Anyone have a Western Digital Hard Drive?

from JoeUser Forums

 

No. I didn’t win one. Even if I did, no one would get it.

BUT: Just found something interesting. Everyone with a WD-HDD can download and use the special edition Acronis-WD. It only works with WD HDD’s, though. Comes with a guide, too.

You can get it here:  http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119

Supports XP, Vista and W7.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Very nice find, Doc. I'm using a WD640 GB main HDD and a 320GB external to back up on. :thumbsup:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Free is good. Sometimes. :)

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

WOW !! Awsome, I have 2 WD's ....a 500 Gig and a 1 Terabyte. I've always had great performance with WD. Thanks Doc !!  :beer: :beer:

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Welcome, Ace... I only have one, but hey... free is free!

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Apart from the SSD, all my internal drives are WD, as are 3 my external ones... the Seagates are 'community' and contain all the videos of the extended family that I edit/convert for them.  However, I do have Acronis 2009, which I will update with the next edition, but mrs starkers also has 3 internal WD's and I'm sure she would appreciate checking out this version to if she wants Acronis to safeguard her data.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

darn, I have a hitachi internal and that's the slowest part of my system, be really nice to just copy everything over to a new hard drive.

my external is WD but...

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I think it's only for Internal HD's, Greg.

Seagate has backup software for their disks, I believe... 

For SSD's (and SMART won't accurately predict 'demise'), EaseUS backup software is free and maybe the beat, but for an image, you'll need an additional tool from their site.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have 3 internals and 4 externals.

Nice find Doc...I'll be sure to put it to use.

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Boogers. Mine is an external HDD, 1 TB. Oh well.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

Interesting.

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

Very cool, I only use WD drives. All caviar black, 1 TB - 600 GB - 300 GB from less than a year old to 5 years old and all still running great.

 

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 9
Boogers. Mine is an external HDD, 1 TB. Oh well.
End of Uvah's quote

That's okay, matey, Acronis backs up to external drives.  I have a 1tb WD USB3 that I use for backups of backups. :thumbsup:

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yep. Acronis should do it for you... the WD version as well. The software has to be on an internal WD HDD, but backup to anywhere.

Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top

I have a half dozen external drives (they seem to collect all over the place).  Probably a couple are WDs.  Will check this out.