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Disk/copy recommendation
Posted on 1/20/19 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 1/20/19 at 4:41 pm
On my Win 7 desktop I have 2 hard drives...C: with everything on it and D: which is totally empty. Both drives are identical manufacturer and size. The C: has been running for 9 years non stop. In the event of a failure I'd like to just have my BIOS point to D: and start up just like a normal C: startup.
What kind of backup/copy should I run on a regular basis (weekly ?) to give me that capability?
What kind of backup/copy should I run on a regular basis (weekly ?) to give me that capability?
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Posted on 1/21/19 at 10:42 am to lsu68
No you dont.
What you described is basically a RAID 1 setup. RAID 1 is great in general, but not a fit for your situation. RAID needs to be setup on empty disks, not disks already in use with data. Also, RAID directly from the motherboard or via software is garbage. RAID should always be setup and ran from an add-in card.
What you want is an image based backup system that runs automatically and can do bare metal restores. Check out VEEAM. Its enterprise software but is free for standard workstation use (aka they only actually charge for servers and virtualized environments). Its also about as easy to use as it gets.
What you described is basically a RAID 1 setup. RAID 1 is great in general, but not a fit for your situation. RAID needs to be setup on empty disks, not disks already in use with data. Also, RAID directly from the motherboard or via software is garbage. RAID should always be setup and ran from an add-in card.
What you want is an image based backup system that runs automatically and can do bare metal restores. Check out VEEAM. Its enterprise software but is free for standard workstation use (aka they only actually charge for servers and virtualized environments). Its also about as easy to use as it gets.
Posted on 1/23/19 at 2:41 am to lsu68
Go download Macrium Reflect. There is a free version.
Use it to make an exact image of your C drive onto D
Replace your C drive with the D drive
Destroy C drive
Prosper
Use it to make an exact image of your C drive onto D
Replace your C drive with the D drive
Destroy C drive
Prosper
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