Get Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 free (today only)

Normally $39.95, Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 is free to download--Wednesday, April 8 only.

(Credit: Paragon Software Group)

Here's another great freebie from Giveaway of the Day: Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 Personal. It's a drive-imaging program similar to Acronis True Image, and today only you can pick it up for nada.

Let me repeat that: today only (Wednesday, April 8). As you might guess from its name, Giveaway of the Day is a site that offers a different commercial program each day of the week. When the clock strikes midnight tonight, Paragon Drive Backup goes back to costing $39.95.

CNET hasn't reviewed the program, but there's a good overview at PC World. In addition to imaging your entire hard drive, Paragon Drive Backup can back up individual files and folders. Get the full feature rundown from Paragon's site.

I've used a program similar to this for years, cloning my primary hard drive to a secondary drive. That way, if the main drive croaks, I can just swap in the spare and get back to work.

Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 requires Windows 2000, XP, or Vista. It's a 241MB download.

Remember: today only. Grab this $40 app free of charge before it's too late, and start making full-system backups like you know you should.

[unwritten_law9]

Think it will work with Windows 7? 64bit?

[Georgia in MS]

I need to upgrade a laptop HD. I was thinking of buying one of the transfer data kits with software to xfer everything (OS, programs, files). If I have this Paragon program, do I need to buy one of those xfer kits?

[brandonh33]

All you need is an external hhd bay for the new harddrive to transfer the data. This software copies bit by bit making an exact copy.

[jw1776]

I could be wrong but, I believe it has to be INSTALLED by today not just downloaded.

[Nychocolips]

Looks very interesting. But I am concerned about how one would re-install this if they need to? I've already had to rebuild a laptop after sending it away for support.


Thanks,
Choco

[pigmond]

You install it -- when you create a backup, you're also backing up the application. When you reload your backup, you also reload the program.

There is an additional option to create a bootable DVD or thumb drive -- so you can restore directly from the media.

[Nychocolips]

After the ridiculous amount it took for me to patch my rebuilt system I decided to download this software. The installation and registration was pretty easy. I'm going to try to image this weekend (if not tonight) and then blow it away and try to restore it. I'd like to discover the issues BEFORE I have real emergency.

I've stored my registration information online so that I can easily find it no matter what system fails.

[DetJMunch]

I am trying to install and it is asking me for a prduct key and serial number. Anybody else having these problems?

[bremori]

on install, when it asks for pr key and ser num, there is a line which sends you to input info name email the pr key and ser num will be in your email. couldn't cut and paste, from email, though, but was able to enter pr key and ser num manually. thanks rick and GOTD...

[GrampaG]

Great deal........... except their password site went bonkers about 7 hours before the deal expired and one could not get the authorization keys to use the software. This is what is known as an empty promise if there ever was one!

[rickbroida]

Bummer! Did you try pinging GotD to see if they have a fix?