After 25 years of meaning to test TeraByte's backup and restore and partitioning software solutions I purchased all their software under the "SPECIAL BUNDLE PRICING" Jan 2025.
BootIt Collection and the TeraByte Drive Image Backup and Restore Suite can be had for $59.98! It's an absolute steal and no activation either.
With any new software there is a learning curve. Each TeraByte program has many options and settings to choose from so it's worth reading the IFW PDF manual coming in at 275+ pages and updated as the software is updated. IFW's PDF manual is one of the most comprehensive manuals I've ever read.
I use 4 different backup solutions.
(1) Acronis - (I'll only use their perpetual license). I've used Acronis for years. Once the Norton/Symantic Ghost upstart now the dominating the solution.
(2) DriveSnap - (
http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/index.htm )
(3) O&O Disk Image (Premium version can create a dedicated restore partition of yesteryears). There's also a Pro version.
(4) TeraBytes backup and retore and partitioning solution.
They all do things slighly differently so I backup to a dedicated block-level internal hard disk drive.
I then copy each backup image to 3 external backup hard disk drives.
DriveSnap is so lite on its feet. Every 2-4 weeks Tom a new version. Don't think DriveSnap hasn't been updated for months or years. going to the download page you will see for example 1.51 for the next 1+ years.
Most of the time the version number stays the same but the date of DriveSnap changes.
I once emailed Tom and asked if there would be any updates any time soon. He replied that it's updated every 2-4 weeks and it is. I didn't realise the version number may stay the same for months if not years but the date of the new version changed.
If I were you, I'd go with:
(1) TeraByte BootIt collection special bundle. (If you don't mind the learning curve and reading 275+ page PDF manuals, then pick this).
(2) DriveSnap (You can install using the setup file SETUP.EXE or the portable option SNAPSHOT64.EXE). It's the easiest by far and restore is perfect.
Both options together will only cost you less that $100. DriveSnap was a buy once update forever, but this has now changed to a 5-year cycle. TeraByte new versions cycle every 2-3 years. There's a generous discount for upgrading.
In 2024, TeraByte released IFW, IFD, IFL and IFU to v4. BooIt collection went to v2. The interface is very modern and crisp but not overkill.
I was going to ask Tom of DriveSnap if he could make some UI changes as I think they are overdue. for example, being able to make the control panel bigger etc so you can see all the subdivisions clearly. Also a dated change log would be nice too.
You could try the free version of DiskGenius (DG) - (
https://www.diskgenius.com ). A powerful backup, partitioning and repair solution. Even if you go with TeraByte and DriveSnap, use DG too.
