Best Free Mirror Backup Software for Windows 11, 10, 8, 7  

Best Free Mirror Backup Software for Windows 11, 10, 8, 7


Table of Contents
  1. Mirror backup vs. mirror image backup
  2. What is the best free mirror backup software for Windows PC?
  3. How to create a mirror backup in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7
    1. How to create a mirror image backup via Qiling Disk Master
  4. To sum up

Mirror backup vs. mirror image backup

Doing a mirror backup is to duplicate certain files and folders from one place to another. It is the fastest backup method because it doesn’t require any compression of the source data. The other advantage of a mirror backup is that the backed data can be used directly without the restoration process.

Apart from mirror backup, another commonly-used backup method is mirror image backup. You can create a mirror image backup for the operating system, a hard disk, a disk partition as well as individual files/folders. The backup process will generate an image file and the file type of the image file is usually proprietary to the backup program that's being used.

The following table will show you the differences between mirror backup and mirror image backup more clearly:

 

Mirror Backup

Mirror Image Backup

Compression

No

Yes

Backup time

Faster

Slower

Storage space

Larger

Smaller

Image file

No

Yes

Restoration

No

Yes

What is the best free mirror backup software for Windows PC?

How to create a mirror backup for your important files and folders easily? Qiling Disk Master Standard, the best free mirror backup software for Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, is the answer. Following features will help you a lot in regard to mirror backup.

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How to create a mirror backup in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7

Let’s say you want to mirror local folders to an external hard drive. Follow the instructions below:

Step 1. Connect the external hard drive to your computer. Install and run Qiling Disk Master.

Step 2. Select Basic Sync under the Sync tab.

Basic Sync

If you upgrade to higher editions like Qiling Disk Master Professional, you can enjoy the other three sync modes:
Mirror Sync: this will help to keep the destination directory exactly the same as the source directory. If there are files in the destination directory that don’t exist in the source directory, they will be deleted in the destination.
Real-Time Sync: any changes happen in the source directory will be synced to the destination directory immediately.
 Two-Way Sync: changes made in the source directory will take place in the destination directory and vice versa. 

Step 3. Edit the task name based on your needs. Click Add Folder to select the folder(s) you want to sync to the external drive.

Add Folder

Step 4. Click the second bar to select the external drive as sync destination.

Select Sync Destination

Step 5. Click Proceed to begin mirroring local folders to the external hard drive. If needed, you can do more configurations with Options and Schedule Sync.

Proceed

How to create a mirror image backup via Qiling Disk Master

Actually, Qiling Disk Master can also help you with mirror image backup in Windows 11/10/8/7. You can use the Backup feature to create an image file for Windows OS, internal/external hard drive, partition, files or backup files to Qiling Cloud and enjoy 1TB free storage in 15 days. Following is an example of mirroring a hard drive. 

Step 1. Launch Qiling Disk Master. Select Disk Backup under the Backup tab.

Disk Backup

Step 2. Name the backup task in the “Task Name” field. Then, click Add Disk to choose the disk you want to mirror.

Add Disk

Step 3. Select a destination path to store the backup image. Various types of backup devices are supported.

Select Backup Destination

Step 4. Click Proceed to begin hard disk mirroring.

Proceed

To sum up

Now you know the differences between mirror backup and mirror image backup. The best free mirror backup software - Qiling Disk Master enables you to do both kinds of backups. You can use it to mirror any data to any place, such as mirror NAS to another NAS. Moreover, Qiling Disk Master is still the best data migration software for SSD. Don’t hesitate to give it a try!

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