How do you back up your system?

**sail3005** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:36 PM

What is the best way to back up your system?

Drive image?

If so, what programs do you recommend?

**filburt1** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:38 PM

When I get ready to format, I either...
1. Copy files I want backed up to the computers on my network
2. Make a new partition with PartitionMagic, move the files I want to keep there, then reformat all the partitions but that one.

2 is what I did most recently, worked beautifully.

**Gandalf_Grey_** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:40 PM

i only copy my download files and important data files to CD when i format, i never make entire backups, howeve winXP pro has a backup utility

**sail3005** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:40 PM

yeah, 2 is what i usually do before a format. But i am talking more along the lines of sudden drive failure. Something unexpected like a virus maybe.

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:41 PM

Get a cheap 5400rpm drive, back up your stuff once in a while.

**sail3005** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:43 PM

yeah, but backup how?

I want a full system backup

**filburt1** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:45 PM

You can use something like Norton Ghost to make a drive image...

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:45 PM

Originally posted by sail3005
yeah, but backup how?

I want a full system backup

Norton Ghost should do it

Actually Newegg doesn't even sell 40G 5400rpm drives anymore

so you can probably just get a 60 gig 5400rpm for like $80

You don't need 7200rpm for backups

**sail3005** · Mar 17th, 2002, 12:48 PM

thanks, thats what i wanted was a drive image program

norton ghost? eh?

*evil grin*

Mwhahahahahaha

**markman** · Mar 17th, 2002, 02:55 PM

I actually own that legally. It came with my motherboard, but I cant figure out how to use it (never tried either). Any tuts out there?

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by markman
I actually own that legally. It came with my motherboard, but I cant figure out how to use it (never tried either). Any tuts out there?

Same here. Confused the hell out of me.

**sail3005** · Mar 17th, 2002, 04:44 PM

does it support NTFS? because i need that.

**Martin Wilson** · Mar 17th, 2002, 04:57 PM

I don't know, I've only ever used it on FAT32. Check out the website.

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 05:00 PM

http://www.powerquest.com/driveimage/didetails.html

Supports hard drives up to 80 GB, as well as support for FAT, FAT32, NTFS, HPFS and Linux ext2/Swap file systems.

**Martin Wilson** · Mar 17th, 2002, 05:05 PM

You just beat me to it! I had it all copied and had just clicked reply when I saw yours

**sail3005** · Mar 17th, 2002, 05:26 PM

Awesome, i definatly need that program
thanks guys

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