Hard drive image backup: backup PC files, operating system and all data with Handy Backup – professional disk imaging software

Hard drive image backup is a complete snapshot of “physical” HDD contents, i.e. a disk copy based on sectors, rather than on separate files. It includes data that can’t be copied with ordinary files-based system queries, and provides the most complete and accurate backup of a hard disk. Basically, hard disk image is created through low-level disk copying which gives no regard to the file system and allows you to backup operating system, boot records, applications, etc.

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Handy Backup delivers a fast and easy way to create a hard disk image backup. There are several main reasons why you may want to do it:

• Complete computer backup. Disk-based backup provides the most effective data protection against operating system crashes, hardware failures, and other disasters. Since files-based backup requires you to reinstall operating system and all applications manually (and even if you do so, you will inevitably lose most settings), hard drive imaging technology delivers higher results, and terrifically reduces time and efforts. To learn more, refer to image backup features.


• Transferring system to a different disk. Whether you want to upgrade your hard disk to a larger one, or on the contrary want to move your system to a smaller HDD, you can easily do it with the help of a hard drive image. All you need to do is to create a backup and then restore it to a different location – and the new drive will be immediately ready for work.


• Disk cloning. Disk imaging software can be effectively used for hard drive clone purposes. An image backup can be easily restored to multiple computers, resulting in several identical systems and thus saving your time and costs. To learn more, read how to clone hard drive.

Handy Backup is a powerful disk imaging solution that will be great in all of the above mentioned cases. The program allows you to backup entire drives or separate partitions of any local or external HDD including USB and FireWire drives. Users of Handy Backup Server (enterprise backup edition) are also allowed to create disk images of remote workstations. Learn more about Handy Backup Server.

By default, Image Backup feature is included into Handy Backup Professional edition. If you want to back up hard drives within Standard edition, you may order it as an additional backup plug-in.

For a complete guide how to create hard drive image backups with Handy Backup refer to Image Backup in the User Manual.