Re: Need Advice on Hard Disk Backup Systems

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From: Edwin S. Russell
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 15:23

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In article <1992Jul22.132442.16760@cbnewsc.cb.att.com>  
opus@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (robin.g.kim) writes:
> I use the Windows backup program that comes with PC Tools 7.1.  Some PC
> magazine just did a review of backup programs, and the PC Tools Windows
> and DOS programs (both included in the PC Tools package, or available
> separately as Central Point Backup) were ranked at the top.  Their fast,
> flexible, and easy to use.  I've been very happy with it.

As I noted a few months ago in a similar post, I stopped using PCBackup  
because of its intermittent problems with being able to restore.  Backup  
works great but several people have reported problems restoring.  The third  
time I couldn't restore files I scrapped it.  I now use Fastback.

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