Just when I needed something I'm happily surprised to find a product
that offers true bullet-proof backups without the anxieties or
questionable restore issues that most current tools leave you
with,anyway...reading of my favorite pc-info web sites Toms and Xbit
labs both of whom rave about Radix Protector, I was immediately
impressed but now wonder why such a marvelous tool has not really been
known outside of the larger institutions/corporations and geek insiders
especially when it will work perfectly with a home user?

http://www.radixamerica.com/

And for the skeptical..no I do not work for Radix.

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mystro <netrat_@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Just when I needed something I'm happily surprised to find a product
> that offers true bullet-proof backups without the anxieties or
> questionable restore issues that most current tools leave you
> with,anyway...reading of my favorite pc-info web sites Toms and Xbit
> labs both of whom rave about Radix Protector, I was immediately
> impressed but now wonder why such a marvelous tool has not really been
> known outside of the larger institutions/corporations and geek insiders
> especially when it will work perfectly with a home user?

It wont protect against the main failure, hard drive death.

> http://www.radixamerica.com/

> And for the skeptical..no I do not work for Radix.

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mystro wrote:
> Just when I needed something I'm happily surprised to find a product
> that offers true bullet-proof backups without the anxieties or
> questionable restore issues that most current tools leave you
> with,anyway...reading of my favorite pc-info web sites Toms and Xbit
> labs both of whom rave about Radix Protector, I was immediately
> impressed but now wonder why such a marvelous tool has not really
been
> known outside of the larger institutions/corporations and geek
insiders
> especially when it will work perfectly with a home user?
>
> http://www.radixamerica.com/
>
>  And for the skeptical..no I do not work for Radix.

Tomshardware has some Reviews of NAS-Appliances and USB-external
enclosures.With some Backup-Software,you can have a
"bullet-proof"-Backup.
If you like it simple,use something like ghost.If you have time,use the
built-in Backup of Windows (you have to Restore Windows,when Hardrive
dies).

The Radix USB-Key was tested some month ago and it offers only ONE
Restore Point.Even Win XP allows you more then enough Restorepoints.

A good Solution might be a Raid1 (Content of Disk1 is always written to
Disk2) Setup and a external USB-Enclosure for not so important
Files,which are already on CD or DVD.

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Sayso Takewashi wrote:

>
> mystro wrote: 
> been 
> insiders 
>
> Tomshardware has some Reviews of NAS-Appliances and USB-external
> enclosures.With some Backup-Software,you can have a
> "bullet-proof"-Backup.
> If you like it simple,use something like ghost.If you have time,use the
> built-in Backup of Windows (you have to Restore Windows,when Hardrive
> dies).

Not necessarily.  Check out bartpe <http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/>.

> The Radix USB-Key was tested some month ago and it offers only ONE
> Restore Point.Even Win XP allows you more then enough Restorepoints.
>
> A good Solution might be a Raid1 (Content of Disk1 is always written to
> Disk2) Setup and a external USB-Enclosure for not so important
> Files,which are already on CD or DVD.

--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

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For clarification,Radix does offer multible restore points except in
the basic
version.

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A hardware solution, and thus has lots of drawbacks over software ones.
Need to disassemble the case.
No notebook/laptop support.

And so on.

--
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
maxim@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com

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Maxim S. Shatskih wrote:
> A hardware solution, and thus has lots of drawbacks over software
ones.
>     Need to disassemble the case.
>     No notebook/laptop support.
>
>     And so on.
>

The "MLP-Version" of the USB-Stick supports Notebooks.
It costs around 150$,Ghost are available for 5$ (Version 2003).If you
dont mind waiting half an Hour,it would be the best Solution.If you
need Restore instant,you have to use Radix.

But now comes the Drawback:Radix will restore your System to a certain
Point.Tomshardware wrote that Documents have to be in a certain
Directory to not be overwritten with a Restore.I dont know yet,if you
could tell which Directories to keep.At worst,you have to copy all your
Documents and Files into a new Directory,which might be a Problem for
somebody (if you have different Network Shares and Radix relies on his
own).You might asked Radix first,before buying this,if its an issue for
you.

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> But now comes the Drawback:Radix will restore your System to a certain
> Point.Tomshardware wrote that Documents have to be in a certain

Is it possible at all with this product to exclude directories or files from
the restore to a point?

--
Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
maxim@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com

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Maybe this link/comparison at Radix will explain some of the questions
regarding software VS hardware restore issues..some interesting points
without the usual over-hyping which is a welcome change.
http://radixamerica.com/radix-vs-sw.htm

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highpurity@gmail.com wrote:
> Maybe this link/comparison at Radix will explain some of the
questions
> regarding software VS hardware restore issues..some interesting
points
> without the usual over-hyping which is a welcome change.
> http://radixamerica.com/radix-vs-sw.htm

I still miss "Backup" on this Table....

And if you wanne talk serios,you must have some Backup-Software in case
the hardisk fail or a Power Strike blows your PC.

Then you are almost on a Ghost-only-Solution.

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