back up c drive

[Harry Ohrn]

Ted why did you fail to include the winking smilie when you quoted me?

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Reasonable people can disagree on the meaning of words. Here is what you
wrote:

"There is one huge difference between Norton Ghost and Acronis TrueImage
and
that is the word Symantec."

FWIW, Ghost is the only Symantec software on my computer. I was a loyal
user
of Norton branded programs even as they became bloated and slowed my
computer, and even though I suffered grief from Live Update. I finally
threw
in the towel when it turned out that the only way to 'upgrade' NAV is to
completely remove it, a complicated and lengthy procedure.

In my experience, Ghost is very different. Perhaps I have PowerQuest to
thank?
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

Ted you jumped the gun. I stated that I have used Ghost extensively and I
have had images fail to load. I was not simply speaking "on principle" as
you say.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Sorry, I have to stick my nose in here...

If you're opposed to Symantec software on principal, that's your
perfect
right, but I don't think that's sufficient reason to dissuade the OP from
trying Ghost.

Norton Ghost, when installed from a Ghost CD, is unique among Norton
branded
software in that it does not have a large footprint, does not sink deep
hooks into the system and does not affect the computer's performance.

I started using Ghost with the 2003 version (Ghost 9.0 is a nice
improvement) and I have never had an image restore fail. In fact, no part
of
the program has ever failed me.

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

There is one huge difference between Norton Ghost and Acronis
TrueImage
and
that is the word Symantec ;-)

Seriously though having used both products extensively I have never
had
an
Acronis TrueImage restore fail however I have had Ghost fail several
times.
BTW which version of Ghost will allow you to restore individual files
using
the boot CD? I know that you can use the Ghost Explorer to recover
individual files but so does Acronis TrueImage.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Norton Ghost does everything that Arconis True Image does, and more.
You
can boot from the Norton Ghost disc, and you can recover individual
files
from the Ghost image instead of having to do a full restore. Ghost
also
allows you to keep multiple images and has an image browser that allows
you
to track the differences. For the money, Ghost is a much better
program.

Bobby

There's basically 2 ways to backup your system.

The first is to backup all of your files. MSBackup usually comes on
the
system that you've got and is fairly good for this purpose. I prefer
the
free version of SyncBack, and others prefer the free version of
Cobian
Backup
(you can Google for these programs).

The next option is to create an image of your hard drive. This
copies
everything in one big chunk - and can be used to restore your system
if
it
crashes. While there are free programs that do this, I prefer
Acronis
True
Image because it works within Windows - which most of the other
programs
don't. The benefit of the program is that I can reboot with the
Acronis
recovery CD and be back up and running within 20 minutes. The
Acronis
program costs about $50.

I use both programs in combination to protect my files. I backup all
of
my
data/personal files using the SyncBack program on a daily basis.
I
use
the
Acronis program to image my hard drive on a weekly basis - I save
7
copies
of
it and overwrite the oldest as I go along.

:

How do I back up my system?

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Thanks Richard. That is an improvement over previous versions of Ghost and
is also an advantage over TI.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Hi Harry,

Because I wanted to be certain of my answer, I just booted my computer
with both True Image 8 CD and with Ghost 9 CD.

The Ghost 9 CD "does" allow you to restore individual files from an image
you have created. It's image explorer is fully functional under the
recovery environment. Thus you can replace ntldr when it goes missing etc.
It also allows you to edit partition tables (a huge plus when a
drive/partition shows as RAW - if you know what you are doing).

True Image only allows a full restore under their recovery environment.

Hope this helps (-:

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

There is one huge difference between Norton Ghost and Acronis TrueImage
and
that is the word Symantec ;-)

Seriously though having used both products extensively I have never had
an
Acronis TrueImage restore fail however I have had Ghost fail several
times.
BTW which version of Ghost will allow you to restore individual files
using
the boot CD? I know that you can use the Ghost Explorer to recover
individual files but so does Acronis TrueImage.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Norton Ghost does everything that Arconis True Image does, and more.
You
can boot from the Norton Ghost disc, and you can recover individual
files
from the Ghost image instead of having to do a full restore. Ghost also
allows you to keep multiple images and has an image browser that allows you
to track the differences. For the money, Ghost is a much better
program.

Bobby

There's basically 2 ways to backup your system.

The first is to backup all of your files. MSBackup usually comes on
the
system that you've got and is fairly good for this purpose. I prefer the
free version of SyncBack, and others prefer the free version of Cobian
Backup
(you can Google for these programs).

The next option is to create an image of your hard drive. This copies
everything in one big chunk - and can be used to restore your system
if it
crashes. While there are free programs that do this, I prefer Acronis
True
Image because it works within Windows - which most of the other
programs
don't. The benefit of the program is that I can reboot with the
Acronis
recovery CD and be back up and running within 20 minutes. The Acronis
program costs about $50.

I use both programs in combination to protect my files. I backup all
of
my
data/personal files using the SyncBack program on a daily basis. I
use
the
Acronis program to image my hard drive on a weekly basis - I save 7 copies
of
it and overwrite the oldest as I go along.

:

How do I back up my system?

 

[Harry Ohrn]

LOL. It depends on if you want to have a backup that is there for you when
you need it. If your computer is stolen, damaged by fire or water and you've
simply stored your backup on the computer then you've lost it. However if
your data isn't really important then do as you wish.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Harry: To show that no harm or hard feelings were intended, here is a parade
of winking smilies:

;-> ;-> ;-> ;-> ;-> ;-> ;-> ;->
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

Ted why did you fail to include the winking smilie when you quoted me?

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Reasonable people can disagree on the meaning of words. Here is what you
wrote:

"There is one huge difference between Norton Ghost and Acronis TrueImage
and
that is the word Symantec."

