News - Seagate simplifies whole-PC backups with Replica

[HEXUS]

A backup solution so simple your Gran could probably use it.

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[Fraz]

Is there any software that exists that'll just do this with any backup drive?

[lodore]

I assume it only works with windows?
its quite a good idea but i would rather be able to get some software that can do it without having to buy a new external drive to get the software.

[oshta]

Not a bad idea, certainly something needs to be done to help people who think backups are techy things to understand any one can do it and it needs doing.

Presumably also if the PC os/hdd is a total loss you need to reinstall a bas copy of windows before it will do its stuff? Anyone got one?

[sandiep]

I have a seagate external drive and I absolutely love it. I wish i'd bought it years ago. The software only backs up updated files each day, and so once you've done the original back up it just runs quickly and smoothly. I've used it every day for 3 years and don't even realise it. The capacity is mega, so all downloaded files are saved here on download.

I know that some people don't like the external drive thing, but for me works well, because I have all my data mirrored onto it, and therefore can simply take the drive with me if out of the office for a while, and know that I have full access to everything, programs included, much easier than having an identical set up on a laptop that i have to keep up to date.

[Saracen]

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Presumably also if the PC os/hdd is a total loss you need to reinstall a bas copy of windows before it will do its stuff? Anyone got one?

Not necessarily. I don't know about this particular product, but a common approach to emergency recovery is that part of the setup process creates a boot disk, often a simple form of Linux these days, and in the event of a total failure, you just replace the hard drive, boot from the recovery disk and insert the data disk when told to. I would certainly hope that a product aimed at being extremely simply would have such a facility.