Anyone used Redo backup??

[ranchhand]

I just built a new unit for my sister-in-law and I need a really simple backup that works. I gave her two 450gig SATA2 hard drives, one for Windows XP and the other for her backup images. I ran across Redo, and I can't quite figure out where the image is kept or how it is created. Is this just a Linux program that loads into memory, and then creates and then accesses an image on another drive somewhere? Can it be scheduled to do auto backups? Has anyone used this, and actually restored with it?
http://redobackup.org/

[EYE]

Yeah, it will have a tiny operating system and you can access any backup image to restore ....or access the files on your os paritition folders to rescue before attempting restoring / reformating/ reinstalling etc

I have not tried Redo but I can recommend Acronis True Image. Though it is not free it is really worth it.

[ranchhand]

Thanks Eye... so does this utility actually create its own ISO, or is it only a tool to use to restore from any created ISO by any backup software?

[EYE]

It will do both.....create the backup image and restore but I am not sure what file extension RedoBackup creates in and if it can restore a backup image created in a different format. For example Acronis creates in its own extension .tib which probably cannot be restored using a different program.

There is one more Free backup and restore software if you want to try out ( I have not tried it myself so cant comment much about it) : http://www.todo-backup.com/


Even this seems to be free for non commercial use : http://www.paragon-software.com/home/db-express/

[ranchhand]

Ok, thanks, I will give it a whirl. Easus is pretty well-known, if this doesn't work out I will try it. The problem isn't finding a good utility, there are a lot of good ones out there. I just have to have one whick is very simple to use for my sister-in-law.

[ranchhand]

Ok, not to beat the subject to death, but for those that are interested... pretty much like Eye said, this is a linux based program that loads into memory and creates a backup image on whatever drive you direct, as long as it is the same size or larger than the drive you are backing up. Loads up in a few seconds. I imaged the entire partition, and it restored from the backup drive flawlessly in a few minutes. Everything was there and worked perfectly.. It is dead-easy to use. I don't think that individual files can be backed up and restored, only complete partitions, and there was no scheduler that I could find. There are some other utilities thrown in, but I wouldn't put much faith in them. This is perfect for what I need so I am going with it.