FWIW, Ghost is the only Symantec software on my computer. I was a loyal
user
of Norton branded programs even as they became bloated and slowed my
computer, and even though I suffered grief from Live Update. I finally
threw
in the towel when it turned out that the only way to 'upgrade' NAV is to
completely remove it, a complicated and lengthy procedure.

In my experience, Ghost is very different. Perhaps I have PowerQuest to
thank?
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

Ted you jumped the gun. I stated that I have used Ghost extensively and I
have had images fail to load. I was not simply speaking "on principle" as
you say.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Sorry, I have to stick my nose in here...

If you're opposed to Symantec software on principal, that's your
perfect
right, but I don't think that's sufficient reason to dissuade the OP from
trying Ghost.

Norton Ghost, when installed from a Ghost CD, is unique among Norton
branded
software in that it does not have a large footprint, does not sink deep
hooks into the system and does not affect the computer's performance.

I started using Ghost with the 2003 version (Ghost 9.0 is a nice
improvement) and I have never had an image restore fail. In fact, no part
of
the program has ever failed me.

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

There is one huge difference between Norton Ghost and Acronis
TrueImage
and
that is the word Symantec ;-)

Seriously though having used both products extensively I have never
had
an
Acronis TrueImage restore fail however I have had Ghost fail several
times.
BTW which version of Ghost will allow you to restore individual files
using
the boot CD? I know that you can use the Ghost Explorer to recover
individual files but so does Acronis TrueImage.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Norton Ghost does everything that Arconis True Image does, and more.
You
can boot from the Norton Ghost disc, and you can recover individual
files
from the Ghost image instead of having to do a full restore. Ghost
also
allows you to keep multiple images and has an image browser that allows
you
to track the differences. For the money, Ghost is a much better
program.

Bobby

There's basically 2 ways to backup your system.

The first is to backup all of your files. MSBackup usually

comes
on

the
system that you've got and is fairly good for this purpose. I prefer
the
free version of SyncBack, and others prefer the free version of
Cobian
Backup
(you can Google for these programs).

The next option is to create an image of your hard drive. This
copies
everything in one big chunk - and can be used to restore your system
if
it
crashes. While there are free programs that do this, I prefer
Acronis
True
Image because it works within Windows - which most of the other
programs
don't. The benefit of the program is that I can reboot with the
Acronis
recovery CD and be back up and running within 20 minutes. The
Acronis
program costs about $50.

I use both programs in combination to protect my files. I

backup
all

of
my
data/personal files using the SyncBack program on a daily basis.
I
use
the
Acronis program to image my hard drive on a weekly basis - I save
7
copies
of
it and overwrite the oldest as I go along.

:

How do I back up my system?

 

[Harry Ohrn]

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Harry: To show that no harm or hard feelings were intended, here is a parade
of winking smilies:

;-> ;-> ;-> ;-> ;-> ;-> ;-> ;->
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

Ted why did you fail to include the winking smilie when you quoted me?

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Reasonable people can disagree on the meaning of words. Here is what you
wrote:

"There is one huge difference between Norton Ghost and Acronis TrueImage
and
that is the word Symantec."

FWIW, Ghost is the only Symantec software on my computer. I was a loyal
user
of Norton branded programs even as they became bloated and slowed my
computer, and even though I suffered grief from Live Update. I finally
threw
in the towel when it turned out that the only way to 'upgrade' NAV is to
completely remove it, a complicated and lengthy procedure.

In my experience, Ghost is very different. Perhaps I have PowerQuest to
thank?
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

Ted you jumped the gun. I stated that I have used Ghost extensively

and

I

principle"

as

you say.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Sorry, I have to stick my nose in here...

If you're opposed to Symantec software on principal, that's your
perfect
right, but I don't think that's sufficient reason to dissuade the OP
from
trying Ghost.

Norton Ghost, when installed from a Ghost CD, is unique among Norton
branded
software in that it does not have a large footprint, does not sink deep
hooks into the system and does not affect the computer's performance.

I started using Ghost with the 2003 version (Ghost 9.0 is a nice
improvement) and I have never had an image restore fail. In fact, no
part
of
the program has ever failed me.

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

There is one huge difference between Norton Ghost and Acronis
TrueImage
and
that is the word Symantec ;-)

Seriously though having used both products extensively I have never
had
an
Acronis TrueImage restore fail however I have had Ghost fail several
times.
BTW which version of Ghost will allow you to restore individual files
using
the boot CD? I know that you can use the Ghost Explorer to recover
individual files but so does Acronis TrueImage.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Norton Ghost does everything that Arconis True Image does, and more.
You
can boot from the Norton Ghost disc, and you can recover individual
files
from the Ghost image instead of having to do a full restore. Ghost
also
allows you to keep multiple images and has an image browser that
allows
you
to track the differences. For the money, Ghost is a much better
program.

Bobby

There's basically 2 ways to backup your system.

The first is to backup all of your files. MSBackup usually comes
on
the
system that you've got and is fairly good for this purpose. I
prefer
the
free version of SyncBack, and others prefer the free version of
Cobian
Backup
(you can Google for these programs).

The next option is to create an image of your hard drive. This
copies
everything in one big chunk - and can be used to restore your
system
if
it
crashes. While there are free programs that do this, I prefer
Acronis
True
Image because it works within Windows - which most of the other
programs
don't. The benefit of the program is that I can reboot with the
Acronis
recovery CD and be back up and running within 20 minutes. The
Acronis
program costs about $50.

I use both programs in combination to protect my files. I backup
all
of
my
data/personal files using the SyncBack program on a daily basis.
I
use
the
Acronis program to image my hard drive on a weekly basis - I save
7
copies
of
it and overwrite the oldest as I go along.

:

How do I back up my system?