Originally Posted by
tsutton
I have WHS server running in the garage, which does a full backup every night - everything including the operating system. Takes about an hour over my network.
So if my HDD failed, I just swap the HDD, insert the restore disc, pick the date that I want restoring to and leave it to restore.
Once done, power it on and everything are there including software. No reinstalling needed.
You can even "browse" the folders of each backups made, so you can restore one or 100 files.
It's a lifesaver for me...
Easily the cheapest and easier way to backup up to 10 PCS, I also use this with 4 PC's and another function is being able to strem files to xbox / PS3 and also remotely if you need a file whilst not at home
Can run on a cheap basic PC and just fill with HDD's
My server runs 24/7 and has saved 2 PC's after HDD fails now and also handle some redundency with its own data on the drives.