On the same window, you can then choose whether or not you want to compress and encrypt the backup image. You can choose whether the backup is a low, normal or high priority to make sure that you have enough juice left to do the things you need to, although if you’re just web browsing and sending e-mail, you shouldn’t have to worry too much about this. When you decide, choose the location where you want to store the backup! When you’ve got the formalities out of the way, you can go on to prioritise the backup - a feature I found most useful when I’m on my computer all day doing various things, some of which are rather CPU intensive. When you want to back up your drive, you have the choice of archiving the data or creating the image sector by sector. The main screen highlights the backup, restore and clone disk options, with the backup process being extremely straightforward - using Todo Backup for the first time reminded me of using Windows XP for the first time after using Windows 2000 with the new “bubblegum” interface, with everything nicely laid out and visible.

The installation is very quick and easy and when you start the backup tool for the first time, you’re presented with a simple, easy to use menu. EASEUS Todo Backup faces some tough competition from a lot of similar utilities on the market, but it has one big advantage - it’s free! You may have seen my review on Carbonite online backup service a few weeks back, an online computer backup service, which I liked quite a lot, mainly because it didn’t intrude on my workflow as much as most backup applications.

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