Like a Phoenix from the ashes, this thread has arisen again :D :D
I urge everybody who has not yet done so to read this thread, this subject will always be of vital importance.
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Like a Phoenix from the ashes, this thread has arisen again :D :D
I urge everybody who has not yet done so to read this thread, this subject will always be of vital importance.
Well, I wanted to add to this as I wanted to clarify my comments about ghost before. But after going back to work recently, (my new job as a PC tech takes me away from here, so, I've not been around here much); however, we do use ghost at work almost daily and I have to say it's a great program for backing you important data.
Okay here's the deal. This thread is now a sticky.
Stickiness, fame at last :)
Syncback is a great little backup tool, it was recommended to me by Falcon2000, have look.
http://www.2brightsparks.com/products.html
Hi. I've got two questions for you all. I'm fairly new so take it easy on me with the tech talk please. Thanks. :o
I've been reading through this thread and haven't seen any mention of the usefullness of external hard drives. (unless I missed it) I was looking at drives like this one HERE. It utilizes Iomega Automatic Backup & Symantec Norton Ghost. This seems like an appealing alternative to manually making a backup disc to me, plus you get the added space and some other extras. With the reading I've done they make them sound so easy to use, especially with the automatic backup scheduling. A computer challenged lazy mans backup system if you will. Wouldn't this be a very reliable, and even prefered, way to backup your entire system?
The backups I've made in the past have been to a DVD+R disc from a backup file I create using Sonic Record Now. I assume that it makes a backup of everything since the choice I'm given is "Backup All?". Is this good enough?
External HD's are great wrt ease of use, portability, and security.
However, on an 'apples and apples' basis they cost more per GB, and are not quite as fast as IDE ATA and SATA drives.
The automatic backup feature seems like a good idea, especially for the forgetfuls(like the author of this post).
I'll probably go with a software program like Norton Ghost even though my Sonic Record Now program has a backup feature. From what I've read here, it seems to be one of the most reliable choices.
Ski - Thanks for the info on the external hard drives. I was just curious what other people's thoughts were about using them as a backup tool. Mainly because some cost about the same as the Norton Ghost program itself, and you get some extra gigs as a bonus. How well they compare to software backup programs is what I don't know. Decisions Decisions! *sigh*
Ah, backing up. You know what's better than backing up? Not backing up, but using RAID-5 instead. ;)
It'd take a minimum of two simultaneous HDD failures to bring the array down.
Edit: Just saw the dates, oops. Sorry to resurrect an old thread.
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Originally Posted by photolady
photolady; IF you set up the OS and all installed programs in the same partition/drive the entire partition/drive shall be bit-by-bit copied! Boot records, hidden files, pimples and all!!! Ghost automatuically wipes out the old info on the partition/drive and replaces it with the "perfect" Ghost you saved (on HD and CD, eh?). Return to your previous state of perfection ought to take a total of less than 10 minutes!!!
I backup every time before I add any program and every time after I delete something. I also, by default programming of my head, do a Sunday backup to a CD. I believe in CYOA, and it has enabled me to completely recover from a disaster in <10 minutes.
I CYOA by having the Ghost application on a floppy drisk.
Hd failure? Worm? Parasite? Hand grenade? No problem with GHOST!
Ghost, never compute without it! :D
2 Years old...Acronis True Image is better IMO....
Liam
I got the email notification and had to read why cincyJim is posting cause honestly, I didn't even remember what I'd said. I too use Acronis True Image 11 now. Ghost was from where I previously worked. And since this thread is more than two years old........what's the sense in you telling me what I already know now, cincyJim?
Btw, I back up once a week on my personal computer. Cause I'm always changing something. LOL