Usually software that can do this refer to the task as “creating an image” or “disk imaging” or something similar. Software that is intended to backup whole partitions/operating systems or hard drives.

What I mean is in the category of “backup software”, there are two subcategories: Often times X and Y are two different types of backup software. Quite a few people have asked me “should I replaced X backup software with Y backup software”. So I did the research, the testing, and have put together a list of 7 free programs that you can use to image/backup/ghost your partitions or hard drives like you can with Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost or any other similar commercial software.īefore I show the list of program, let me clarify something. The point is every time I think of Acronis or Norton I think there must be viable free alternatives there are always viable free alternatives.

However both Acronis and Norton are commercial products that can be had for five simple payments of $19.95! Okay okay I exaggerate a bit – they are not that expensive. Each time I see a backup program, I think “Acronis True Image” or “Norton Ghost”. Lately I have been running into a lot of backup programs.

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