Full-file incremental forever, block-level incremental forever or source depulication? The best way to choose is to perform backup and recovery tests and evaluate the performance of each method. A ...

When discussing backup options, frequently we will mention cloning. There are two basic types of clones, block-level and file-level, and here are the differences between them. Topher Kessler MacFixIt ...

Two types of backup – item level and image level – have different strengths, and it’s possible to tap the best of both. There are two very different ways to backup a computer: Item-level backup and ...

Block level storage sales have gone through the roof as more businesses realize its flexibility. File level storage is still a better option when you just need a place to dump raw files. Learn more ...

Windows File History is still the easiest, cheapest (free) continuous data protection software for Windows. The Add folder function has been removed, but it will back up Libraries you create yourself.

While effective and reliable for both local and cloud backup, the cost of online storage beyond 5GB is prohibitively expensive for most end-users. Better suited for business. NovaBackup efficiently ...

Virtual machine backup can be done using a traditional backup product with agents in each virtual server's file store but can also be carried out via snapshot or by backing up the virtual machine and ...

My other concern is backing it up. I like the idea of using a VM because then it's easy to snapshot the VM and you have the entire file corpus as one giant blob that backup software slurps quickly.

The software can create file images at the sector level and thus avoid operating-system file contentions. Because the imaging process works one layer below the operating system, any file-level locks ...

As the number of malware and ransomware attacks rise, it is as important to make sure that your organization and personal data is not only being protected, but also being prepared in the event data is ...