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EDIT 06/17/08: The Free Download is over. From the site itself:

This software was available as a giveaway on June 16, 2008, this giveaway is not available any more. You can download the trial version of this software at http://www.macrium.com.

They have a “free” edition that’s a bit more feature limited. I’ll be looking into alternatives. Thanks!

I found this on Lifehacker, an excellent resource for random tips and tricks that can make life easier. I get at least one time saver a week, if not more, by checking out the site. It’s not a site everyone here will like, but sometimes the Lifehacker world will crossover into photography related subjects. Like today, and today only, Macrium Reflect is offering their full version (not the free version) of their software, totally free, but today only. I’m sure you have to sell your soul (give them your email address, or a kitten), but it is a $40 piece of software.

Personally, on the PC side of things, I used to use Syncback SE. Since the great switch of ‘08, I now use Chronosync on the Mac. But if you don’t have the money to afford either application for backups, or just haven’t considered a backup solution, maybe this is a nice entry into that world.

PSA time: Backups are really important. Whether it’s a picture of kitty, your child, Shaq, a graduating senior, a model, etc. you really should have some duplication of your work somewhere else. Every week it seeems, some poor sap is giving us the usual sob story about how their hard drive made the clicking noise of doom. No backup, and so their life’s work is gone. They could pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars to get a service like DriveSavers to extract the data by breaking the drive apart in a clean room with bunny suits (think spaceman uniform, not Easter time). And no guarantees on saving it all.

Or you could just backup your stuff. And programs like these make it easier, if not automatic, to do so. I’ve already given you links on previous articles where you can find external drives for cheap. Try 1TB for 200 or so dollars. And now we have free backup software.

The rest is up to you.

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