I use Cobian Backup (Win7). I find it most convenient.

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 7:39 PM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't use a back-up program, in the sense of one that compresses 
> everything, I use SyncToy on a 64-bit W7 box, which copies the files but 
> still has the options for full, incremental etc. copying, which is more 
> flexible than imaging the disk, but slower. It's a bit of MS freeware. Very 
> simple, does its job well. You can test the back up by using the files in the 
> destination just as you would in the source, and if you have to redtore it's 
> just a case of using Synctoy in the other direction - no decrypting or 
> decompressing or any crap like that.
>
> B
>
>
>
>> On 24 Jan 2015, at 17:02, Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I'm playing around with back up software. The one that I was using (Acronis) 
>> won't work with the type of disc formatting Windows 7 has created (GPT or 
>> some such).
>> I've always just done this sort of thing manually by dragging and dropping 
>> from one drive to another, but there must be an easier way.
>> What are some good back up programs that work in a Win7 64 bit environment?
>> I am not concerned about free, I want something that works easily and 
>> doesn't create it's own type of file as a back up (Acronis, as an example, 
>> creates something with it's own file extension and calls that a back up).
>> I suspect what I am looking for is something that creates a disc image.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> bill
>>
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