Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition gives you the ability to make a backup of your disk/partition, plus the ability to restore it later. The hot process options using Microsofts VSS technology allow to make backups during working on your Operating System (Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, ...), similar as with Macrium Reflect Free Edition, but unlike Macrium Reflect with Multi Language Support. More info »
The German Version 9 from http://www.paragon-software.com/de/home/db-express/features.html cannot backup Windows 7 partitions, only the English Version 10 from http://www.paragon-software.com/home/db-express/ can do Windows 7 backups.But all editions of Windows 7 itself can backup Windows 7 partitions, see (1) and (2) Cons:You will need to register for a serial number before starting with installation, but it's well worth the minimal effort.Without a product key and serial number the installation process will be interrupted without information about this fact at the beginning of the installation.
(1) http://alternativeto.net/desktop/windows-7/(2) http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-does-Windows-choose-which-files-to-back-up
Comparison Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 vs. Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition 10 (all 32+64 bit):Application..................................................Macrium Free 4.2.....Paragon Free 10.1
Volume Shadow copy Service (VSS): .....YES .........................YESBackup with Compression: ........................YES ........................YESCleanup Backups automatically: ................NO (1) .....................YES (2)German User Interface: .............................NO ...........................YESSpace Demand on hard Disk: ....................25.7 MB .................100/120 MBWindows 7 Backups .................................YES ..........................YES
(1) For automatical cleaning up of old Macrium Reflect backups you need additional the free application http://alternativeto.net/desktop/delage32/(2) You can limit he maximum number of images or the maximum diskspace to store images
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