backup options other than Macrium?


Macrium Reflect for Imaging. FreeFileSync for file & folder backups.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 version 22H2 and W11 Dev.
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    HP
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    i7 7500U
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    HP
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    8GB
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    NVIDIA Geforce 940MX
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    Chrome, FF, Opera, Edgium.
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I use EaseUS ToDo and have successfully restored from disk images made with this a number of times. Also, Microsoft still includes 'Back up and Restore (Windows 7) in Windows 11, as it has in earlier operating systems. This just works for creating an image of the entire C: drive. Very simple to use and only needs a Windows start-up drive in order to restore the entire system from the image.

The backup process creates a folder called 'WindowImageBackup' on the backup drive. Not had any trouble restoring from this either and it has sometimes been a dice-up which backup to use. Fairly confident in both.

I feel it best to have a fallback position just in case a restoration failure ever happens. It might never be known whether a successful restore can be done from what should be a good back-up until is comes to the crunch of using it.

Edit: I should add that I haven't needed to do a restore in Windows 11 yet. The above has been the case with operating systems prior to this and I think should be the same with W.11.
 

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  • OS
    Windows11 Home
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    PC/Desktop
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    HP QHD AiO
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel i7-1.70 GHz
    Motherboard
    89E9 0100
    Memory
    16.0 GB
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    Intel UHD Graphics - Nvidia GeForce MX450
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    Realtek Audio
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    HP 27" QHD
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    2560 x 1440
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    1TB SSD (OS and programs) - 1TB HDD (Storage)
    Browser
    Edge
I use EaseUS ToDo and have successfully restored from disk images made with this a number of times. Also, Microsoft still includes 'Back up and Restore (Windows 7) in Windows 11, as it has in earlier operating systems. This just works for creating an image of the entire C: drive. Very simple to use and only needs a Windows start-up drive in order to restore the entire system from the image.

The backup process creates a folder called 'WindowImageBackup' on the backup drive. Not had any trouble restoring from this either and it has sometimes been a dice-up which backup to use. Fairly confident in both.

I feel it best to have a fallback position just in case a restoration failure ever happens. It might never be known whether a successful restore can be done from what should be a good back-up until is comes to the crunch of using it.

Edit: I should add that I haven't needed to do a restore in Windows 11 yet. The above has been the case with operating systems prior to this and I think should be the same with W.11.
I would be careful about using the Win 7 imaging tool. I had failures in both backup & restore way back in the Win 7 days. That's what made me investigate 3rd party solutions and ended up with MR v4. I started with the free version but soon bought the Home version mainly to get the WinPE recovery environment, the Linux recovery environment the free version had at the time was a bit iffy. I have been using MR ever since.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 version 22H2 and W11 Dev.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    i7 7500U
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce 940MX
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Internal 256GB Samsung SSD plus UB3/2 attached 500GB Samsung SSD, 256GB WD SSD, 3TB WD HDD, 2TB WD HDD. 1.5TB Samsung HDD, and 7GB Network storage
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    200Mb/sec
    Browser
    Chrome, FF, Opera, Edgium.
    Antivirus
    MS Defender, Malwarebytes
I would be careful about using the Win 7 imaging tool. I had failures in both backup & restore way back in the Win 7 days. That's what made me investigate 3rd party solutions and ended up with MR v4. I started with the free version but soon bought the Home version mainly to get the WinPE recovery environment, the Linux recovery environment the free version had at the time was a bit iffy. I have been using MR ever since.
Yes, experiences can always vary.

I have a lifetime licence for EaseUS. That's the primary program and backups have been made. I have made an image using Back up and Restore (Windows 7). Backups made using this in the past have restored the system successfully but I'll try using it next time to see how things go. Having said that, I don't delve into computers or need to get a new start as much as I used to. This hopefully means I won't need to restore images any time soon.

