backup problem vista x64

[Obiwanshinobi900]

so I have a 500gb partition and a 500gb hard drive that are nearly backups of each other. execpt for a few different files. l want to copy and either replace everything from my partition to the hard drive so everything is backed up on the hard drive. But windows just wants to copy it all and not replace or skip. What can I do?

 

[iBP_James]

You can use disk cloning software such as Acronis True Image Home or Norton Ghost for a perfect 1:1 copy of your old disk to another disk.

RAID1 (mirroring) does this on a real-time basis, but it doesn't protect against user error or malicious software/viruses. If you are backing up your old disk for storage backup rather than for the purposes of instant uptime, RAID1 wouldn't be ideal.

 

[axan]

+1 for acronis, just use it to make perfect clones. Another good software is casper.