Paragon Backup & Recovery
Free Backup solution without scheduling or automatical cleanup of backups in Free Edition.
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Backup & Sync • CD/DVD ToolsPlatform details
Windows: Win 7 32+64, Vista 32+64, WXP Prof. SP2 32+64, WXP Home SP2, Win2000 Prof.SP4, not for Windows Server
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- backup-open-files
- drive-image
- backup-image
- actions.before-after.sync.no
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macuser707 reviewed Paragon Backup & RecoveryUnable to create a valid schedule. The app comes up with choices regarding frequency and retention that have nothing to do with what I selected. Their forum is full of comments like this. Absolutely no response from their tech support. Requested and received my money back. Miserable software. Move along; nothing to see here.- bimbashrestha added Paragon Backup & Recovery as alternative(s) to BlobBackup
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Unable to create a valid schedule. The app comes up with choices regarding frequency and retention that have nothing to do with what I selected. Their forum is full of comments like this. Absolutely no response from their tech support. Requested and received my money back. Miserable software. Move along; nothing to see here.
The best under the free solutions. Has incremental backup and and selective restore of folders, great!
[Edited by juris, December 28]
EDIT: no longer backs up, just takes forever and never finishes, looking for another solution...
User Friendly but no scheduling or automatic cleanup of backups
The "Backup & Recovery 16 Free" version don't run anymore under Windows 7
Paragon Backup & Recovery Free 2011 (german) has 2 important disadvantages:
Macrium Reflect Free is able to do scheduled backups on each 2nd Monday of a month, but it also cannot cleanup old backups automatically.
If you need a backup application, which has none of the 2 mentioned disadvantages, you must buy a commercial backup solution, e.g. Acronis True Image Home Edition.
I have migrated to Paragon from TI then Macrium Reflect because I can backup linux EXT4 files.
MR and TI will do it but only sector-by-sector.
For the straight windows user, my recommend would go to Macrium Reflect. Just keep in mind that Paragon Free gives you differential support, which you will need to pay for w/ Macrium or TI...
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