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Best image cloning/restore software? [closed]
I would like to image my current laptop's hard drive and keep that image as a baseline the next time my laptop/HD crashes (to restore from. What is the best software to do this, Ghost, etc?
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Format main OS hard drive with non-standard allocation unit size before restoring Ghost image
I want to try formatting my main internal hard drive with NTFS using an allocation unit size of 64 KB instead of the default 4KB.
Then I have a Windows 7 Ghost image that I will be restoring to the ...
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What is the difference between ghost and dd?
When I back up from one hard drive to another with Ghost I can switch those hard drives at will and the computer doesn't seem to mind. When I back up HDD A onto HDD B with dd, HDD B performs slower ...
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Enabling AHCI with Sysprep for Windows XP
I am preparing an image (Ghost) at work and our newer "standard desktop" use SSDs. My boss has directed me to make it so the image will enable ahci when we image the newer desktops. So I found the ...
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Ghost boot disk on a pen drive
I am in process of ghosting several windows 7 machines. I have disk but no pc comes with floppy drives. So I need an external so I was hoping to create a bootable pen drive with ghost. I have the ...
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Convert .gho file to vmdk file using Norton Ghost 15.0
Can Norton Ghost 15.0 convert a .gho file into a vmdk file?
I have vmware workstation version 6 that needs to open this file and I'm wondering if it's possible to use Norton Ghost to do the file ...
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Need to recover files deleted from *.gho with Ghost explorer
I accidentally deleted some folders from GHO image (of ntfs drive) which was created with Symatec Ghost 11.5.
I opened gho image with Ghost image explorer and deleted few folders. How to recover them?
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Disk copy of failing drive with Fedora 14
I have a WD disk drive of 1 Tera Byte capacity with Fedora 14 installed. On it I also have Virtual Box with a Windows XP guest installed.
Now BIOS startup and Fedora is reporting that disk failure ...
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In a VirtualBox guest OS, how can we restore/un-ghost a backup/ghosted partition?
I've tried 3 days trying to do this but now I've all failed. I use Norton Ghost (in Hiren Boot CD) to back-up/restore my partition.
I have difficulties with VirtualBox to locate my image files: 1) ...
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Problem with imaging Windows Xp Embedded with Norton Ghost 2003
On an HP Thin client I have Windows XP Embedded 6.0 and also I use EWF (Enhanced Write Filter).
I make disk to disk copy with Norton Ghost 2003 and then copy on usb flash disk. Copy disk image from ...
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How can I run Ghost from a bootable USB key drive?
I have a laptop that does not have a cd-rom or floppy drive. It is able to boot from USB though.
I have a disk image (ghost) of the disk that I need to restore back onto the laptop. I can't find a ...
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Converting .GHO to .vmdk
I am trying to convert a ghost image file of a drive to a VMware disk image. I am following the command found here and get the following error (made 2 attempts):
I can't find much in the way of ...
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Is there a “restore point” in Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) like Windows?
I'm working directly in an Ubuntu Virtual Machine (VM). Some updates (like kernel) were available at the update manager.
If I weren't using a VM, I wouldn't update it since it's a risk to break ...
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Questions about norton ghost
I have used norton ghost to backup my hard drive. And it came up with a .v2i file.
Will I be able to use this backup
from my pc to my laptop?
Can I use this backup to restore my dual boot pc back in ...
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Is there a way to obtain the raw image from a Norton Ghost file?
I have a Norton Ghost .gho file, and basicly I want to extract the raw image out of this, for example to use with with tools like dd. (So using any symantec/windows tools is not an option). Is there ...
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Ghost Image - windows asks for activation on when deployed to VM
I have several images created with Ghost Solution Suite (v11 I believe), the images have been in use for a few years now, but I am finally to the point where I have enough time to attempt to ...
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Partition to Image in Norton Ghost 15?
In Norton Ghost 11.5 we had an option,that is named Partition to Image. With this option we could back up a drive completely and easily.
What's the identical option in Norton Ghost 15?
P.S:
I have ...
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Create a bootable Ghost CD from a HDD
I have a little issue and it may be quite simple to fix. I need to Ghost some computers (locally) and now, it seems to be really hard to have several computers to boot from floppy. Sometimes the ...
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How do I create a Ghost Boot CD?
For a previous job, my boss wanted to keep using Ghost and didn't want to switch to Clonezilla (which I recommend) but wanted a way to Ghost all machines and even future ones from one disk or CD.
So ...
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Best way to backup a Windows 2000 system?
I need to create a bare-metal exact copy of a Windows 2000 system. I just want to duplicate the system disk to another disk and put it on a shelf in case of emergency. Unfortunately, the current ...
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How to upgrade Supermicro BIOS from WinPE (Norton Ghost shell)?
I need to upgrade the BIOS on a Supermicro X6DAL-G/TG/XG/XTG system that runs Linux. It has no floppy drive, so I need to upgrade from CD or USB key.
I've tried booting Norton Ghost 14.0 and using ...
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Free and easy alternatives to Ghost?
I'm looking for a free alternative to Ghost, with as many of the following features as possible:
Easy to use GUI
Save to USB DVD writer, usb hard drive, or network share
Creates bootable disks
Can ...
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Extract files from a Norton Ghost archive
Extract files from a Norton Ghost archive... without Norton Ghost, and for free.
Any ideas?
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Norton Ghost usage, Linux? ISO? Server? MBR?
Before evaluating Symantec/Norton Ghost to image partitions, I have a couple of questions about using this tool:
In the product page, it only mentions Windows: Can Norton image Linux partitions as ...
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Why Norton Ghost 2003 won't work on a Eee PC Netbook 1101-HAB?
The PC has 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, and Windows XP Home. The Norton Ghost included PC-DOS crashes/restarts during boot-up.
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How reliable is Clonezilla for backing up and restoring Windows Vista Home Premium?
I am of course talking about full "system image" backups, similar to the old Norton Ghost. Should I look at other options? There are quite a few paid and free choices, but Clonezilla looks the best ...
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How to open “.gho” image files created by Norton Ghost v11.5?
In the past I had a Ghost Explorer single-file .exe that could show everything that was in a .gho image.
Which version of Ghost Explorer can open .gho image files that were created by Norton Ghost ...
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System backup with Norton Ghost
I will upgrade my system from Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) to Windows 7 (x64). Before starting the upgrade process, I want to back up my current system with Norton Ghost. I have never used it ...
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What is the easiest way to make a bootable Ghost disk?
I need to make a bootable Norton Ghost disk (CD/DVD, this old PC won't boot from USB keys! and that is what I usually use) what would be the quickest/easiest way?
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What's better Ghost or Virtualization?
I've a test environment with several machines using a mix of OSs and MS softwares, several developers use the machines on site and remotely.
Recently I'd to downsize it to just one machine.
What ...
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Is it safe to shrink the windows partition on a EEE?
I've got an Asus EEE PC 1000HA that came with windows. As soon as I got it I installed UNR, leaving the windows, windows restore and fast boot partitions alone.
As its handy to have one Windows ...
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Disk Imaging Software [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows backup by Imaging
I'm wondering what the community uses for getting a new blank box up and running quickly?
I'm using Windows XP w/ VS / SQL server, and every 5 ...
