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Network Backup solution needed

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I have roughly 25 users on my primary network. They are currently backing up to a network drive using a free program called SyncBack. I have to map the network drive as "P" and just tell SyncBack to put the files there. However, when I password protect the folder on the network drive, map it out on the PC with the correct user / pass, it does not always reconnect when the PC's restart. I've had to resort to leaving the backup folder unprotected, thus giving everyone access to all of the backup files. This has not caused a problem yet, but it may sometime in the future. What kind of network storage and backup software would you guys recommend? I'm trying to do this on a semi budget. I do not have a domain controller either, if that helps any. All files are stored locally on each user's PC, including e-mail.
 
I've been playing around with this: http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/index.htm

It will create an image, like ghost, of the entire drive, while Windows is running. It has a GUI and command line, seems easy enough to deploy, isn't too bad in price, and oh yeah, will do incremental and differential backups too. Works pretty well in my testing so far.

Then you just need something to store those files on. Depends on how many workstations, how much data is on their drives, how much you might grow, how long you wish to retain backups, etc. But a NAS unit of some sort (or just a old server with beefed up storage running Win2K server/ linux) should od if you get one with enough space.

There's a 30day trial too, which is what I'm using now to test with.

Using the CLI, you could schedule this to run at a time of day, and just use a UNC instead of a mapped drive - so you won't even _need_ to map the share; and you could specify the username/password for the share in the script.
 
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