Why is that people buy separate backup software when Windows comes equipped with a backup utility?
2006-08-29 03:57:55 · 9 answers · asked by Ravi 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
So some of you are saying that MS Backup will not back up SQL server while it’s running?
And correct me if I’m wrong that Ghost will only create an exact image of the HD if you boot into NortGhost and make an image.
MS Back up does create back up to an external media(maybe NOT CD OR DVD).
2006-08-29 04:52:42 · update #1
Norton Ghost is not the only software for backups.
there are lot's of others. For example Acronis True Image(by the way , it is software i'm using for backups-http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
).
every company creates something different,new, which wins over consumers.
these thing maybe just low prices, or some extra features etc. for example MS backup utility doesn't have Differential or Incremental backup option(if u want to find out differences between them and full backup go to wikipedia.org). Also there is no online backup feature,which is quite usefull.
2006-08-29 23:44:21 · answer #1 · answered by unallocate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the backup utility provided by Windows isn't as complete or provide different options as some software programs you can buy. Norton ghost is an example - i can make an image of my hard drive and load that image on as may different hard drives as i would like - if the original hard drive was partitioned - Norton will partition the new hard drive automatically where with windows you will need to partition the new hard drive before you restore your backup.
2006-08-29 04:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll give you a little comparison to give you an idea.
Windows backup = Notepad
Backup software = Word
They both can create a document you can print, but one has many more features. Maybe Notepad does everything you need it to do or maybe you'll need some extra features and logs that some other backup software will give you.
Hope that helps you out.
2006-08-29 04:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by jason r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they have more features like DR (disaster recovery), virus scanning, shadow copy, copy-to-disk-to-tape functions, backup scheduling of multiple jobs, ability to back up open files, ability to back up SQL databases while in use, maintain a history of the backups with reporting, etc.
2006-08-29 04:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by Dan K 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I haven't a clue. It seems easy enough to me to make one copy of all software you purchase, and keep backups of your files on flashdrives (for example).
2006-08-29 04:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disaster recovery situations. SOX compliance.
2006-08-29 03:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by Jet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your computer crashes or you have to reformat your hard drive, which should be done annually, you will need the disks
2006-08-29 04:02:13 · answer #7 · answered by mjdp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
free and bundled by Microsoft isn't always best.
I use iTunes, not media player.
I use a real firewall, not Windows firewall.
etc and so on.
2006-08-29 04:04:41 · answer #8 · answered by JAMES T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They may found it it to easy to use compare to what windows offer.
2006-08-29 04:00:17 · answer #9 · answered by Ging E 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