Good software to back up to WD external harddrive?

[madfloridian]

I got my Western Digital external hard drive. It has a trial program, Memeo Auto Backup, to try.
I used it to back up to the external drive, but it was really a nuisance. When I started the computer today it slowed me down. I uninstalled it happily.

I notice the drive is usable without a software backup program, but I would think a good one would make it easier to stay up to date with back-ups.

Memeo is out, I just looked at Acronis True Image, and it's $50. I hear it's good.

Is there a program that you can stop and start, and it will continue to back up the latest files without running in the background all the time?

BTW did I say I hate the way Vista does files..most annoying.

[madfloridian]

1. Tried free download of Acronis.

Not bad, but not very user friendly for those who getting their first external drive. Both Memeo and Acronis affected the speed of my computer. Already uninstalled it.

Heck, I can drag and drop and use Send to just as quickly.

I think Acronis would be fine if I really truly needed something to spend $50 dollars on...but WD works just as well without a software program.

[PennDem]

2. based on these reviews

Genie Backup Manager looks worth investigating though I'm not familiar with it.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2278663,00.asp

http://data-backup-software-review.toptenreviews.com/