What's your favourite recovery software?

chenmeifang · September 1st, 2009

Ghost, AyRecovery,Deepfreeze or what else?

**Admiral Michael** · September 1st, 2009

Acronis True Image

roirraW "edor" ehT · September 1st, 2009

2nd Acronis True Image. I haven't tried Ghost since v9 but from what I've read I'd still be happier overall with Acronis True Image.

**Admiral Michael** · September 1st, 2009

Can you still make images with Ghost off the bootable CD? Last time I tried it, which I think was v9, you had to install it on the computer to make images. You could only do a few things like restore from an image off the boot cd.

roirraW "edor" ehT · September 1st, 2009

That was definitely one of my pet peeves at the time, but I don't know the answer.

**andy_rose** · September 1st, 2009

After the move to Vista and 7 all I need for backup purposes is built into the OS. If you have ultimate that is.

**Admiral Michael** · September 1st, 2009

This is true. Altho I still prefer a third-party solution the odd time. I am still on XP so I can't use that. I also prefer something I don't have to install.

cesta · September 4th, 2009

My answer is ghost.

**Xie** · September 4th, 2009

dd (free and open source) - for broken drives ddrescue (also free and also open source)

**dreamliner77** · September 17th, 2009

I still tend to use PowerQuest Drive Image 7 for most XP imaging. Too bad Symantec had to buy it and essentially replace the internals of Ghost with DI7. I was never quite the same.

I had a bad experience with Acronis (I think it was version 8) so I have avoided it, but I'd like to know what most people are using for Vista and win7 now.

roirraW "edor" ehT · September 17th, 2009

Back then, Drive Image was what I preferred, too. I wasn't aware of Acronis yet. I've been using RAID 0 since 2005 so Drive Image would be out of the question for me; also I don't know if Drive Image would handle today's drive sizes.

Out of curiosity, do you know what it's drive size limits are?

Acronis definitely has quirks, but although I haven't experimented that much nor tried Ghost again since v9, overall I still like Acronis best.

I've been trying the relatively new Acronis Backup and Recovery Workstation for the past week. I like it so far. They FINALLY got away from the annoying (to me) wizard interface where you have to go through every page clicking Next just to get to the page you want to change something on (the comment, for example).

Also there's no more analyzing your drives when it starts up causing such a delay at least with all my partitions and drives.

I haven't tried the brand new Acronis True Image 2010 yet. Anyone else?

**Johnny** · September 17th, 2009

Acronis ... But I also agree that vista and seven have pretty good built in back up functions ...

Maroon · September 21st, 2009

Originally Posted by roirraW "edor" ehT

I haven't tried the brand new Acronis True Image 2010 yet. Anyone else?

+1
and more... have anyone tried to use it whith win7?

cloudsky · September 22nd, 2009

My favorite software is Norton Recovery. With create recovery disk you can easily create an image of your operating system.

Sarawu · September 30th, 2009

recuva, data recovery wizard

chenmeifang · October 21st, 2009

People who want to use AyRecovery can send a email to support@ayrecovery.com to get a free license.I have got one.Great.

magic ghost · December 30th, 2009

Hi guys,

I found a data recovery software for beta (free), which compatible with latest Windows 7, it can recover files even if you deleted the files from Recycle Bin, formatted the partition, the partition lost, partition became RAW, partition cannot be accessed, etc. I have tried it, works like a charm. It ends at Feb 2010, download it quickly from http://www.easeus-software.com/drw-beta/

September 1st, 2009	Top \| #1
chenmeifang OSNN Junior Addict Joined: September 2009 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	What's your favourite recovery software? Ghost, AyRecovery,Deepfreeze or what else?

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Admiral Michael Michaelsoft Systems CEO Joined: February 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Earth Posts: 3,125 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 2216 Power: 163	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? Acronis True Image Apple MacBook Pro Intel Quad-Core i7 2GHz \| Corsair 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory \| WD 750GB 7200RPM Black Edition SATA Hard Drive \| Intel HD Graphics 3000/AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256MB GDDR5 \| 15.4" LED backlit glossy screen @ 1440x900 \| Dual Band Airport Wireless/Bluetooth \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Thunderbolt I/O \| Built-in Webcam \| Backlit Keyboard \| Firewire 800 \| DVDRW \| OS X Lion 10.7.1 My Site \| My DVD Collection \| Your Chevrolet Guy

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roirraW "edor" ehT Builder/Installer Joined: May 2008 Posts: 529 Reputation: 742 Power: 58	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? 2nd Acronis True Image. I haven't tried Ghost since v9 but from what I've read I'd still be happier overall with Acronis True Image. Gigabyte full tower GZ-FA2CA-AJB Gigabyte motherboard MA790X-UD4P HIS Radeon HD 4850 512MB AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3GHz Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX 4-4-4-12 4x1TB SATA RAID 0+1/2x640GB SATA RAID 0/Misc. PATA Windows 7 x86

