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<blockquote data-quote="Tutman" data-source="post: 901508" data-attributes="member: 87079">WOW&nbsp; well the results are in.&nbsp; &nbsp; I have about 180 GB&nbsp; space used on c: drive for windows and keep in mind that I also have a backup of all my videos/MP3&#039;s and photos on the windows partition also.&nbsp; (I know they are compressed and can&#039;t be again!) That is taking up about 50 GB of space.&nbsp; &nbsp; My logic for this?&nbsp; I do keep my image/videos/music on another separate drive that I install my games on and use for backups.&nbsp; And then I got to thinking... well what if THAT drive dies?&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a backup of my backup.&nbsp; LOL.&nbsp;&nbsp; So... I keep a redundant copy of those videos etc on the c: drive and of course they get backed up with the system.&nbsp;&nbsp; (I have had my secondary drive act flaky before and that got me panicked and paranoid about ONLY keep those files on that drive.)&nbsp;&nbsp; And no point in saying well partition the c: drive and keep the video/audio files there... because if the drive dies the drive dies... ALL partitions!&nbsp; &nbsp; That is my logic.&nbsp; Ok enough rambling and back to the test results:Window 10 c: 180 GB used of 931 GBbackup size:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; backup time:&nbsp; (estimated)Acronis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 128 gb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 100 mins +Terabyte&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 130 gb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 90 minsAshampoo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 116 gb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 55 minsRedo Backup&nbsp; &nbsp; 141 gb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 50 mins&nbsp; (yes I even tried this freebie which was just released with a new version)Easus Todo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 149 gb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 30 mins (fast compression)&nbsp; &nbsp; *** 2nd place ***&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 138 gb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 hrs (high compresion)Macrium&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 119 gb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 24.42 mins (medium compression)/intellisector (default)&nbsp; &nbsp; **** WINNER!!! ****Acronis sadly seemed to take forever. (I didn&#039;t check the exact time when I started but it does the type of estimate based on per file so it will set there for an hour saying 28 mins. remaining) Which is what it did. (I was like it has been over an hour and still saying this!?)&nbsp; I ran this from an ISO&nbsp; * I know Acronis has their built in ransomware and antivirus too but did not want to install this unless I was impressed with the backup since I heard it is pretty big program and a resource hog with alot of features and programs running!Terabyte Image for Windows has been my go to for awhile and it does make an image file you can mount also but it was pretty slow.(Terabyte and Acronis were used with the ISO booted) * Which you would think no overhead, no windows running,&nbsp; it should go faster!?Now Ashampoo and Redo both were reasonably fast but they split up the files and not an image you can mount.&nbsp; (Which I prefer)&nbsp; Ashampoo also runs within windows and has some neat features such as if you bring up anything full screen or that needs resources it will auto pause the backup and it&#039;s very light on the system)It&#039;s too bad that it breaks up the files into 4 GB segments and you have a huge directory full of them.&nbsp; And you can not restore individual files or folders.Redo Backup is a bootable linux iso and uses a zip format so the image is not mountable but pretty fast,decent,simple and straight to the point.Easus To Do on default is very fast and does make an image file you can mount/explore but doesn&#039;t compress very much.&nbsp; ( I was shocked at how well and fast it does)I was really rooting for this and wanted it to win but it was just not the best with compression but pretty fast none the less!)&nbsp; It also tells you an estimate and timeit took to&nbsp; complete if I remember correctly!&nbsp; But I was also watching the clock.&nbsp; This program was running within windows.Macrium was the clear winner by far in speed and size of the compression even though I had around 50 gb of image/mp3/video files!!&nbsp; &nbsp; (And one of the most accurate since it tells you in time stamp when it starts and when finished and time it took!)&nbsp; And this was also running within windows.&nbsp; And it&#039;s a mountable image file and you can go and extract and drag drop and copy any individual file or folder back if you need it and not just the whole image!&nbsp; (Terabyte and Easus To Do also has this feature)And as a plus, Macrium has an image guardian that just protects the backups from ransomware and doesn&#039;t bog your system down with other unnecessary processes.I have had enough fun and I am tired of making backups now.&nbsp; LOL.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hope this gives you guys some insight and helpful information!