Title: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: geekcryptogal on January 07, 2018, 07:38:38 AM I was thinking it would be useful after installing a fresh clean copy of Windows 10 to then backup that SSD image. Then make regular image backups so I can roll back to any configuration.
What would be the best software to do this? Should I buy like a 2-3TB external USB 3.0 hard drive and backup the images to that drive with something like Clonezilla? Or is there better software or better idea? I was thinking by having many backup images for various scenarios I could keep everything isolated from each other in case I got hacked or malicious software was installed. Perhaps a different backup image for each type of currency I mine.. to really isolate. Of course I wouldn't plug in my hardware wallet to the rig nor my general purpose pc I use at home.. I'd have a separate dedicated computer for that.. either another hard drive I boot up (I have removable hard drive), an old phone, etc. Really concerned about security and going to take as many measures as I can, to avoid any potential problems. I know there is going to be an enormous increase in crypto crime this year, after the value of the virtual currency has increased so dramatically. Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: Bimmber on January 07, 2018, 07:48:34 AM Best software you can get:
https://www.acronis.com/en-gb/personal/computer-backup/ Use torrents... Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: Permonik on January 07, 2018, 07:52:22 AM Indeed, it is Acronis. Nothing is better...
Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: Bakhtra on January 07, 2018, 07:53:15 AM Use macrium. I use it for all my mining rig, I mean I just install windows once till full update + miner and then making image and use it for all my other rig.
Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: m1n1ngP4d4w4n on January 07, 2018, 07:55:25 AM You can use Clonezilla, it's free and work very well !
Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: geekcryptogal on January 07, 2018, 08:02:10 AM Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'll look into those.
Use macrium. I use it for all my mining rig, I mean I just install windows once till full update + miner and then making image and use it for all my other rig. Do you create a new image (restored from fresh base install), when testing out a new alt coin? I mean they announce here, give a link and you install their wallet etc.. I mean it could be malware no? I am worried about it and that's why I was thinking of having a separate image for each currency to be mined. I could restore the image I want on a nother machine on another SSD to keep the rig up and running,t hen swap the ssd. I wouldn't ever browse the web, nor setup any email accounts on the rig.. It'd jsut be windows + current coin i'm mining. This makes sense? Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: geekcryptogal on January 07, 2018, 08:09:04 AM Use macrium. I use it for all my mining rig, I mean I just install windows once till full update + miner and then making image and use it for all my other rig. Hey I bought a used copy of Windows 10 Professional off ebay for $50. Includes CD and original sticker off the computer. Should have it in a few days. This will be my first rig -- starting with 3 cards then will buy three more soon. I didn't think about the future, and multiple rigs, but I was wondering how you use the same copy of windows 10 (same image) on multiple computers. Doesn't microsoft make you activate each computer individually? I know they hvae required that since Windows XP.. haven't used WIndows in a while though. So I don't know. (I used windows ever since WIndows 386 -- 1989 -- all they way up to Windows 7, then switched OS.) Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: Bakhtra on January 07, 2018, 08:20:34 AM Use macrium. I use it for all my mining rig, I mean I just install windows once till full update + miner and then making image and use it for all my other rig. Hey I bought a used copy of Windows 10 Professional off ebay for $50. Includes CD and original sticker off the computer. Should have it in a few days. This will be my first rig -- starting with 3 cards then will buy three more soon. I didn't think about the future, and multiple rigs, but I was wondering how you use the same copy of windows 10 (same image) on multiple computers. Doesn't microsoft make you activate each computer individually? I know they hvae required that since Windows XP.. haven't used WIndows in a while though. So I don't know. (I used windows ever since WIndows 386 -- 1989 -- all they way up to Windows 7, then switched OS.) Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: geekcryptogal on January 07, 2018, 08:35:30 AM I could get another of the same motherboard. But graphics cards are hard to get. Been buying one at a time at a newegg, whatever is available.. so a mixture of brands of the same 1070 ti cards.
Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: NetopyrMan on January 07, 2018, 11:11:23 AM norton ghost .... but around version 12 ... you can run it on running system ... x64/x86 versions
Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: Kapz786 on January 07, 2018, 11:15:38 AM I've had good experience with Acronius as well. Clonezilla not so much :)
Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: gregfromo on January 07, 2018, 11:17:08 AM You might try AOMEI Backupper, https://www.backup-utility.com/download-for-win7.html
https://www.backup-utility.com/download-iso.html Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: geekcryptogal on January 11, 2018, 04:07:49 AM macrium +1 ;D Is the macrium free version good enough or should I get the home version? Which do you use? If I bought the home version, do they do some clever licensing to force you to keep buying newer versions each year? (kind of like VMware does with Fusion.. it's so annoying). I installed the Free version. Making the recovery media now (Windows PE). Do you boot Windows PE then do the backup, or do you use the live cloning? Only thing I fear about live cloning is that malware could access the backup drive and mess with the backup images.. thinking it's best to clone by booting the recovery media. Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: car1999 on January 11, 2018, 06:57:27 AM it's useful, i'll try macrium.
Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: notsure85 on January 11, 2018, 06:58:38 AM veeam endpoint backup
its free and reliable. Byproduct of their datacenter hypervisor backup software. Been using veeam products for years professionally and in private. Never failed me when I needed it. Title: Re: Best way to backup my Windows SSD? Post by: ferall on January 11, 2018, 08:50:34 PM Macrium for sure.
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