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Last updated: 09 November 2021
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Without a complete system backup, you're putting your PC at serious risk of losing important files. We lab test and review the latest computer backup software to help you find the best one for you.

  • Our test covers popular computer backup programs for Windows PCs, along with the backup features of Microsoft's Windows 10.
  • Our backup software buying guide will help explain what features to look for.

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Our expert testers give every software a thorough workout to help find the products that:

  • are the easiest to use when backing up and restoring
  • are the easiest to use during disaster recovery
  • offer different back-up methods (full, incremental and differential)
  • support cloud storage.

Our interactive comparison tool helps you find which programs include useful features such as disk imaging, encryption, network backup and file/folder specific backup. And our Recommended list will help you quickly see which products come out on top.

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    Recommended retail price as of September 2021 in Australian dollars. Some prices may differ depending on the exchange rate.

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    Backup score

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    Backup performance is the average time taken to perform a disk image using the default settings for compression and backup type. This score makes up 30% of the CHOICE Expert Rating.

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    Restore score

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    Restore performance is the average time taken to restore our disk image using the rescue disk environment. This score makes up 30% of the CHOICE Expert Rating.

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    Ease of use score

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    This score is weighted at 35% for backup ease of use, 33% for restore ease of use, and 32% for rescue media ease of use. The ease of use score makes up 30% of the CHOICE Expert Rating.

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    Customer support score

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    • Overall score
    • Backup score
    • Restore score
    • Ease of use score
    • Support score
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    • Tester comments
    • Bad points
    • Price
    • Version tested
    • PCs supported
    • Subscription required
    • Free version available
    • Free trial offered
    • Upgrades
    • Full backup
    • Incremental backup
    • Differential backup
    • Continuous backup
    • File and folder sync
    • Whole disk image
    • Partition image
    • System image
    • Disk clone
    • Other backup types
    • Encryption
    • AES-256 encoding
    • Scheduling options
    • Rescue media creation (USB stick)
    • Rescue media creation (CD/DVD)
    • Back up to network
    • Restore partition image
    • Restore whole disk image
    • Restore individual files and folders
    • Able to mount disk partition images
    • Universal restore
    • Restore to new/blank drive
    • Used sector backup
    • Sector by sector backup
    • Cloud backup capacity
    • Online knowledgebase
    • Email alert
    • Live chat
    • Forum
    • Tutorials available
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