&nbsp; (Sorry I tried every which way and my alignment would not work for the backup size and backup time.&nbsp; It would show fine before I saved but I eventually gave up.)&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tutman, post: 901508, member: 87079"] WOW well the results are in. I have about 180 GB space used on c: drive for windows and keep in mind that I also have a backup of all my videos/MP3's and photos on the windows partition also. (I know they are compressed and can't be again!) That is taking up about 50 GB of space. My logic for this? I do keep my image/videos/music on another separate drive that I install my games on and use for backups. And then I got to thinking... well what if THAT drive dies? I don't have a backup of my backup. LOL. So... I keep a redundant copy of those videos etc on the c: drive and of course they get backed up with the system. (I have had my secondary drive act flaky before and that got me panicked and paranoid about ONLY keep those files on that drive.) And no point in saying well partition the c: drive and keep the video/audio files there... because if the drive dies the drive dies... ALL partitions! That is my logic. Ok enough rambling and back to the test results: Window 10 c: 180 GB used of 931 GB backup size: backup time: (estimated) Acronis 128 gb 100 mins + Terabyte 130 gb 90 mins Ashampoo 116 gb 55 mins Redo Backup 141 gb 50 mins (yes I even tried this freebie which was just released with a new version) Easus Todo 149 gb 30 mins (fast compression) [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]*** 2nd place ***[/COLOR] 138 gb 2 hrs (high compresion) Macrium 119 gb 24.42 mins (medium compression)/intellisector (default) [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]**** WINNER!!! ****[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Acronis[/COLOR] sadly seemed to take forever. (I didn't check the exact time when I started but it does the type of estimate based on per file so it will set there for an hour saying 28 mins. remaining) Which is what it did. (I was like it has been over an hour and still saying this!?) [COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)]I ran this from an ISO * [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)] I know Acronis has their built in ransomware and antivirus too but did not want to install this unless I was impressed with the backup since I heard it is pretty big program and a resource hog with alot of features and programs running![/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]Terabyte Image for Windows [/COLOR]has been my go to for awhile and it does make an image file you can mount also but it was pretty slow. (Terabyte and Acronis were used with the ISO booted) [COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)] * Which you would think no overhead, no windows running, it should go faster!?[/COLOR] Now [COLOR=rgb(247, 218, 100)]Ashampoo [/COLOR]and [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]Redo[/COLOR] both were reasonably fast but they split up the files and not an image you can mount. (Which I prefer) [COLOR=rgb(247, 218, 100)]Ashampoo [/COLOR]also runs within windows and has some neat features such as if you bring up anything full screen or that needs resources it will auto pause the backup and it's very light on the system) It's too bad that it breaks up the files into 4 GB segments and you have a huge directory full of them. And you can not restore individual files or folders. [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]Redo Backup[/COLOR] is a bootable linux iso and uses a zip format so the image is not mountable but pretty fast,decent,simple and straight to the point. [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]Easus To Do[/COLOR] on default is very fast and does make an image file you can mount/explore but doesn't compress very much. ( I was shocked at how well and fast it does) I was really rooting for this and wanted it to win but it was just not the best with compression but pretty fast none the less!) It also tells you an estimate and time it took to complete if I remember correctly! But I was also watching the clock. This program was running within windows. [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]Macrium [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)]was the clear winner by far in speed and size of the compression even though I had around 50 gb of image/mp3/video files!! (And one of the most accurate since it tells you in time stamp when it starts and when finished and time it took!) And this was also running within windows. And it's a mountable image file and you can go and extract and drag drop and copy any individual file or folder back if you need it and not just the whole image! (Terabyte and Easus To Do also has this feature)[/COLOR] And as a plus, Macrium has an image guardian that just protects the backups from ransomware and doesn't bog your system down with other unnecessary processes. I have had enough fun and I am tired of making backups now. LOL. Hope this gives you guys some insight and helpful information! (Sorry I tried every which way and my alignment would not work for the backup size and backup time. It would show fine before I saved but I eventually gave up.) :( [/QUOTE]

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