Created individual files are backed up on the second internal drive and two external ones.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP QHD AiO
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel i7-1.70 GHz
    Motherboard
    89E9 0100
    Memory
    16.0 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics - Nvidia GeForce MX450
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 27" QHD
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD (OS and programs) - 1TB HDD (Storage)
    Browser
    Edge
I have been in the industry for 40+ Years so wanted a backup program that was complete with familiar routines for backups, I tried a lot of different options but finally settled with Aomei Backupper, and purchased the professional version [I still deal with Clients data and the Pro package gave a few extras that made the outlay acceptable for me]

The free version should have a set of options to cater for any home user providing both image and more traditional file based backup - you simply need to setup a backup once and can then either schedule the run by various parameters or as a manually triggered as required backup.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release Preview] [Win11 PRO HighEnd MUP-00005 DD]
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Scan 3XS to my design
    CPU
    AMD RYZEN 9 7950X OEM
    Motherboard
    *3XS*ASUS TUF B650 PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    64GB [2x32GB Corsair Vengeance 560 AMD DDR5]
    Graphics Card(s)
    3XS* ASUS DUAL RTX 4060 OC 8G
    Sound Card
    On motherboard Feeding SPDiF 5.1 system [plus local sound to each monitor]
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    32" UHD 32 Bit HDR Monitor + 43" UHD 4K 32Bit HDR TV
    Screen Resolution
    2 x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3XS Samsung 980Pro 2TB M.2 PCIe4 4 x 8TB Data + Various Externals from 1TB to 8TB, 10TB NAS
    PSU
    3XS Corsair RM850x 850w Fully Modular
    Case
    FDesign Define 7 XL BK TGL Case - Black
    Cooling
    3XS iCUE H150i ELITE Liquid Cool, Quiet Case fans
    Keyboard
    Wireless Logitec MX Keys + K830 [Depending on where I'm Sat]
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitec - MX Master 3S +
    Internet Speed
    950 MB Down 55 MB Up
    Browser
    Latest Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender Total Security [Latest]
    Other Info
    Also run...
    Dell XPS 17 Laptop
    HP Laptop 8GB - Windows 10 Pro x64 HP 15.2"
    Nexus 7 Android tablet [x2]
    Samsung 10.2" tablet
    Blackview 10.2 Tablet
    Sony Z3 Android Smartphone
    Samsung S9 Plus Smartphone
    Wacom Pro Medium Pen Pad
    Wacom Pro Small Pen Pad
    Wacom ExpressKey Remote
    Loopdeck+ Graphics Controller
    Shuttle Pro v2 Control Pad
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest release]
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 17 9700
    CPU
    i7 10750H
    Motherboard
    Stock
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Stock Intel + GTX 1650 Ti
    Sound Card
    Stock 4 speaker
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Stock 17" + 32" 4K 3840 x 2160 HDR-10
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2400 HDR touchscreen
    Hard Drives
    2TB M2 NVMe
    PSU
    Stock
    Case
    Stock Aluminium / Carbon Fibre
    Cooling
    Stock + 2 fan cooling pad
    Mouse
    Stock Trackpad +Logi Mx Master 3 or MX Ergo Trackball
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    Stock Illuminated + Logi - MX Keys
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    950 MB Down 55 MB Up
    Browser
    Latest Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender Total Security 2021
    Other Info
    Also use an Adjustable Support for Laptop and Adjustable stand for monitor
Most any free version of ANY software you use will nag you to buy their premium version. That's pretty much standard in the computing world.
There are others out there but the majority of users here use Macrium with quite a few of us liking it so much we repaid the folks at Macrium by buying their premium version. Maybe this thread will give you ideas for options.

Naah. That's called "freemium" software.

Except for Windows and couple of games - most of the software i run on my PC is actually/truly free (be it closed or open source). Again, except for Games - where indeed there's still no room for comparison between free and paid (single player experience - that is) - i could always find a solid/capable alternative that's truly free. Tho, to be fair... if you're new to the Windows world (cause the Mac world is a tad different) - or simply a beginner (maybe even learned about Windows in school - while surrounded by paid software - which some companies trick schools into using - so their students get used to those apps and latter buy them for personal use) - then i can see how one could reach this conclusion. Here's just couple of sites - which could change your minds, sites i find helpful at finding all kinds of free goodies:

Portable: Latest entries - The Portable Freeware Collection

All-in-one installer: Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once

OpenSource: Best Open Source Windows Software 2023

A famous developer of free Win tools - for advanced windows setting: freeware utilities: password recovery, system utilities, desktop utilities - For Windows

Or you could simply try a major software hosting site - and browse by "freeware" such as: https://win.softpedia.com/index.free.shtml?scroll_flt (tho, this option is sometimes a hit or miss - as in - some of the software is actually "freemium").

