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    Is there anything like time machine for windows

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by omelet1978, Jun 17, 2009.

  1. omelet1978

    omelet1978 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I have two laptops. One is a macbook and the other is a Toshiba that has Vista. The Toshiba works pretty well, but I want to be able to back it up like I can with the mac and time machine.

    Is there any Windows software out there that can come close? I know there is backup software that comes with some external hard drives, but I think they just save your files and not your settings.

    Thanks
     
    omelet1978, Jun 17, 2009
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    This is the Apple section, you should ask in the Windows section.
     
    Seshan, Jun 17, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Windows backup and restore?
     
    jackluo923, Jun 17, 2009
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    Acronis is way better than TM
     
    hehe299792458, Jun 17, 2009
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  5. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    Vogelbung, Jun 17, 2009
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  6. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Windows Complete PC Backup. :) It allows you to save a complete copy of your HDD to optical disk. I don't know however it would work properly on a mac, considering the different boot partitions and formats. I know that with Complete PC Backup, it only saves the contents of your entire hard drive, you cannot select individual partitions.
     
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    ATC Notebook Deity

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    I use Windows Complete PC Backup a lot and it works very well. It's just a pity that you have to get Vista Business or Ultimate to have it. Home Premium users are out of luck.
     
    ATC, Jun 17, 2009
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    sarahfox Notebook Consultant

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    He might be after something which lets you use a gui to dial back through previous backups and select a single file, Acronis does look the best, it's not 'pretty' like time machine but functions in much the same way, it's about $80 I think?
    Funny how windows guys say macs are expensive, buying windows + third party apps to get it to work like OS X is $$
     
    sarahfox, Jun 17, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well...There`s the free alternative built in Windows that work just as well as TM. If you can revert to specific date. You can event restore a specific file to a specific date..etc. All he`s saying is that he has choice to spend money and get something better than Time Machine.

    $80 is not too steep, for a pretty good backup solution. It`s like upgrading to Final Cut for $500 from the free iMovie.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 17, 2009
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    Xhibit Notebook Evangelist

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    I had Vista Home Premium on my last laptop, using backup and restore that came with it I could set it to create automatic restore points and select a specific date to restore. I only used it a couple times but it worked flawlessly, similar to time machine. For complete back-ups I just saved a image on my external. Now that I have vista ultimate everything comes with it and it backs up my computer automatically. Basically the same as time machine, just not with such a fancy interface.
     
    Xhibit, Jun 17, 2009
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  11. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    I miss Ghost 2003, that was the best backup solution I've ever used.
     
    talin, Jun 17, 2009
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