Hi.
I tested some back up programs like "Acronis true image" and ghost to create/restore partition images but I still do not know what to chose. Do you know some other program that you can recommed?
Which of this two are better or someone else?
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Hi.
I tested some back up programs like "Acronis true image" and ghost to create/restore partition images but I still do not know what to chose. Do you know some other program that you can recommed?
Which of this two are better or someone else?
Is this for use at home or in a server/enterprise setting?
You'll get different answers depending on where you need to use it.
At home I've used Norton Ghost and Powerquest Partition Magic.
All depends on what you are backing up???
XP has a nice backup for home users...
Servers are totally different beasts...
More details??
MLF
For home use. Most for windows xp.
I like to test different kind of programs o it good to have sothing that can restore disk fast and have some more functions.
And may be backup of workstation to server (if get some).
Well...are you looking to backup the whole workstation...such as imaging???
or data\system settings??
XP comes with a backup to file option...which can point to a mapped drive.
Although you do have to reinstall the os first to restore a whole systems settings.....
You could use an imaging software to image the system back on to the client...will work great ...as long as there are no hardware changes.
Hope you have large drives on the server ;)
MLF
Yes for imaging for the first.Quote:
Originally posted here by morganlefay
Well...are you looking to backup the whole workstation...such as imaging???
or data\system settings??
For this "Outlook mail"/Winregistry/files I tested orlogix-"backup my pc" that not worked as want, need somthing else do not know what to chose for this too and asking if you have something to recommend.
But what software is better, what to chose?
Or what you using for this?
//windows build in backup is not good enough, too slow and cannot image drivers/partitions ;)
//I have had some configuration problem with it too. :(
---edited---
Do you know somepage with review of backup programs?
thx
Well I think you will have to use ghost or something similar as Aspman suggested
I use spare machines for major failures of a basic WS.
All user data is...(should be :rolleyes:) ...stored on the server....so it doesnt matter what machine a user is at...they can access there files\mail\apps.
Then there are the users that have specialty\custom apps....I have the ws backup the apps data directories to the server..through mapped drives.
When I used google....Norton Ghost
I got ALL kinds of stuff to look at ;)
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=norton+ghost&meta=
MLF
edit http://data-backup-software-review.t...y=norton+ghost
Thay not testing software it is just like adverticimet here "http://data-backup-software-review.toptenreviews.com"
I read about this page in some pc-magazines and it is not much to trust on.
but thx any way
Honestly now-a-days, Ghost is gonna be your best option for imaging in home/small business environment. I really like PowerQuest and in many ways it was superior to Ghost but Symantec bought it and sank it of the coast of Mexico. There are other similar programs but you will find Ghost's HDD detection the most up to date and complete as far as SATA and SCSI drives being recognized properly from the boot disk.
-Maestr0
I recomend not to trust on windows backup utility, i have used sometimes, and when i needed to restore data, he could not keep the data readable, it keep staying corrupt.
Im not sure for home user backup utility, but there's alot of sofware out there, but i don't think that a ghost is your best solution, because or data keeps changing, so that means that you will always have to keep ghosting all of your system.
i would recomend this steps.
1) After installing your system and programs, ghost your hard-drive, this image will be your Base system, everytime you want to reinstall your system(includes installed programs), you have it in one single image.
2) Find a backup utility adjusted for you.(maybe NovaBackup)
3) With a second hard drive, you can make RAID , or you can use disk mirror
4) Have a backup rotine.
5) Have a rotine to test your backups, so that you make sure that the data is not corrupt.
I think this steps is enought, but there is always other solutions.
For the backup software, there is one that i would recomend, but i think its not ajusted for you. Its ArcServ, in my opinion it's the best backup software out there, but this is a software for a large data backup, usualy used in Medium/large Bussines.
But how to backup registry files from %windir%\system32\config ?
I cannot get access to them. :(
Exist it some other way to backup/restore registry?
Should I use
"reg export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE test.reg"
or it is not good idea?
Can it be problem with import of registry?
And what registry keys is most important to do backup of?
To backup wpa* is easy in console mode.
.....I think now that using of windows buildin fictions like copy,xcopy can be enough becouse thay can verify files that was copied too. Or I losing perfomance or it more practical to use other software for it?
hm..... ouch ....
