One of the most respected players in the world of enterprise-grade backup programs is Veeam. The company has recently announced a completely free version of its software, designed to back up individual PCs running Windows 7 or later.
You'll find the program at https://www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html if you want to download it. Note that the installer runs to around 200 MB, so it's not a small file. It also works best if you have a reasonably fast computer, as this is a very powerful (although easy to use) product.
You can back up individual files or folders to an external USB drive or a separate NAS-type storage system. You can also back up to another part of your existing PC, but it's not recommended for obvious reasons (if your PC dies, so does your backup).
You can also back up your entire PC, and then create a bootable recovery disk. You can then restore the backup, even to a machine that has no operating system, by booting from the recovery disk and then proceeding with the remainder of the restore process.
"Veam Endpoint Backup Free" is a really nice product that's easy to use, and free of charge. If you're serious about backing up your computer, it's worth checking out
Can Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE be used to back up physical servers? Can it be used as an enterprise physical server backup tool?
Customers can use Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE to back up those few remaining physical Windows servers in their environment. Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE does not scale beyond a few servers, however, and does not implement server-specific backup features (e.g., Veeam advanced application-aware processing, support for server clusters, etc.).
Can Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE create application-consistent backups of my computer?
Yes, Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE integrates with Microsoft VSS to provide application-level and file system level consistency.
Is Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE part of Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Availability Suite?
No, while Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE optionally integrates with the Veeam Backup & Replication, it is a separate FREE product that does not require the purchase of any other Veeam products to work.
Can Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE be used to back up phones, tablets, or other mobile devices?
Veeam Endpoint Backup is intended for x86 Windows-based desktops, laptops and tablets only.
What is Veeam’s support policy for Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE?
Because it is a free product, Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE will be supported through Veeam’s free product support policy. According to this policy, Veeam will attempt to provide support for users of Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE, however, Veeam does not provide response goals or response guarantees for this service.
However, we highly encourage all users to submit any issues they face with as much details as possible through the support issue submission system built into the product. All submitted issues will be carefully investigated and addressed in the following product updates.
What if I have an issue with Veeam Backup & Replication integration functionality?
If you believe the issue is not specific to Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE (for example, a generic backup repository issue), and have an active maintenance agreement, you can open a support case normally. If during the investigation, the issue is found to be specific to Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE, your support case will be transferred into the free products support queue.
I use acronis and pay for it but I've never heard of veeam.
Calldean
13 Feb 163#4
That's likely due to Veeam being more of an enterprise level product.
who_are_you_uk
13 Feb 161#5
veeam are very big in the virtual backup world, alas they not big in physical backup world and this is there attempt to complete their portfolio. it's a good product for home use but limited business wise.
MatthewE
13 Feb 162#6
As mentioned above we use Veeam Enterprise and it costs thousands. I stick to this product with my life and therefore hot!
Scotty Boy to MatthewE
13 Feb 16#7
+1 - When I was running my own company, my various clients used to use their products quite extensively especially on the virtual machine side (VMware based solutions) - fast, reliable and pretty stable products from what I can remember about them. :smile:
fo_sho_yo
13 Feb 163#8
The words "client" and "enterprise" need to be wiped from the English language. I cringe every time someone says them in some authoritative tone like they actually add anything to the words "customer" and "company".
speculatrix
13 Feb 161#9
this is a HUGE download, and installs a lot of applications on your computer, I think when I tried it that it installed an MS SQL database server.
you have to give them an email address to register and receive a key, and they will then email you persistently.
overall then, I'd recommend against using this unless you're sure it's really what you want.
I tried because I wanted to back up virtual machines set up on VMWare ESXi (free), but it failed because I didn't have a specific feature on my ESXi server enabled, which I'd have had to pay for.
Dickytwo to speculatrix
14 Feb 16#10
Are you sure you are not confusing this with Veeam Backup and Replication (the full product). This is for backing up physicals mainly but it does install a lightweight database I think (not full SQL express). I've used it before and for what it does it's great. Hot from me.
Glix
14 Feb 16#11
Meh Veeam. Marketing blurb is as usual a load of waffle. This won't be home user friendly as it requires a dedicated back-up host with another back-up solution hanging off the back of it as another poster pointed out it uses a database to store the back-up info so you need to make sure you don't lose that to get your back-ups.
bobdylan to Glix
16 Feb 16#13
Wrong, no it doesn't
yanmouldy to Glix
21 Feb 16#15
Have you actually used this product? Guessing not interested in actually reviewing a product honestly
wiinote
14 Feb 161#12
Just thought i want to share, I work in IT and use this to backup my laptop. It's fast and and very simple to use. I understand people may have their own preference, Veeam is my preferred choice at the moment and NO i don't work for them :-)
Thanks and keep your data safe.
Thandroo
16 Feb 16#14
Before I have a look at this, is this free version limited in any way?
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You'll find the program at https://www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html if you want to download it. Note that the installer runs to around 200 MB, so it's not a small file. It also works best if you have a reasonably fast computer, as this is a very powerful (although easy to use) product.
You can back up individual files or folders to an external USB drive or a separate NAS-type storage system. You can also back up to another part of your existing PC, but it's not recommended for obvious reasons (if your PC dies, so does your backup).
You can also back up your entire PC, and then create a bootable recovery disk. You can then restore the backup, even to a machine that has no operating system, by booting from the recovery disk and then proceeding with the remainder of the restore process.
"Veam Endpoint Backup Free" is a really nice product that's easy to use, and free of charge. If you're serious about backing up your computer, it's worth checking out
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Can Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE be used to back up physical servers? Can it be used as an enterprise physical server backup tool?
Customers can use Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE to back up those few remaining physical Windows servers in their environment. Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE does not scale beyond a few servers, however, and does not implement server-specific backup features (e.g., Veeam advanced application-aware processing, support for server clusters, etc.).
Can Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE create application-consistent backups of my computer?
Yes, Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE integrates with Microsoft VSS to provide application-level and file system level consistency.
Is Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE part of Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Availability Suite?
No, while Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE optionally integrates with the Veeam Backup & Replication, it is a separate FREE product that does not require the purchase of any other Veeam products to work.
Can Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE be used to back up phones, tablets, or other mobile devices?
Veeam Endpoint Backup is intended for x86 Windows-based desktops, laptops and tablets only.
What is Veeam’s support policy for Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE?
Because it is a free product, Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE will be supported through Veeam’s free product support policy. According to this policy, Veeam will attempt to provide support for users of Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE, however, Veeam does not provide response goals or response guarantees for this service.
However, we highly encourage all users to submit any issues they face with as much details as possible through the support issue submission system built into the product. All submitted issues will be carefully investigated and addressed in the following product updates.
What if I have an issue with Veeam Backup & Replication integration functionality?
If you believe the issue is not specific to Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE (for example, a generic backup repository issue), and have an active maintenance agreement, you can open a support case normally. If during the investigation, the issue is found to be specific to Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE, your support case will be transferred into the free products support queue.
there are loads of free backup apps... http://pcsupport.about.com/od/backup/tp/free-backup-software.htm there are 34.
I use acronis and pay for it but I've never heard of veeam.
you have to give them an email address to register and receive a key, and they will then email you persistently.
overall then, I'd recommend against using this unless you're sure it's really what you want.
I tried because I wanted to back up virtual machines set up on VMWare ESXi (free), but it failed because I didn't have a specific feature on my ESXi server enabled, which I'd have had to pay for.
Thanks and keep your data safe.