IcemanND Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 To my knowledge the only thing Ghost skips is the Pagefile and hibernation file. using Imagex to capture a drive skips the following\$ntfs.log\hiberfil.sys\pagefile.sys"\System Volume Information"\RECYCLER\Windows\CSC*.mp3*.zip*.cab\WINDOWS\inf\*.pnfAs I have not used any other imaging software for more than testing I can't comment on the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benaw Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 does any one have any suggestions on how to image multiple computers quickly? i was wondering if there was a way to store boot instructions on a DVD-RW that would boot into an imaging program and ideally automatically back up c: and store it on the same DVD?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 ghost will allow you to image a machine to a cd/dvd but not the same one you booted from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benaw Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 i'm just thinking of an office environment, using HDD imaging software to take a backup of user data, as well as programs and settings which i guess isn't as important. i have been looking in to ghostcast today. it would be good to take an image of each computer over the Christmas break surely there's something out there that can be deployed easily to back up all computers on the network to a single location and have it sorted by computer name. at this stage i'm pretty sure ghostcast will do it might still be a bit messy tho.do you know of anything else i should look at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 New kid on the block:ODINhttp://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5871http://sourceforge.net/projects/odin-win/Stil in Beta, but promising....jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tguy Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 HP Rapid Deploy would be another option as would Symantec's Backup Exec System Recovery, the next iteration of Livestate Recovery. See manufacturer's websites for details and pricing information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthJim Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 And few words more about Acronis.Today i was on their site, checking for smth new...and i found christmas discounts, it was not so easy but interesting. To see this offers you should put the cursor on snowflake, but it is not on each snowflake. You will need to find the right one))) very funny idea.I've found 5% and 10% discounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Just so everyone knows, i have tried PING and it is fantastic. I have imaged and restored my server 2008 box, an XP laptop and a vista Desktop - all flawless. Its easy to setup and easy to use. I would recommend it to anyone here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesurfer Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 To my knowledge the only thing Ghost skips is the Pagefile and hibernation file. using Imagex to capture a drive skips the following\$ntfs.log\hiberfil.sys\pagefile.sys"\System Volume Information"\RECYCLER\Windows\CSC*.mp3*.zip*.cab\WINDOWS\inf\*.pnfImageX does not skip *.mp3, *.zip and *.cab.It excludes *.mp3, *.zip, and *.cab from compressing them, thus saving time, but they are included in the image UNLESS YOU SPECIFY TO SKIP THEM.It wouldn't be wise to skip *.cab as drivers might be in those files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molecule Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Terabyte's Image for DOS (and for Linux too) does batch file image Restores. Unattended. It can read and write images to and from NTFS systems.It's the only one I found that doesn't require some kind of user intervention for a restore operation. Nice job, Terabyte!Automatic restore allows me to insert bootable media, and then log off with a reboot. With a simple batch, this should restore the boot drive image. (restoring hybernation and swap files are optional, along with MBR, EMBRs, etc.) After restore operation, the DOS batch then shuts down the computer. Next time it's turned on, it's pristine -- without preservation of Microsoft's property on my HDD, namely M$'s arrays of Index.dats, IndexMyHDDforFREE.dats, Echelon.dats, Pentagon.dats, etc.typographic care is obviously required, since the batch restore will automatically restore, hopefully to the boot drive (and not to a data drive - lol). Images can be in TB range -- I forget right now. Image for DOS can build an image from and restore to an NTFS drives, and it can write an image file to, and read it from an NTFS, FAT, or Linux drive.I haven't done it yet (so this is theoretical), but am planning to use this on my w2k internet computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickarse Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I think you guys forgot one...Free Ghost - http://www.fogproject.orgI've used it and it's nice, fairly easy to setup for a advanced user. But it's still in its infancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 A couple of additions:Datarescue ddrescue:http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7783Homepage:http://www.datarescue.com/photorescue/v3/drdd.htmSILinux dd for windows:http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7786Homepage (Japanese):http://www.si-linux.co.jp/wiki/silinux/ind...hp?DDforWindowsVia Google Translate:http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...en&ie=UTF-8jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albator Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) There also DiscWizard wich is a rebranded Acronis True image 10.The software is free for Seagate/Maxtor Harddrive owner.http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/d...oads/discwizard Edited May 25, 2009 by albator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 New kid on the block:CLONEDISK, by Erwan L., FREEWAREhttp://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8480http://erwan.l.free.fr/clonedisk/under development, a number of added (useful) features, like converting from RAW to:VMDK (working)VHD (will be added shortly)VDI (in the works)(several other nice apps on his site) jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 EASEUS TODO backup (thanks to Jotnar):http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8601http://www.todo-backup.com/jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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