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Thread ID: 72403	2006-09-11 22:05:00	Ghost Question	sam m (517)	Press F1

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484046	2006-09-11 22:05:00	Hi, I am in the process of purchasing a 250GB hard drive to replace my 80GB. My thoughts are to then convert my existing 80GB to an external hard drive for file transfer and back up. Now what I am unsure about is how ghosting works as I am loathe to set up all my apps again. Reading previous posts it appears that Acronis might be the go. Is it possible to ghost my current pc, replace the hard drive and then ghost back to the new hard drive?	sam m (517)
484047	2006-09-11 22:54:00	basically all you need to do is get ur hands on a ghost floppy, connect both hard drives, boot to the floppy and ghost your 80gig onto your new 250gig	Jimmy D (2061)
484048	2006-09-11 22:58:00	Hi Sam_M, Basic process (assuming you have a desktop PC) is: - Fit the new drive alongside the existing one. - Do whatever formatting and partitioning you want to get the new drive working. - "Ghost" the contents of old drive to new. - Tell the computer to boot from the new drive. - Decide what you want to do with the old drive! Norton's Ghost is the original (and actually NZ developed!) imaging product. I personally find Acronis suits me better, but it's probably swings and rounabouts. http://ghost.radified.com/ ...is the best guide I am aware of. Rad is a Ghost fan, but the process is pretty much identical with any "Imaging" software. Regards, Martnz	martnz (271)
484049	2006-09-12 02:31:00	Norton's Ghost is the original (and actually NZ developed!) imaging product. I personally find Acronis suits me better, but it's probably swings and rounabouts. [url]http:// Ghost WAS NZ, until Symantec bought it. And 2003 was the last real Ghost, now its actually not Ghost anymore. Acronis is good too - same sort of procedure as with Ghost - easy to do.	pctek (84)
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