Best free backup software

[AMD_Gamer]

What is the best free backup software to backup images of machines over the network? I am look for hot backup capability from within windows etc.

 

[a123456]

Try Cobain Backup? It has the Shadow Copy and can work across a LAN, which seems to be what you want.

 

[kettle]

Check out BackupPC. I've heard good things about it from other users, but haven't tried it myself.

 

[Falcon_CMH]

I use ToDoBackup, its free for home use. Not sure if it has those features though you would have to check yourself.

 

[Bookmage]

the built in windows 7 & server 2008 backup is pretty good for free. you can do a bare metal backup to a network share or to another drive partition...
i remember using drivexml and reading something on the UBCD4Win that supported hot backups..

 

[Tee]

Acronis

 

[AMD_Gamer]

Acronis

It is free?

 

[RocketFast321]

nope, but it's good

 

[Bone_Enterprise]

DriveImage XML - http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm

 

[MrsOldMX]

Macrium Reflect Free