Macrium Reflect free version is great backup program for home users.
I liked it enough that I bought licenses so I could use the extra
"bells/whistles" - but if you are on a budget the free one works great.
Windows comes with a backup program, but I like Macrium because it does
not rely on any hard drive for recovery nor does it need a partially
installed instance of Windows. Instead you make a "recovery CD" via the
Macrium program. If your hard drive fails, you boot off the CD and use
that to restore your backup onto a new drive.
I believe the free version only creates an image backup of your ENTIRE
drive - so you do need someplace EXTERNAL to save the image that is
roughly the size of your used space on your drive (there is some
compression, but not a lot. My C: drive is 854GB used, and the most
recent complete backup I did a couple weeks ago is 740GB). And, of
course, update the image regularly by making a new backup. (You could
back it up to a SECOND INTERNAL drive, but just make sure it is a REAL
SECOND drive and not just one physical drive that's been partitioned
into 2 logical drives. But you are safer to back it up to an external
drive anyway. That way you can turn that drive off when you are not
creating (or recovering) a backup and stash it someplace safe.)
And, before we begin a "best backup program" debate, there are many
other good backup programs out there also, including some "cloud"
versions. I just happen to like Macrium and have been using it for
years. I also like to have my backup "in my hands" rather than sitting
on someone else's server that I have no control over . . . BUT there are
advantages to the server (cloud) versions too (if your house burns down
or floods, you can still get to your backup).
http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
Of course another option, if you have two physical drives - set Legacy
up so when it makes its backup, the Legacy backup goes to the 2nd
PHYSICAL drive or to a cloud service. But a Legacy backup, of course,
won't help you recover Windows or any other programs or data - but at
least your family file should be recoverable.
Bob
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On 06/29/2016 12:27, Brian Lightfoot wrote:
I was going to suggest that he get it from his backup of Legacy and
important data files. But it looks like he was another person who
thought hard drives last forever. Just saying….
Brian in CA
*From:*LegacyUserGroup
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *kwnbmn
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 29, 2016 7:40 AM
*To:* Legacy User Group
*Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Hard Drive Failure
I contacted technical support and they sent it to me.
Ken
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 6.
-------- Original message --------
From: Dave Johnson <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: 6/29/16 10:36 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [LegacyUG] Hard Drive Failure
Since my hard drive failed, I need to obtain my Legacy Customer
Number. Anyone know how to do that?
Dave
Dave Johnson
Happiness is a Choice!
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