Advice Request Backup and Recovery Tools with Built-in Ransomware Protection

[piquiteco]

Are you using the Essentials version which comes with only ransomware protection? Or the more expensive version with malware and ransomware protection?

Using only the essentials version with anti-ransomware protection.

For both versions will the ransomware feature clash with your main AV/AM's ransomware feature?

No, it interferes with AV protection.

 

[HarborFront]

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Retrospect Solo

Tested: Retrospect Solo offers effective backup, but where's the disaster recovery?

This entry-level version of a famed backup program will ward off ransomware attacks on your backups and now supports backup to the cloud. But there's no disaster recovery and several other features found in the pricier Desktop version are missing.

www.pcworld.com

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Retrospect’s local anti-ransom features aren’t real-time like a true background anti-malware application. Instead, when Retrospect 18.5 starts a backup, it simply checks to see how much data has changed. If the number of new or altered files exceeds a user-definable percentage, it cries foul and alerts you; meanwhile not overwriting anything in an existing backup. This is referred to as anomaly detection.

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Ok. Not true anti-ransom. Still better than none

 

[piquiteco]

Retrospect Solo

Tested: Retrospect Solo offers effective backup, but where's the disaster recovery?

This entry-level version of a famed backup program will ward off ransomware attacks on your backups and now supports backup to the cloud. But there's no disaster recovery and several other features found in the pricier Desktop version are missing.

www.pcworld.com

Retrospect’s local anti-ransom features aren’t real-time like a true background anti-malware application. Instead, when Retrospect 18.5 starts a backup, it simply checks to see how much data has changed. If the number of new or altered files exceeds a user-definable percentage, it cries foul and alerts you; meanwhile not overwriting anything in an existing backup. This is referred to as anomaly detection.

I have never heard of this product, I have used several backup products, and this one I did not know. My first backup program was Ghost/MS-DOS. It could be that I am misinformed or that I am living in the world of The Chronicles of Narnia.

 

[simmerskool]

I have never heard of this product, I have used several backup products, and this one I did not know. My first backup program was Ghost/MS-DOS. It could be that I am misinformed or that I am living in the world of The Chronicles of Narnia.

I used Ghost many moons ago, I most vaguely remember running into an issue, but no idea what it was now. One of the best I used was from Terrabyte Unlimited. Last few years I'm using Macrium.

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Software to backup your computer, copy hard drives, boot multiple operating systems, manage the clipboard, capture the screen and more.

www.terabyteunlimited.com

 

[Trident]

Acronis Cyber Protect instantly comes to my mind based on the headline of the thread. It does come with cloud storage but the price is not low. Another option is Defender + OneDrive. That offers file sync (not backup).

 

[HarborFront]

Ok, found the answer to my Q1

1) Which offers the best in reliability for restore?

Restore Comparisons using Macrium Easeus, Aoemei & Hasleo

I decided to systematic test restores of my pc using Macrium Reflect, Easeus Todo and Aomei Backupper (all paid versions) I was rather shocked by the some of the results. EDIT: I Have added Hasleo as well (free version) My PC OS drive setup 1) EFI 2) MSR 3) C Drive (OS + programs) 4) Recovery...

www.elevenforum.com

 

[simmerskool]

Ok, found the answer to my Q1

1) Which offers the best in reliability for restore?

Restore Comparisons using Macrium Easeus, Aoemei & Hasleo

I decided to systematic test restores of my pc using Macrium Reflect, Easeus Todo and Aomei Backupper (all paid versions) I was rather shocked by the some of the results. EDIT: I Have added Hasleo as well (free version) My PC OS drive setup 1) EFI 2) MSR 3) C Drive (OS + programs) 4) Recovery...

www.elevenforum.com

I read the link as far as Macrium "rock solid as ever"