[Box Backup] Backup/Restore Questions

[Chris Wilson]

Hi Joe,

On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, Full Name wrote:

> 1) Will "BoxBackup" give me the capability to backup my complete Hard 
> Drive(including XP SP3 Operating System, all Windows & MicroSoft Office 
> Updates) and at a later date do a full restore? Note: A clean re-install 
> of the OS from my Dell provided Recovery CD's won't work because MS will 
> no longer provide the necessary & important "Updates")

No, it's not designed to do that. You should use system imaging for that. 
However as you're probably aware, system imaging is slow and requires the 
machine to be shut down, so it can't provide you with continuous 
protection for your data as you create it. Box Backup is good at that.

> 2) Can the backups be made to DVD-CD media?

No.

> 3) Can the backup's be made to/or restored from my online DropBox Account?

No. Amazon S3 support is more likely to be added sooner.

> 4) In the event of a hard drive crash or drive replacement ... are these DVD-CD's bootable?

No.

> 5) Does "BoxBackup" need to be installed and running on the target drive for a restore?

Yes, at least bbackupquery.exe and the configuration files need to be 
available. You can have them on a pen drive or CD to make restore easier, 
but it's not a disaster recovery system.

Cheers, Chris.
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