Backup - what's the best way?
What is a good Backup strategy (Win XP Pro)?
I have a 60g hard drive with the operating system and all programs that I copied onto a 160g drive and now that's the main drive. On that 160g, I transfered a lot of files (about 80g) from CD's on to it.
If my hard drive failed, I wouldn't want to install everything over and have to copy 80g of data from CD's back to the hard drive.
I still have the 60g hard drive that has the OS and programs and could use that for a (partial) backup.
What is a good way to keep a backup and also backup new files that are added?
Should I keep another hard drive insync with the main one, like an external or internal one? thanks
I have a 60g hard drive with the operating system and all programs that I copied onto a 160g drive and now that's the main drive. On that 160g, I transfered a lot of files (about 80g) from CD's on to it.
If my hard drive failed, I wouldn't want to install everything over and have to copy 80g of data from CD's back to the hard drive.
I still have the 60g hard drive that has the OS and programs and could use that for a (partial) backup.
What is a good way to keep a backup and also backup new files that are added?
Should I keep another hard drive insync with the main one, like an external or internal one? thanks
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For something like that it sounds like the best path is to get 500gb external disk for a backup copy.
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I find Symantec butchers products and I would suggest avoiding ghost... Acronis products have a very good reputation - I'd stick with them.
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An image is a clone. Images can be restored with appropriate boot disks. As usual, I'm not quite sure what scrathcyboy is talking about.
An image is a clone. Images can be restored with appropriate boot disks. As usual, I'm not quite sure what scrathcyboy is talking about.
Agree with Leew.
A Ghost Image is a complete clone of your PC.
Eg last week, I ghosted a users PC, and then put that image over another users PC (after having ghosted that). Tested it fine (apart from the usual domain SID issues) and then put the original users image back on, so by the time she came in at 10.30am for work, her machine was exactly like it was before and she was non the wiser.
If you want a complete clone of your OS, programs, desktop, icons, email etc etc etc, then an image/clone is what you need.
And yes, Symantec have been known to butcher products. Not keen on what they are doing to Back Up Exec. But I think Ghost is ok.
A Ghost Image is a complete clone of your PC.
Eg last week, I ghosted a users PC, and then put that image over another users PC (after having ghosted that). Tested it fine (apart from the usual domain SID issues) and then put the original users image back on, so by the time she came in at 10.30am for work, her machine was exactly like it was before and she was non the wiser.
If you want a complete clone of your OS, programs, desktop, icons, email etc etc etc, then an image/clone is what you need.
And yes, Symantec have been known to butcher products. Not keen on what they are doing to Back Up Exec. But I think Ghost is ok.
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Thanks everyone. I got some good ideas to go on.