this thread: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=61439

thoughtdisorder · Jun 5, 2008

wiak said:
syncback only backups folders not full hds, the SE version i think does full hd but its not free

You are correct regarding backing up an entire Hdd, but if you read his initial post he was only looking to back up used space which the free version would do.

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