I got a new external hard drive recently and I'm attempting to make a total backup of the files on my old PC. I'm not really interested in sorting out all of the crap and keeping what I need, I would rather just get it all done in one go. I went looking for some free backup programs- the first one I tried was Bonkey, which sucks for several reasons, the first of which being a memory transfer limit. Anyway, after that, I went and downloaded Areca on someone else's recommendation, and while that was very slow, it looked like it was completing the backup as I wanted. Unfortunately, it simply created mimics of every single file on my damn computer, with the filenames and correct folder nestings and whatnot, except they weren't actual *files*.
I'm hoping that the third time's the charm, so GiantBomb, I put it to you- show me your best free backup programs that actually work! (Or, does anyone know how to get Areca to make an actual total backup?) I'm totally prepared to look like an idiot if there was some easy thing or switch that I overlooked in my haste. Thank you in advance, to those who can help.
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