Feature Set:  

Active@ Disk Image supports a variety of copying or imaging options, including mirroring of Blu-Ray, HD, CD and DVDs for backing up your media. It can also back up entire computer drives and partitions; however, it does not create partitions. It can also clone data to multiple hard drives, which could prove useful.

Basically, Active@ Disk Image creates an exact copy of a PC disk for use of disk duplication, transfering to a new PC, or secure backup. Active@ Disk Image can even create a raw disk image (each sector copied) for non-Windows systems.

Active@ Disk Image also includes a solution for restoring a crashed PC. The Active@ Boot Disk Lite can be loaded onto a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive and used to boot the dead sysem and help you restore it to a working condition.

Ease of Use:  

Active@ Disk Image provides a relatively easy process from start to finish, especially considering the complex tasks it is able to perform. As a parition-oriented solution, you don't even have to worry about overlooking files, and the complete folder structure and hidden files are all saved.

The software is pretty simple to navigate, utilizing an understandable layout and intuitive interface. Active@ Disk Image is pretty versatile, and the bootable restoring of a crashed system isn't just a lifesaver, it's relatively painless.

Backup/Restore Process:  

Active@ Disk Image can backup your entire hard drive or it can copy sector-by-sector or by selected partition. It can also be used to create a bootable file for restoring a PC system disk using Active Boot Disk Lite, which can start a PC from a CD, DVD or a USB flash drive.

This software supports a variety of scheduling options including by the day, week or month and even down to the minute. This is quite useful for back up purposes.

Help/Support:  

LSoft Technologies offers FAQs and a user manual online as well as embedded support. They also offer free upgrades online. You can contact them through a toll-free telephone number or email.

LSoft Technologies has greatly improved Active@ Disk Image since the first time we reviewed it. Active@ Disk Image has gone from a difficult program to recommend to a program worth looking at, especially for imaging non hard drive type disks.