herewegoagain Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 I have a home computer with a very large file of digital pictures. I would die if I lost them. Also, I want to be able to backup windows xp, documents, etc. Is Dantz Retrospect Professional right for a self-learned computer person? I've read some posts, and, quite frankly, I'm concerned about whether or not Retrospect Professional is user friendly. I do not want to have to call for support simply because I'm in over my head. I know that there is a free 30 day download, but I'd rather ask you first. Thank you for any replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvsurfer Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 herewegoagain~ I've also got lots of digital image files and I'm just 2-weeks into using Retrospect Professional (after using several other popular backup programs). It's not so much that Retrospect isn't user-friendly, it's just that it's user-interface is quite a bit different than typical Windows application interfaces. I gave up on most of the other backup programs I tried because while they all could backup my data and image files, none of them could backup Windows (while running Windows). So far, I haven't had the 'guts' to attempt a total restore from my Retrospect backups because I've been getting some errors in the backup process - see my thread (url below). While Retrospect has an unusual interface, it alone (as far as I know) has the capability to do a complete system backup, but 'the jury is still out' as to whether or not I can absolutely rely on Retrospect. ~pv http://forums.dantz.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=39787&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herewegoagain Posted April 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Thanks for your help, pvsurfer! I'm looking at the Maxtor OneTouch 300 that uses Dantz Retrospect software. It appears to be easier for people like myself, yet still have the dependable software (Dantz). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvsurfer Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 You're probably making a good decision IF you also need a backup hard-drive. I'm not familiar with the included Retrospect Express version, but since it's a Dantz product it should be decent. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchtown Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 <Is Dantz Retrospect Professional right for a self-learned computer person?> The quote above is from the original poster. I don't quite know about the ability of a self-learned computer person but I, myself, am a self-taught computer person:-) Jesting aside, I have found that Retrospect is a programme on which to rely. I possess both the old Express and newer Professional versions. They back up data reliably, you may have confidence in that. However the user-interface is a little quirky, as indeed is the key component of its methodology in that it completely eshews the historical dependence on a file's ARCHIVE ATTRIBUTE. I am a photographer. I would be beside myself if I were to lose pictures... and I use Retrospect. best wishes, Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herewegoagain Posted April 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 It was the Dantz Director of Customer Service who recommended Maxtor 300 because it has the Dantz software in it. In my situation I think Maxtor will be easier for me....at least I hope! And, I only considered it because it had the Dantz software. I'll let you know. Thank you for all the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchtown Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Good, glad it worked out for you;~) Perhaps the Dantz Director of Customer Service might assist me in getting my site working... best wishes, Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herewegoagain Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 I have Maxtor 300 up and running, and I'm happy to tell you that it is wonderful. I only have to push a pretty blue button and it backs up my entire system. It takes a while, but it's so easy. I have a desktop icon that I use if I just want to update my documents (where I have all my pictures). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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