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| 445815 | 2006-04-11 20:18:00 | disk imaging software. ive never got around to using it or having first hand experience with it - if you will. take norton ghost for example, whenever you make a backup of your files i thought if you had 200gig of data then you would be backing up 200gig however it seems that the technician at work was able to back everything up to a DVD! i reckon it must make an iso/image file which is compressed, though if this was possible then why wouldnt more people store 200gig of data from their hard disk on to a 4gig dvd? | newb. (10067) | ||
| 445816 | 2006-04-11 20:46:00 | Because they A)Haven't got around to it B)Don't think disaster will strike |
pctek (84) | ||
| 445817 | 2006-04-11 21:14:00 | i reckon it must make an iso/image file which is compressed, though if this was possible then why wouldnt more people store 200gig of data from their hard disk on to a 4gig dvd? Symantec estimate 50% compression using High compression option so most people won't get anywhere near 200G of data on a single DVD :p |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 445818 | 2006-04-11 21:28:00 | Symantec estimate 50% compression using High compression option so most people won't get anywhere near 200G of data on a single DVD :p Indeed, that is true - this is why I just spent ages burning some DVDs and shifting files over a network - I need to clean up my 200 GB Drive so it is around to a far more manageable 7 GB :thumbs: probably the technician moved your huge MP3 or Photo collection to a networked drive.... or you just don't realise that ghost doesn't backup free space. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 445819 | 2006-04-12 10:06:00 | I have recently found a good open source ghosting program called G4U (see www.feyrer.de). I have tested this on a dual boot Win XP Prof and Fedora Core 4 and it works perfectly. It is based on NetBSD so you have to understand the BSD partition numbering system (if you want to ghost individual partitions) and be prepared to run it from the command prompt - but it's not hard. Written by somebody who wasn't happy with the features of Norton's Ghost. | johnd (85) | ||
| 445820 | 2006-04-12 10:22:00 | Nortons Ghost sucks . Acronis True Image is easier and more reliable to use . CNET review ( . download . com/Acronis-True-Image/3000-2242_4-10168093 . html" target="_blank">www . download . com) and PCWorld review ( . pcworld . com/reviews/article/0,aid,117961,00 . asp" target="_blank">www . pcworld . com) JohnD - good on ya for finding a freebie! |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 445821 | 2006-04-12 11:18:00 | I use Norton Ghost. Yes it does have the option to compress the files. Also you can get it divide the images into "CD" or "DVD" sized chunks. Most of this is done through the command line though. | robertr (10191) | ||
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