I traid to backup this but it not working in command line
xcopy /Y /S /I /T %USERPROFILE%\"Application Data" "C:\tess2"
I getting error about wrong command line
But this working...
xcopy /Y /S /I /T %TEMP%\..\"Application Data" "C:\tess1"
I want to do back up of outlook mail manual with command line options
Like i sayd, install everyting you need on your computer, and then ghost your hard drive, that will backup your registry as well.
Microsoft Outlook, he is located c:\Document And Settings\your username\Local Data\Microsoft (not sure anymore, i don't use windows)
you can use a software to backup all the files in the Outlook directory. you can use "Handy Backup pro", this backup software will by it self, search for your emails and contacts and backup. all you have to do, is choose your client email, and the backup utility will do everyting for you :)
Why you insist on backup with comand lines?
Becouse I think that it will be much chipper, eh....Quote:
-->I gonna be better in windows so I did some simple bat files to backup/restore important folders to password protected archives, work fine for BartPE and is chip backup that can even be access protected with "cacls" alternative to "chmod", that makes that backup can be restored/updated only by booting from BartCD and it is very chip qalited backup(for this time,but it takes a lot of time to do this) :D, eh....I like k/Console more and more.....
Well if you like console that mutch, why don't you do like me and join linux comunity :)
90% of linux software its free :) you can't get cheeper that this
hihihihih
I will do it late, but now I traing to tech much more about windows and get good knowledge.
I have no job yet and most of people are using windows so I need good bases for windows to get job. I think that I have almost enough about home computers, then it will be more about servers and linux.
(<!--I am just poor for a while, on way to get job, and I using all my time for this-->)
I just plaing with linux(mandrake,TSL, and some other Live BootCDs) sometimes when my "ideas" done/gone for window.
I agree with you on learning more, but don't get pointed at windows only, try diferent stuff.
I know about windows enought to keep doing my work, and help others, but know im changing all operative system of the company that i give admin support. Im changing to linux.
But there are software (very expensive one), that is vital to them, so i will need windows, what i did was a Terminal Server.
Now everyone have linux, with access to Windows Terminal Service just for a specified software. This will make things much cheeper for the company owner.
This is why you shoulnd't just keep pointed to windows, many companys ask for an alternative to windows, a cheeper one.
I belive in the matter of Servers, Linux is most like to be the future. they are more robust, secure, reliable and cheeper and a enormus support :)
And once again, the best thing is that it's free :P
I will do it too if will get better in linux, but linux is very big and powefull and it takes a lot of time to teach but with good support it will faster, hehe, eh
Some/most workers in companies can use just windows and/or do not like computers at all.
For them it will be almost impossible to change to linux I think.
And I think that it can be difficult to sencronize laptop with windows on to linux box.
I my town where I live become some economical problem so good teathers got fired. This year I hope that it will be better and then I can get more help with linux. Still have problem with installing of drivers for linux. I also hope that linux have better backup solutions then windows have. It is very important for companies and for some home users.
I have much more questions about linux and compatibility of linux with windows but no time yet :(
thx v much f help
If you are a system administrator you don't have really to "teach", all you have to do, is to install the programs they need and show them how they work. I don't need to teach how to install and move around on linux, thats your job, not them.
To make a company change there minds on windows to linux, its easy... all you have to say is... "Linux its FREE" you don't have to pay licences, all the software is "FREE", don't have to pay licence either.
These days linux is getting more and more easy to use, and have great support.
You can make network between Linux and windows. And yah... you can install linux on a laptop, and linux have a vast drivers support.
Linux have alot of software to backup, he even have TAPE DAT Support, i have a Linux server with TAPE DAT that backups all the data i need. Check on the google or in a linux comunity for "dd" command on linux, you will find it most interesing.
I know its hard to start on a new O.S, especily one that have a reputation for being hard, and only great minds and hackers use it. But you will find thats not true, even my girlfreind that doen's know anything about computers, and have a minimal use in windows, she uses my linux to chat, surf on the web, play games...etc.
She uses because i have configured the system, but this was what i was telling you, this is the job of a system administrator, you install and configure and move around the system, the users only have to know is how to work with the programs.
Good luck on your quest to windows :) ehehe
any questions about linux, i guess you can post on this forum. But there are other forums out there.
i could point some, but im afraid that will not allowed here... im not sure.
you can allways google up for linux comunity and forums :)
ehehe