[Cialug] Most reliable backup solution

[Scott Yates]

Surething, here is the one-line batch file I use to do a full metal backup
of a C: (boot) drive to my NAS:

*start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\TeraByte Unlimited\Image for
Windows\V2\imagew64.exe" /b /d:w0
/f:"\\freenas\njshares\BareMetal\%COMPUTERNAME%\%COMPUTERNAME%-full-Backup-$~YYYY$-$~MM$"*

It will create that path if it does not exist btw.

So the "/d:w0" portion of that line indicates the zero'th drive.  I use
"/d:w1" if I have an additional drive to back up as well.  (I change the
backup file name slightly to indicate this too)

This gets run on a task schedule once a month (the day is different from
machine to machine so that they are not all trying to back up on the same
day)

One of the nice things about Image for Windows, after you have set all your
options,  but just before you are ready to hit the button to start the
backup, you have a button that shows you the command line that you would
need to use to replicate this run.