Anna wrote: >Guys, what is the best C: drive image-file backup software - for a = >reasonable price? I don't want to clone to an entire partition - I want = >to image the C: drive data to files that can be stored on a different = >hard drive, or on DVD. Ghost will do it, but it is from Sy-Man-Tec! = >Acronis is way too expensive. Has anyone used Terrabyte's BootItNG or = >their Image for Dos/Windows? I have decided to try the Image for = >Dos/Windows, but if anyone has already tried it, I would surely like to = >know what you think of it.>> I'm not too sure exactly what you want to do. If you don't want to clone the whole drive, but just want to save certain data files--which is what you seem to be saying--why use any software at all? Just copy or drag and drop the data to wherever you want to save it--DVD burner, other disk or whatever. Otherwise, Ghost seems to be well thought of, it's one that Sy-Man-Untec haven't managed to stuff up yet, as far as I know. I've only used it a couple of times, to ghost my C-Drive to another partition, seemed to work easily and well. I can now run Windows from that spare partition if I want to, it was much easier than reinstalling it. Bootit also is very popular--I know several techies who use it. Don Penlington From the Beach at Surfers Paradise in sunny Queensland. Computer tutorials, local scenery, and other things at my website: http://users.tpg.com.au/deepend/index1.html Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://freepctech.com/staff.shtml