I usually Image about every 2-3 months as Imaging for me is providing a redundant backup in the event a Cloning process fails.
I prefer Cloning (every 2 weeks) as my short-term HDD backup method since I have a couple of spare HDD's and I have 'hot-swap' SATA Trays in my PC Desktop tower so swapping HDD's is fast & convenient. I keep several Images on an external HDD to provide redundancy in supplementing my Cloning routine. If the user for various reasons needed to roll back the PC to an earlier point in time, they could select the Image from several stored Image files from specific points in time. Imaging creates a file, usually compressed from its original size, onto a Destination storage drive (ie, an external HDD, etc), that allows the user to store multiple copies of the Source HDD on another storage HDD in file formats.įor example, some PC users Image their HDD's daily, weekly, etc. Many PC users use Imaging more than Cloning as it provides a more flexible result.
Most articles regarding Cloning refer to the original HDD as the 'Source' HDD and the copied HD as the 'Target' or 'Destination' HDD.īoth Cloning & Imaging have pro's & con's to their methods, depending on one's preference. I posted regarding Cloning & Imaging in a couple of threads over at (links at the end of this post) that may help with describing the differences between Cloning & Imaging and what I do periodically to backup my HDD's.īottom line is that Cloning & Imaging (full-HDD Imaging) accomplish the same results but the processes & steps required differ from one another.Ĭloning refers to copying the contents of a HDD onto a 2nd physical HDD that is usually of equal sized capacity or larger than the original HDD.
I use both methods for my periodic HDD backup routines.
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