Can I just select individual files and folders to backup?
Using the drive imaging features in Server 2008, the answer is no – the smallest unit of backup is an entire volume. This means that you should partition your drives carefully to separate important data that needs to be backed up from unimportant data (such as temporary downloads, etc.) onto different volumes. And of course, your system installation should be on a separate partition altogether. If you do need to select specific files and folders to backup, an excellent alternative to drive imaging is using the File Replication Engine, which enables you to backup specific files and folders to many different backup devices, and provides a variety of backup retention options.
