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Backing up Arcade Hard Drives
HaRuMaN:
I just use clonezilla.
http://clonezilla.org/
ahofle:
--- Quote from: HaRuMaN on September 10, 2012, 09:43:07 am ---I just use clonezilla.
http://clonezilla.org/
--- End quote ---
+1
BobA:
I use Acronis True Image Home. Works every time for me.
UncleArgyle:
I also use Clonezilla to create an image when the system is complete and I have no more configuration changes to make.
While I am setting up my cab I use robocopy to sync all my changes to a USB drive. This way I can make changes and have a current backup. It also allows me to make changes on my laptop and then transfer those changes to the cab via a USB drive.
Robocopy can just copy the differences between files. That way you are not trying to copy 4TB worth of data every time you want to back up.
cammada:
instead of regular backup, you could try set up mirrored drive so that if one of the hard drive died then you could easily replace the dead hard drive without losing any data as mirrored drive will automatic update the new hard drive.
Then you can use backup like Acronis for off site storage in case your place catch fire or a theives steal your precious PC or arcade. It really depends how often you want to backup, if you do it regular then mirrored drive would save more time otherwise if it fortnightly or monthy then use acronis.
However Acronis is good software as you don't have to do full back up everytime as you could do differential or incremential backup which do save space and time. Acronis True Image is the one should get. If you can't afford the software then get Robocopy as they are free. For real time syncronication, use Second Copy 8.
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