As for the task of disk backup for Windows, a powerful and excellent tool-QILING Disk Master can complete it easily and safely. It also supports backing up disk to different storage devices.
With the development of the society, disk backup has played a more and more important role in information protection. When carrying out the operations of disk backup, all the data, the operating system and programs will be backed up to an image file, which can be used for disk restoration when it is necessary. As for the category of disk backup, it includes several types:
As for the use of disk backup, the biggest one should be data protection. No matter the numerous data on any type of storage device is lost due to any reason, it can be recovered from the backed up image file easily and safely. What's more, there are several other usages as below.
QILING Disk Master has all of the functions mentioned above. All the relevant problems, such as, MBR/GPT disk backup, external hard disk backup, hardware RAID backup can be resolved easily and freely. In addition, with its clear and detailed prompts, the operations of disk backup can be completed at ease.
QILING Disk Master is an excellent freeware that can help to realize disk backup easily and securely. It supports the three common backup methods as well, and you can get the detailed information by reading the article "Incremental and differential backups".
Apart from the disk backup, it also supports partition/volume backup. What's more, it can complete a one-key operation backup of the system drive.
1. Download QILING Disk Master, install and launch it. Then, click "Disk/Partition Backup" under the "Backup and recovery" tab.
2. Modify the "Task Name" so that you can distinguish it from other backup tasks. The system and boot drives have been selected as source partitions automatically by QILING Disk Master at "Step2".
At "Step2", select partition or volume that is be backed up.
At "Step2", select a destination path to save the system image file. An external hard drive, a USB drive, or a network drive can be selected. To select a NAS device, please click "NAS device". And then click "Proceed" to begin system backup.
Backup Options: it can be set based on your own needs. It includes the functions of adding comments for system backup to distinguish it from other backups, compressing, encrypting and splitting image file, etc.
Schedule: to make sure your system backup is up-to-date, you can create schedules to backup system automatically.
Backup Strategy: it enables you to set up rules to delete older backups automatically so that there is enough space on your backup location. This amazing function is only supported by paid editions.
3. Click "Finish" button to exit. You can choose what you need your computer to do after system backup is completed, such as shutdown, etc.
In addition, the operations of system backup will not interrupt your work. That is to say, you can do system backup while working on the computer. The time for system backup is determined by the amount of the valid data. More valid data costs more time to do system backup.
QILING Disk Master provides different methods for you to restore system backup.