Windows Image Backup Software

Windows image backup is performed in the case, when you want to copy all the data on your system hard drive to another storage location. So, let’s consider in details for what each type of backup is good for. The main aim is to have the working version of your OS, including all programs, settings and files somewhere in order to have restoration capability, whenever it’s necessary.

Handy Backup is a reliable and easy software to implement Windows image backup. It supports two basic backup methods: file-based and image based. HDD imaging is performed through low-level sector by sector copying, what allows to create complete HDD content copy, containing all data, boot records, and operating system.

The main features of Handy Backup related to image backup are:

• Windows image backup. You can create a complete copy of your computer, including all data and operating system.
• Linux image backup. Fans of the popular open source OS also have access to the awesome imaging options.
• Selective backup. In some cases in addition to the respective feature more subtle means are used. Inter alias are partition table backup, registry backup, and OS files backup. The last two features are accessible as the featured software plug-ins.
• Hard drive cloning. By restoring of partition backup to a different HDD, you can create a precise copy of your disk. You only have to remember, that copy of your system disk backup will not work at the computer with another hardware configuration. This feature is especially useful in the case of HDD failure: you can make a precise copy of you partition backup, and then just change your HDDs.

Let’s now examine what type of backup and for what aim we have to use. Windows image backup bases upon low-level disk copying, which allows safe transferring not only of individual files, but also of the entire content of the disk, including backup of hidden, protected, and system files. This is feasible because of using of Volume Shadow Copy technology (also known as VSS).

Windows backup software is essential today, because Microsoft does not include such kind of apps in their OS. Sometimes they include instruments like a VSS and NT backup, but they are not sufficiently accessible for every user. Hence it’s rather difficult to implement Windows image backup by own means, mostly because of problems with locked files. Our product helps to manage all these instrumentality literally by several clicks.

The other problem may arise during Windows image backup restore. Especially in the case of OS failure it’s impossible to restore anything without bootable drive with OS and backup app. We foresee this situation and offer you some decisions.

Bootable System Backup

The first option is to use a href="/disaster-recovery-features.shtml">Handy Backup Disaster Recovery, an innovative standalone utility supporting bootable Windows image backup creation. If your operating system fails, you can immediately boot up your PC from a recovery USB drive and restore your OS and all data to a working state.

The second option is to use WUBI for backup. This is alike idea to use one OS to back up another. The difference is only in location (WUBI installs Linux as a Windows application directly to the HDD). However this way has it’s own disadvantages, for example, it will not work in the case of HDD failure.

Optimal Windows Image Backup Strategies

The latest versions of our awesomesauce software allows implementing of system image backup without using of third - party software (it’s is needed for recovery only). What is Windows image backup in fact? It’s simply backup of the system disk partition.

Are there secret tips and sacred best practices for different types of hardware (say, how to back up a Samsung notebook under Windows?). There is a simple way to check: explore the brankets for a link, read on the advice, and Windows-image back up your stuff with Handy Backup!

Windows image backup feature of Handy Backup has been steadily improving. Among perspective ideas are: images synchronization, and Windows/Linux workstation’s HDD image backup, which are going to be implemented soon.

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