At a Glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Absolutely free for private use ・Reliable image backup ・Disaster recovery and backup boot media ・Clones disks Cons ・No incremental backup ・No longer supported by ...

A backup is easy to overlook until something goes wrong. A failed drive, accidental deletion, software problem or security incident can turn valuable files into a serious headache within minutes.

While Backup and Restore (Windows 7) creates viable and fantastically compatible hard drive images, various flaws and limitations with the Windows Rescue/Recovery disks render it basically unusable ...