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DeLuSioNal29:

I use Acronis True Image.  I got tired of fiddling with boot discs based on HDD manufacturers.  This works on all models of Hard drives. 
What I like about it is that you can clone your hard drive and the re-store utility allows it to be restored onto new hardware.  This was important to me in case my motherboard died.  It also future proofs my MAME cab in case I need to upgrade in the future.

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horizon:

While I agree with Delunsional, I have been a fan of Seagate's disk wizard utility.  As long as a Seagate is somewhere in the process, either the to or from drive, you can use the software.  Although they aren't nearly as reliable as they were in the past, using it as a recovery tool has worked for me recently.  It also happens to be free, so there is that.

Good luck.

gildahl:

I have three HDs.  C: is for Windows, D: is for the data drive (all emulators and their configs), and E: is a backup of D: (and a few select folders on C:).  I don't backup all of C: since I generally consider a system hard drive failure to be an "opportunity" to clean up my system and update my OS  :-)   Losing D: however, would be truly nasty.

To backup I use an AHK script that calls Robocopy.exe with its /mir option on each top level folder I need backed up.  The backup goes to E:.  I run this with a hotkey periodically as needed.  Robocopy.exe is built into most newer versions of Windows and is able to mirror arbitrarily deep directories extremely fast (it only copies deltas).  Backups are just ordinary folders, so restore is easy.   For example, if D: fails, simply renaming E: as D: will put me back in business.

gsr18:

I also agree with Delunsional.  Acronis True Image is what I use.  Backs everything up to a backup drive, CDs or DVDs.  Very easy to use.

pbj:

What's the best way to back up a back up?

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