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Hi, I built a new PC running 8.1, GPT, UEFI secure boot mode, everything. I'm now at the point where I'm ready to start migrating my data to it, but before I do that, I need to get some backup software that offers me the option to boot from a recovery CD and restore from an image file backup stored elsewhere. Until I've wiped this install & restored successfully, I don't consider it a usable machine. I already have this setup working on my Win7, but for some reason that software is not working with 8.1.
So I'm looking around for something new, and I'm on a trial of Paragon Backup and Recovery Home 12. It says I can create a WinPE disk (and I must use this, since I'm using Intel firmware-based RAID) that will allow me to do a bare-metal restore. The help takes me to a link on their website for something called the "Paragon Boot Media Builder." And there's documentation on it, but I can't find out how to download it. If I Google downloading that, a bunch of pirate websites show up & not much else.
Is their help & website outdated, is there another of their products that I must buy to get this?? Very unclear.
Or does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm not really not interested in purchasing anything until I've verified it is solid & will work in the manner I described above. I don't trust untested backups.
So I'm looking around for something new, and I'm on a trial of Paragon Backup and Recovery Home 12. It says I can create a WinPE disk (and I must use this, since I'm using Intel firmware-based RAID) that will allow me to do a bare-metal restore. The help takes me to a link on their website for something called the "Paragon Boot Media Builder." And there's documentation on it, but I can't find out how to download it. If I Google downloading that, a bunch of pirate websites show up & not much else.
Is their help & website outdated, is there another of their products that I must buy to get this?? Very unclear.
Or does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm not really not interested in purchasing anything until I've verified it is solid & will work in the manner I described above. I don't trust untested backups.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1.1 Pro x64 w/ Start8 v.1.55
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- built myself
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50 GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus Z87-Plus
- Memory
- 32 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD 4600 Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- DELL U2713HM
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 PRO 256GB SSD -- OS drive
pair of 2 TB HP MB2000EAMZFs -- data/backups
- PSU
- Cooler Master V850
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF 932
- Cooling
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
- Keyboard
- MS Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
- Mouse
- MS Comfort Optical Mouse 3000
- Browser
- mostly Firefox, some IE, some Chrome
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2016 (16.0.0.614(a))
- Other Info
- - BIOS, drive firmware, drivers all latest