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Admiral Michael Michaelsoft Systems CEO Joined: February 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Earth Posts: 3,125 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 2216 Power: 163	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? Can you still make images with Ghost off the bootable CD? Last time I tried it, which I think was v9, you had to install it on the computer to make images. You could only do a few things like restore from an image off the boot cd. Apple MacBook Pro Intel Quad-Core i7 2GHz \| Corsair 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory \| WD 750GB 7200RPM Black Edition SATA Hard Drive \| Intel HD Graphics 3000/AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256MB GDDR5 \| 15.4" LED backlit glossy screen @ 1440x900 \| Dual Band Airport Wireless/Bluetooth \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Thunderbolt I/O \| Built-in Webcam \| Backlit Keyboard \| Firewire 800 \| DVDRW \| OS X Lion 10.7.1 My Site \| My DVD Collection \| Your Chevrolet Guy

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roirraW "edor" ehT Builder/Installer Joined: May 2008 Posts: 529 Reputation: 742 Power: 58	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? That was definitely one of my pet peeves at the time, but I don't know the answer. Gigabyte full tower GZ-FA2CA-AJB Gigabyte motherboard MA790X-UD4P HIS Radeon HD 4850 512MB AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3GHz Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX 4-4-4-12 4x1TB SATA RAID 0+1/2x640GB SATA RAID 0/Misc. PATA Windows 7 x86

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Admiral Michael Michaelsoft Systems CEO Joined: February 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Earth Posts: 3,125 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 2216 Power: 163	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? This is true. Altho I still prefer a third-party solution the odd time. I am still on XP so I can't use that. I also prefer something I don't have to install. Apple MacBook Pro Intel Quad-Core i7 2GHz \| Corsair 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory \| WD 750GB 7200RPM Black Edition SATA Hard Drive \| Intel HD Graphics 3000/AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256MB GDDR5 \| 15.4" LED backlit glossy screen @ 1440x900 \| Dual Band Airport Wireless/Bluetooth \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Thunderbolt I/O \| Built-in Webcam \| Backlit Keyboard \| Firewire 800 \| DVDRW \| OS X Lion 10.7.1 My Site \| My DVD Collection \| Your Chevrolet Guy

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cesta OSNN Junior Addict Joined: September 2009 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Power: 30	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? My answer is ghost.

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dreamliner77 The Analog Kid Joined: March 2002 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,638 Reputation: 1111 Power: 178	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? I still tend to use PowerQuest Drive Image 7 for most XP imaging. Too bad Symantec had to buy it and essentially replace the internals of Ghost with DI7. I was never quite the same. I had a bad experience with Acronis (I think it was version 8) so I have avoided it, but I'd like to know what most people are using for Vista and win7 now. "You can fight without ever winning, but never win without a fight." -Neil Peart of RUSH

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roirraW "edor" ehT Builder/Installer Joined: May 2008 Posts: 529 Reputation: 742 Power: 58	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? Back then, Drive Image was what I preferred, too. I wasn't aware of Acronis yet. I've been using RAID 0 since 2005 so Drive Image would be out of the question for me; also I don't know if Drive Image would handle today's drive sizes. Out of curiosity, do you know what it's drive size limits are? Acronis definitely has quirks, but although I haven't experimented that much nor tried Ghost again since v9, overall I still like Acronis best. I've been trying the relatively new Acronis Backup and Recovery Workstation for the past week. I like it so far. They FINALLY got away from the annoying (to me) wizard interface where you have to go through every page clicking Next just to get to the page you want to change something on (the comment, for example). Also there's no more analyzing your drives when it starts up causing such a delay at least with all my partitions and drives. I haven't tried the brand new Acronis True Image 2010 yet. Anyone else? Gigabyte full tower GZ-FA2CA-AJB Gigabyte motherboard MA790X-UD4P HIS Radeon HD 4850 512MB AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3GHz Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX 4-4-4-12 4x1TB SATA RAID 0+1/2x640GB SATA RAID 0/Misc. PATA Windows 7 x86

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,838 Reputation: 2369 Power: 170	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? Acronis ... But I also agree that vista and seven have pretty good built in back up functions ... Paul Reed Smith.

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Maroon OSNN Junior Addict Joined: July 2005 Posts: 31 Reputation: 50 Power: 81	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? Originally Posted by roirraW "edor" ehT I haven't tried the brand new Acronis True Image 2010 yet. Anyone else? +1 and more... have anyone tried to use it whith win7?

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cloudsky OSNN One Post Wonder Joined: September 2009 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	Re: What's your favourite recovery software? My favorite software is Norton Recovery. With create recovery disk you can easily create an image of your operating system.

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