The use of Paragon disk-imaging technology and Microsoft VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) tackles the problem of backing up running applications and system locked files. Create an image-based copy of the whole disk system, or separate volumes and place them locally, to CD/DVD/BD, or on the net.

Support for the new ReFS: backup, restore, and browsing under Windows and Linux.

Read only access to unmounted ReFS volumes under Linux and Windows environments.

Full ReFS read/write support under Windows.

Support for the latest Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.

But its power is its support of the innovative ReFS.”

For recovery purposes it includes a powerful Linux/DOS environment. It employs Microsoft VSS and Paragon’s patent-pending technologies for consistent point-in-time copies of the whole disk system or separate volumes. Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 is a disk-imaging tool for Windows 8 and Server 2012. Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Server 2012 is based on Paragon’s Universal File System Driver technology, integrating the company’s 18 years of file system development experience. “ Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 allows users to create a backup image of the system, and restore it under Linux or directly on Windows any time it is needed. The software is specifically designed for Windows 8 and according to Paragon is… a complete backup and recovery software tool for all Windows 8 versions, including the new RT.

Paragon is currently offering its brand new imaging software, Paragon Image Backup for Windows 8 and Server 2012, for free.

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