Backing up a Linux machine using to a Windows PC

[morhsn]

Hey guys,

I have quite the question and was hoping someone could point me to the right direction as Google failed to do so.

I have a Windows 7 PC and also own a website that runs on CentOS:

Linux 2.6.32-220.13.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Apr 17 23:56:34 BST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I wanted to ask what is the most efficient way to backup my whole CentOS machine (hard disk size is 30 GB), in a way that would allow me to restore the machine back to its current state in case the whole server or hard disk are gone.

I don't require the ability to restore specific files so I don't mind ending up with one big 30 GB file that can somehow be used to re-create my machine if something happens.

Thanks a lot!

[Victor Leigh]

I also use Centos to run all my servers. So far I have only backed-up my data. I don't quite understand why you would want to back up the entire server. Perhaps you can elaborate on your reasons for wanting to do so.