Re: [ARSCLIST] backup software

[Rod Stephens <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

I've been using PartitionMagic for quite a few years to make direct 
copies of two versions of my C: operating system.  Of course, it means 
that I have to have four separate hard drives on line to accomplish 
this.  My first version C: is for all my general web online business and 
personal letter writing, financial, etc.  The other version of C: 
operating system is a cleaner version for just doing audio, so that 
there are no problems with memory being used up by other applications.  
I periodically update the primary drive versions, and when I do, I make 
new copies to the secondary drives.  PM also allows me to use a DOS boot 
floppy version to load the program outside of  Windows which works 
flawlessly and copies (overwrites the old partitions with new) both of 
my versions in less than an hour.  I should add that my drives are all 
ATA/133s, so they are pretty fast, although I'm about to add a SATA 
drive card to run a new 300GB ATA/150 as well.  Redundancy works well in 
backing up software as well as audio and video (that's another reason 
why I have so much storage).

Rod Stephens
Family Theater Productions

Angie Dickinson Mickle wrote:

> Milan p. Milovanovic wrote:
>
> > Don,
> >
> > how about Ghost? I've heard it is pretty good when dealing with 
> > returning
> > system back.
> >
> > Milan
>
>
>
> Actually, I've heard of a number of problems with recent versions of 
> Ghost used with XP.  My experience with version 2001 was enough to 
> distrust it for backing up system drives.  It was *the* back-up 
> software before Symantec got hold of it.  Then it just got strange.  
> Fine if you are backing up working files.  But I won't us it anymore 
> for system drives.
>
> Lately the recommended app. has been Drive Snap Shot. 
> http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/index.htm
>
> I have no experience at this time with it.  But I soon will.
>
> Angie Dickinson Mickle
> Avocado Productions
> www.avocadoproductions.com