Re: Question about Ghost

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From: Ricardo M. Urbano - W2K/NT4 MVP (rmu1_at_columbiaSPAM.SUCKSedu)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:35:25 -0500

Magnusfarce wrote:
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Were my guesses about the reasons for using one or the other anywhere near
> correct? Let's say I want to back up my system so that in the event of a
> major HDD wipeout, I can simply restore the entire OS, programs files, data
> files, (everything) back onto the base hard drive (or a replacement if
> necessary) and get going quickly again. Should I clone or backup? (BTW, I
> would normally be using either CD's and/or another separate HDD in the
> computer.)
>
> - Magnusfarce
>
> "Colon Terminus" <Colon_Terminus@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OC%5c.10848124$Id.1818236@news.easynews.com...
> >
> > Cloning:
> > Creates an exact copy of a hard disk on another hard disk.
> >
> > Imaging:
> > Creates file containing an exact image of a hard disk, or partition, on a
> > partition of another hard disk or onto CD(s) or DVD(s).
> >
> > Clone creates a hard disk ... Image creates a file.
> >
> >
> > "Magnusfarce" <magnusfarce3@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:5N_5c.25846$%06.9924@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > > I'm using W2K and have a question about using Ghost with it that I don't
> > > know where to ask, so I'll try it here. This is such a basic question
> > that
> > > searches on Google and at Symantec's website haven't yet provided me
> with
> > an
> > > answer.
> > >
> > > What is the basic difference between creating a backup image and cloning
> a
> > > hard drive using Ghost? When would one be more appropriate than the
> > other?
> > > (Is cloning used only for copying an OS onto other identical computers,
> > > i.e., a sort of production line? And is a backup image the best choice
> > for
> > > routine backups of a system?)
> > >
> > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > - Magnusfarce
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

You typically create an image file (not clone) for backup purposes,
though you could do the clone and keep the extra hard drive laying
around to swap in or clone back to the original if your original went
belly up. 

-- 
Ricardo M. Urbano
Microsoft Windows 2000/NT MVP

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