Best Way To Backup PC

NovaBackup actually got better reviews than trueimage...unlike acronis, it has virus scanning protection.  Just how big a deal is virus scan for backing up?  Critical?


Oh, and my EHD I use is a 4 year old version on Seagate, I wonder if then I will get their free remote off site backup?

Nova Backup actually got better reviews than trueimage...unlike acronis, it has virus scanning protection.  Just how big a deal is virus scan for backing up?  Critical?

No, not critical.
Better than?
Drinking water from a muddy river is better than from the ocean.
Nova Backup got wimpy review from By Edward Mendelson three years ago. Did they really fix it?
Read this:

"Doesn't work as expected"
September 19, 2011  |   By nealf01
Version: NovaBackup Professional 12.0.10
Pros
The user interface appears pretty good. I like the idea of being able to copy or backup files. It appeared to at least execute the actions on the right schedule.
Cons
It doesn't work right. I paid for it unfortunately and have to have a successful backup or copy action performed. I consistently get errors saying 'Access denied, cannot copy XXX file' which is garbage.
Read more: NovaBackup Professional - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com http://download.cnet.com/NovaBackup-Professional/3000-2242_4-10349.html#rateit#ixzz1bMoQfAWW

Of course that is just one man's bad experience. All products have out-of-the-box disasters.
And on-line backup is only useful for some limited scenarios. With local backup I can do over 60 GB in under an hour. Using Macrium.

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I tested it ...probably 7 months ago.
Since it's not on my machine currently you can reach your own conclusions...

thanks for the tips guys!

My hard drive crashed and I lost all my family photos and precious data. Thankfully I had my computer backed up online with MyPCBackup and I was able to quickly recover everything.