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Best method to make a mirror image using a pull-out drive.

System = Intel board with Intel Plll 800 cpu, 512 ram and the operating system is Win ME Three HDDs “C” is 80G, “D” 40G and a 20 Gig pull-out drive (to be used as mirror backing up 7 Gig ). "C" is a 80 Gig.

What I am trying to accomplish is a full back up of everything (a mirror image) onto a pull-out drive so when my hard drive crashes I can just replace the bad hard drive with the pull-out drive and be up and running in a very short time. I also want to be able to do a differential backup once a week to keep the pull-out up to date. I don't mind buying Ghost if that is what is needed. I was hoping to use MS Backup though. I back up "my docs" once a week on CDRW and important files daily on CDRW as well.

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CrazyOne

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Luc Franken

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Wow, CO, you made another list, or have I just missed this one all the time??

Sparks2

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Hi CrazyOne,

Thanks for the "hoard" of info :). I am going to go with Acronis TrueImage 6.0. I think it is pretty much what I need.
It will do a mirror to hard drives (my pull-out) and to CDRWs. Also it does differential backups to a second drive ( if i understood their promo on their web site).

Thanks once again.

CrazyOne

LOL LucF

I have posted this one a few times I think I put it together sometime this summer.

Luc Franken

Ok, I was making the same kind of list because I couldn't find any, but you've beaten me ;-)

CrazyOne

Use my list

Luc Franken

I will ;-)

CrazyOne