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    Best Backup solution for M17x R3 ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by FantomexX, Nov 18, 2012.

  1. FantomexX

    FantomexX Notebook Guru

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    Should I be using the Alienrespawn premium feature for backing up my whole system to another location(HDD/DVD's) ?
    Or is there a better alternative out there that I should be using to have a true 1:1 backup of my entire system setup?
     
    FantomexX, Nov 18, 2012
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  2. ratchetnclank

    ratchetnclank Notebook Deity

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    Alienrepawn is good but pretty pricey.

    Alternatives are norton ghost and acronis.
     
    ratchetnclank, Nov 18, 2012
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  3. MickyD1234

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    I went with the respawn premium simply because it works fine AND if I have problems it is supported by dell :)
     
    MickyD1234, Nov 19, 2012
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    Windows 7 has really good built-in backup functionality. It also has built-in image backups.. I use it all the time.. You can use them to restore from the boot menu on a windows 7 disc.

    I have not looked at Windows 8 yet.
     
    CheezWiz, Nov 19, 2012
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    Windows 8 is better since it does file versioning too.
     
    ratchetnclank, Nov 19, 2012
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    I use a Windows Home Server (HP 490), automatically does incremental backups, and i can do a bare-metal restore over network :)

    there is a small annoyance when running x64, their restore software only saved the 32-bit drivers...so you need to make sure you have x64 drives...

    ( wished MS made a 3rd version based off there new server pooled storage and better x64 support)
     
    BigBlondeViking, Nov 20, 2012
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  7. Alienware-L_Porras

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    That's all you need to know :p
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 21, 2012
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