Disk imaging software has come a long way from the days we would make a system disk snapshot or a complete system backup for that ever impending disaster. Sometimes we would thank our stars and sometime wonder why we did it, since we never got to utilize it. Take it from someone who has lost entire systems at an alarmingly regular rate of intervals, backing up your data is never a bad bet. The only time that uncertainty looms like dark clouds, is when technology changes, and we have to take backups all over again. In recent years, the software industry has made leaps and bounds in backup software, with features that will make you sit up and smile. Features like operating independent restore, capability of backup software to repair your damaged OS and if not the ability to restore to an alternate without any hassles. The modern-day disk imaging software will boot independently of the OS and scan to see if there is anything to do to repair a bad operating system, and if not offer alternates in a system restore. The software will analyze alternates and show you a brief or expanded summary if necessary along with the exact steps to take to a complete system restore in the shortest time possible.