Definitive Best Back-up Software 2017

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

Welcome to the Definitive Best Back-up Software 2016 official thread. Use this as a starting point for researching back-up software.
 
The previous years thread can be found here.
 
If your choice of back-up software is not listed, please choose Other and specify in the comments. If you use more than one solution, please provide details as well.

[tuckeratlarge]

I know it doesn't have the features or maybe capabilities of the others, but Microsoft's Windows Backup does for me. All I want to be is backed up to my NAS. It doesn't delete a file on the NAS when I delete off my lappy, which is just how I like it.

[T3X4S]

A lot of apples and oranges in this list.

Backup Exec and VEEAM dont belong on the same list as a Windows Backup or Acronis True Image IMO.

1 thing I have run into a lot lately is doing a successful clone from a boot drive in a UEFI setup with or without SecureBoot.  
Maybe it is simply because I havent taken the time to learn how to do it properly - but it certainly makes things more difficult than it used to be.
I had a hell of a time cloning an SSD in my laptop to a larger SSD due to UEFI and SecureBoot.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Macrium Reflect by far!

[+Warwagon MVC]

The list should be separated into 2 lists. 1) FIle to File Backup 2) Drive imaging.

 

I voted synback for backup but reflect would be better for imaging.

[Marujan]

ctrl+C / ctrl+V the best software to backup your data

[+Warwagon MVC]

55 minutes ago, Marujan said:

ctrl+C / ctrl+V the best software to backup your data

 

Not if you back it up a lot. No use backing up the stuff already backed up. It's better to backup only the new items and the ones that changed

[LaP]

On 2016-12-31 at 3:53 PM, Marujan said:

ctrl+C / ctrl+V the best software to backup your data

I know you're probably kidding but ... really?

 

I have around 1TB of backup. If i had to copy the whole TB every time it would be a pain in the ***. Softwares like FreeFileSync copies only the new files or the modified existing files.

[Ohanna]

Great poll. It will be better if the general reasons for why they are choose are presented in the form of options.

[+mram Subscriber²]

Well, Crashplan just announced they are exiting the "home" segment, so shopping for a new solution...

 

Edit:  Anyone have good recommendations for hybrid backup solutions (cloud is required) with unlimited storage options?