And yes, there are times - where some paid app is the most comfortable option - but that's usually valid for Professionals (as in - those are apps intended for professional tasks where, eventually - you can make enough money for them to be worth the investment). As i noticed - paid versions tends to be more focused on automated features (dumbed-down - if you will) - while some of the free alternatives are more focused on functionality (more focused on what the app can do or extra features - instead of prioritising a simplified GUI / which can be a mistake in terms of popularity), thus - the extra steps can imply a learning curve. Same can be said about back-up software.

On topic, there's Duplicati - a back-up app that's more or less comprehensive: : https://duplicati.com/


Or FreeFileSync - if you're looking for something more simplistic: FreeFileSync


To name a few, cause there's also others - which to some extent are capable than the ones mentioned above - but less user friendly and you might need an external drive for that (for example - Clonezilla does have such requirements: "The destination partition must be equal or larger than the source one.").
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 SP 16 (or Windows 11 SP 2 or Sun Valley 2)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    CPU
    Intel & AMD
    Memory
    SO-DIMM SK Hynix 15.8 GB Dual-Channel DDR4-2666 (2 x 8 GB) 1329MHz (19-19-19-43)
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia RTX 2060 6GB Mobile GPU (TU106M)
    Sound Card
    Onbord Realtek ALC1220
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB / 1x Seagate Expansion ST1000LM035 1TB
Hi folks

For Disk copying / cloning there's zillions of possibilities -- Macrium 8 Free isn't going away any time soon. However IMO for a good solid FREE data / folder backup program --is for people to learn to use rsync in linux (test and play with VM's) and it's simple GUI GRSYNC. Beats any of the others hands down - just try it and see. Any Linux distro will have rsync as a std command and grsync is usually included in any of the repositories. No problem with recursion / long file and path names etc etc and beats ROBOCOPY many times over.

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For Paid software on Windows just get the pro / appropriate version of Macrium. support has always been good and having tried a load of various windows backup things Macrium has for me always been reliable.

Note also whatever you use DO TEST THE RESTORE. Many instances are on the web of people having made a backup seemingly OK ind there's a problem when they want to restore data.


Cheers
jimbo
 

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  • OS
    Windows XP,7,10,11 Linux Arch Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    2 X Intel i7
I use EaseUS ToDo and have successfully restored from disk images made with this a number of times. Also, Microsoft still includes 'Back up and Restore (Windows 7) in Windows 11, as it has in earlier operating systems. This just works for creating an image of the entire C: drive. Very simple to use and only needs a Windows start-up drive in order to restore the entire system from the image.

The backup process creates a folder called 'WindowImageBackup' on the backup drive. Not had any trouble restoring from this either and it has sometimes been a dice-up which backup to use. Fairly confident in both.

I feel it best to have a fallback position just in case a restoration failure ever happens. It might never be known whether a successful restore can be done from what should be a good back-up until is comes to the crunch of using it.

Edit: I should add that I haven't needed to do a restore in Windows 11 yet. The above has been the case with operating systems prior to this and I think should be the same with W.11.
The Windows backup tool is a deprecated feature and MS have not maintained it for years (clue in in name). They recommend using 3rd party tools.

Many users here have experienced problems with restoring with it and I certainly did on a number of occasions.

I strongly recommend you choose a different supplementary back up tool if you so desire.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0
Note also whatever you use DO TEST THE RESTORE. Many instances are on the web of people having made a backup seemingly OK ind there's a problem when they want to restore data.


Cheers
jimbo

The key issue is people often do not want to test a restore in case it does actually fail and user is left with a drive that will not boot.. To those people that always leaves an element of uncertainty.

However, there are a number of ways of testing the restore without overwriting the existing drive at all.

1) Temporarily replace existing drive with a new drive and restore to new drive
This is perhaps the best option but involves taking drive out etc.

2) Install as dual boot on a second drive if you have one.
The minor issue with this is you can end up with boot files on original drive unless you disconnect it first. The you need to select which drive to boot from bios.

3) Install as dual boot on same drive
This involves shrinking C drive, and installing in unallocated space.
Does require a bit ok knowledge about disk partitioning.

4) install as dual boot in a virtual hard drive
This is the least intrusive method as you do not need to partition drive - just create a vhdx file, restore to it and add a boot entry.
This is a really great way of testing your backups without messing around with drive removals, partition resizing etc.

