Windows Back up Software advice

[pcowen]

Looking to start backing up work from a Windows XP machine on to an external HD. Can anyone recommend a good back up software package.

[detchibe]

I'd be interested in this too - currently I use a selection of crudely made batch files

[colinjm]

I've been using Geniesoft Backup for about 6 months now, it's pretty good, allows all sorts of backup options and caters for all sorts of external/internal devices. It's about £25 or so for the Home version.

[Baconbonce]

Why not use the built in backup software included with XP?

Ok, it's not the best bit of software around, but gives you a GUI front end, enables you to schedule jobs and specify the files and location you want to back up to.

Worked fine for me perfectly well in the past for basic backups.

[wiggy001]

Download Synctoy from the MS Website... seems to work fine for me.

[janszott]

I use Second Copy.
I have it scheduled to do incremental backup of modified files daily at 8:30am.
Works great

[silverfox]

I use Cobian Backup:

www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.html

Installed as a service, you can configure multiple backup jobs, include/exclude files/folders, got history, a log file and more.

It's also free.