![]() This is a bit of a cheat as I’ve been using R-Drive Image for a very long time, but in all the time I’ve been using it, it’s never let me down. Other licenses for commercial and OEM are described here. R-Drive Image is $45 for use on a single PC, but there’s also a $299 Technician/server version that many be used to back up all the computers on a network. You can of course restore files without mounting the images simply by opening said images using R-Drive Image. It’s so quick, easy, and as reliable, I’ve continued to use it despite my perceived “shortcoming”. ![]() ![]() It will also clone disks and back up Macs running the older HFS/HFS+, including dual-boot Windows/macOS Macs.Īs mentioned, R-Drive mounts its own images as virtual disks under Windows with their own drive letters, and does so very reliably. R-Drive of course supports backing up both drives and individual partitions. This allows you to recover files without the need for the proprietary software that created the image. VHD (Virtual Hard Drive) files can be easily mounted using Windows itself, and ISO files from nearly any operating system. There is one ability I miss and that’s the ability to image to. Not the first place I’d look, but as there’s no dedicated settings dialog… The program also sports a clone function and nicely, will perform both incremental (all changes since the last backup) and differential (all changes since the initial backup) imaging. Scheduling and scripting are also provided, as well as logging, though you must open the About dialog to enable the latter. ![]() Despite the look, there is mouse support. If you want to have fun at your clients expense, use R-Drive Image’s character-based interface running off the boot disc to impress them. The mouse is supported, so it’s actually no more difficult to use than the newer GUI. Use it to both intimidate and amaze your friends and clients. While you need to use the boot media to back up computers not running Windows, in this case-it can actually be fun. Accompanying the regular GUI which mimics the Windows interface, is the character-based interface shown below. ![]() The recovery disc interface mimics the Windows interface, but there’s also a character-based GUI shown in the next image. Besides imaging of partitions and entire drives, R-Drive supports cloning, etc. ![]()
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