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what's the best software for backing up your c: drive?

basically i'm using an ssd for my main drive and have a couple of sata drives for storage.
i want to make a backup image of my ssd and save to one of my storage drives on a weekly basis.

I used to use norton ghost that was bootable from a usb pen.
This worked well before i changed to a ssd for my main drive, which norton doesnt seem to like..

any advice/pointers?
 
On Windows

Get a backup drive. This can be just about any USB external hard Try to get one that has twice as much space as your computer, so you have room for multiple backups and so you have room for all the data you might get in the future.
When you first plug it in, Windows will actually ask you if you want to use it as a backup. Tell it that you do. If you don't get this prompt, you can just go to the Start Menu, type "backup" in the search box, and hit Backup and Restore.
From there, click the "Set Up Backup" button. Pick the external drive you plugged in and hit Next. Windows' default settings are probably fine, so you can just hit Next and the next screen too.
On the last screen, hit "Save Settings and Run Backup". Windows will make its first backup of your drive, during which you don't want to turn off your computer. After that, it'll make regular backups in the background as you work—you don't need to deal with it again.
If you ever need to restore a file you lost, you can just go to the Start Menu, type in "backup", and go back to "Backup and Restore". You can hit the "Restore My Files" or "Restore Users Files" buttons to get those files back.

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i use Arconis True Image buzz

install the program and burn a Bootup dvd , so you can use that to recover the image you have made on your sata drive ect
 
EaseUS Todo

works for me also macrium reflect no idea if work with ssd though
 
Been using Acronis for some time @buzzer.

Not sure why your software doesn't like SSD as it probably shouldn't even know what the drive is.
 
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