finaldesign

Mar 3 2005, 09:29 AM

Hello! I need to choose some good Backup solution for my office, so I need your help here... I was browsing the net, and there is so many software solutions for backup to CD/DVD, and I was suprised only with Norton Ghost - it's the kind a thing i'll need, but Im really in doubt which is best solution.. What do you think??

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Galahad

Mar 5 2005, 03:06 PM

I don't do backups in the right meaning of the word... All I do, is zip important files, and then copy them to Backup directory on a different partition I know it's not really a backup, but hey, I just can't get myself to waste an hour to do a decent backup

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err

Mar 9 2005, 01:02 AM

just suggestion..

using ghost under dos only takes about ten minutes, then restoring only takes about 5 minutes. If u reformat and reinstall ever thing there, takes more than 1 hr. Its not happen very often, but once happen, u will spend that time. busy enough.

Zip file? yes, ghost is offer backup into 3 option, normal - means no compressed, fast - means with commpressed, and very compressed. i ussually use the last one. 5GB system become 1.5GB image file.

For backup data? it is your responsibility

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rakkertje22

Mar 24 2005, 02:11 PM

I would chose Norton Ghost. I am using it myself for almost a year, and it's great!
You can backup your hole computer and it's done in minutes The option to set it back is also great. Within 10 minutes my hole computer was returned into it's old state. A very powerfull and usefull tool I think

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MidnightDevil

Apr 5 2005, 12:00 PM

I use a strategy

c:\Windows

d:\Documents and settings (profile)
d:\my documents (my docs)
d:\games

clean install windows, drivers, most used programs.

backup with ghost with a DVD.

restore backup, point profile and my documents to d: where are all the dirs and voilá

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Odyssey

Apr 2 2005, 11:03 PM

I would recomend Norton Ghost, I have use it in the past and it hasnt caused me any problems so far. On other computers that dont have Ghost installed, I just drag and drop files that I needed to backup onto Nero SmartStart, and burn them onto a CD.

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finaldesign

Mar 31 2005, 01:58 PM

QUOTE(desdenova @ Mar 29 2005, 01:43 PM)

I use CDRW type.

For you, you can use CDRW (16x) or hard disk ghosting with Norton Ghost.

How much data have you?

I have many gigs of work-data: approx. 60 Gigs.. Many of that are large photoshop files, large PDF documents for print, and such things...
Anyway thank you all for your comments, I decided to use Norton Ghost beacuse it give me all the flexibility I need, and I'll burn my backup images on DVD drive...

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