5) Restore image to a virtual machine.
Macrium Reflect has a great feature called Viboot whereby you can select an image backup and restore it as a virtual machine with Hyper-V or Virtualbox.

To be fair, you can actually do the same with any other virtual machine tool by creating a vhd in vm and restoring image to it (booting from recovery iso inside vm) but it is more of a palaver as you have to do things manually unlike Viboot which is much slicker.

Overall, I strongly recommend Option 4 as it only requires a modest element of user knowledge and is totally reversible.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0
Also, Microsoft still includes 'Back up and Restore (Windows 7) in Windows 11, as it has in earlier operating systems ..... Not had any trouble restoring from this either.....
I would be careful about using the Win 7 imaging tool. I had failures in both backup & restore way back in the Win 7 days.

My first use of Back up and Restore (Windows 7) was in Windows 7 itself, making a system image of my Win7 PC before it got the free upgrade to Win10 in 2015 which I then restored to a spare HDD. I used it exclusively from then on, both for imaging and restores. On my W10 test machine that by now has images every version of Win10 from the 1507 initial release up to 22H2 that would be a monthly restore of each currently supported version, the Patch Tuesday CU applied, then a new image made. By the time I stopped using it and switched to Macrium Reflect Free in 2018 I was painfully aware of all its limitations and faults.

It's biggest failing was that, for no apparent reason, a perfectly good image could suddenly become unrecognisable for the restore which would report 'cannot find a system image'.


The final straw for me was when Microsoft broke system imaging in the release of 32-bit Windows 10 version 1803, and didn't bother to fix it until the release of version 1809.

 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard ATI Radeon
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 28"
    Screen Resolution
    4K - 3840 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    PNY CS2140 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4
    Western Digital 500GB M.2 NVME Gen3
    OCZ-TRION 100 500GB SSD
    OCZ-TRION 150 500GB SSD
I have looked at hasleo. In my tests it is not particularly quick and it doesn't have anything extra fancy like exclusions, but it seems to do the basic job ok, and its free. Like many others it uses it uses a proprietary format which cant be accessed by other tools, as far as I know.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
    PSU
    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Operating System
    win7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    pentium g5400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    1x8gb 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
I have looked at hasleo. In my tests it is not particularly quick and it doesn't have anything extra fancy like exclusions, but it seems to do the basic job ok, and its free.
Interesting, since my experience with it has shown it to be pretty quick on both backups and restores.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard ATI Radeon
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 28"
    Screen Resolution
    4K - 3840 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    PNY CS2140 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4
    Western Digital 500GB M.2 NVME Gen3
    OCZ-TRION 100 500GB SSD
    OCZ-TRION 150 500GB SSD
I did a comparative test a little while ago. I am not sure a couple of minutes here or there matters much to most people. Does the job, not hard to use and it's free, can't complain.

It might matter to people whose hobby is making images multiple times a day. Or to somebody who prefers read/write format or wants exclusions and other fancy stuff.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
    PSU
    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Operating System
    win7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    pentium g5400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    1x8gb 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard ATI Radeon
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 28"
    Screen Resolution
    4K - 3840 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    PNY CS2140 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4
    Western Digital 500GB M.2 NVME Gen3
    OCZ-TRION 100 500GB SSD
    OCZ-TRION 150 500GB SSD
Just tried Rescuezilla. Created a backup of the drive and restored one partition successfully. I only use Macrium to do the basic backup and restore so this would be a viable alternative for me if needed.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro & 🐥.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X509DA (FP5)
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RX Vega 10 Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe 1.3
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
Just tried Rescuezilla. Created a backup of the drive and restored one partition successfully. I only use Macrium to do the basic backup and restore so this would be a viable alternative for me if needed.
The Rescuezilla program is still under development so I would stay clear of it if I were you. A better alternative that I've used for years is Clonezilla which has always been very reliable.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard ATI Radeon
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 28"
    Screen Resolution
    4K - 3840 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    PNY CS2140 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4
    Western Digital 500GB M.2 NVME Gen3
    OCZ-TRION 100 500GB SSD
    OCZ-TRION 150 500GB SSD
The Rescuezilla program is still under development so I would stay clear of it if I were you. A better alternative that I've used for years is Clonezilla which has always been very reliable.
Good to know thanks. Seems to work ok though.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro & 🐥.
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X509DA (FP5)
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RX Vega 10 Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe 1.3
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender

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