Hard Disk Drive Copy, Cloning, Imaging, Backup Software Windows Complete file and disk copying

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Advantages and Disadvantages of "Mirror Imaging" & "Drive Imaging".

For both Disk-to-Disk and Imaging capabilities see SyClone Builder Professional.

Mirror Imaging (Disk-to-Disk)

Drive Imaging (Disk-to-File)

Advantages

Disadvantages

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Disadvantages

Entire Directory Tree is visible Directory Tree Cannot be viewed without operating system working.

Backup Drive can be stored off-site Backup Media can be stored off-site

Backups can be made very fast. Typically 2GB/Min. Backup can take a long time to create. Typically 300MB/Min.

Minimum number of backup media needed. Backups can take many media to complete.

Unattended backups. Backups must in most cases be overseen by a user.

Data cannot be easily secured without losing access to individual files. Data can be easily secured (Encrypted)

Data cannot be compressed without losing access to individual files. Data can be compressed to save space.

Backup media is relatively cheep, <$1/GB. Backup media can be expensive >$2/GB.

Can be swapped in and used immediately. Requires either a re-install of Windows or a DOS recovery.

Can be (Not always) some wasted space on backup media. Very prudential use of backup media space.

No third party tools needed for setup or creation of backup media. In some cases you would need third party tools to setup the backup media before backup.

Backup Media can be reused many times. Typically Optical Backup Media can be used only once.