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Posted: 24 January 2005 at 8:19am | IP Logged  
Hi there guys,

Need some opinions on free software to backup hard-drives.
Now i know there is alot out there, and i also know that Windows comes with backup software.
However, i need some software that won't just backup files and folders, but will take a 'snapshot' of the hard drive, so that if my C drive blows up, i can just insert another disc and put the 'snapshot' straight back on the the disc as if nothing had happened.

I know that Norton do this kind of thing with 'Norton Ghost', but anyone know how i can get something similar for free?
Cheers guys.
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Posted: 24 January 2005 at 8:38am | IP Logged  
As you said, i only know of the norton ghost option which i must say is prety darn good and easy to use to, but i dont know of any open source alternatives... i'd be interested to know to, i'd imaging alex might know of one if there is anything out there

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Posted: 24 January 2005 at 8:55am | IP Logged  
dont know of any, i do have norton ghost 2005 tho... want a copy?

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just been looking around, maybe this page is of use?

Edited by Jaguar-infinity on 24 January 2005 at 9:10am

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I copied that to my favourites Jag, thanks.
In the mean time though, yes - can i have a copy of that please Scotz?
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cracked copy of ghost would do the job

dunno why you dont just use ntbackup?



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NT backup will not backup or restore system files from a remote drive, thats why.
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so nur nur nur to you alex
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rofl go the greg

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Posted: 25 January 2005 at 10:37am | IP Logged  
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Didn't mean to sound rude there :o
I did just come off a night shift before posting that, thats probably why it sounded short.

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it will, you can backup mapped drives im sure?

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You can, yes.
But you can't back up and restore system files on mapped drives.


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t  t  t  t  t  t  told.
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Posted: 26 January 2005 at 11:23am | IP Logged  
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315412

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'You can only back up the System State data on a local computer. You cannot back up the System State data on a remote computer. '
^^^^^
Cut and past directly from BackupNT help file.
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This step-by-step article describes how to use the Windows 2000 Backup program (Ntbackup.exe) to back up the system state data of a remote Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer. By design, Ntbackup.exe only backs up the system state of the local computer. This article describes how to work around this limitation.

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Posted: 26 January 2005 at 2:55pm | IP Logged  

BITCH FIGHTTTTTTTT!!!!!



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Posted: 26 January 2005 at 4:47pm | IP Logged  
Well thanks for that D.
Gonna be using scotz Norton2k5 anyway though...
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it's a better solution.

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see that Alex your just not apreciated

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