Ghost alternative???

[TechieChick]

OK, here's the problem. I have always used Ghost Pro 2.1.6 (back before Norton bought it) to create a backup copy of my hardrive every couple of months. I found this easier than trying to keep backups of docs, email, favorites, etc. So I just copy the whole drive! This worked great when my primary drive was an 8.4GB and my backup drive was a 6.4GB. Now I have a 10.2GB that I would like to use and Ghost has a limitation of 8.4GB.

Does anyone out there know of a good drive copy utility that handles over 8.4GB? Maybe I can still use Xcopy or Xcopy32, but what are the switches???

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[thirdfey]

xcopy32 c:\*.* d:\ /h/e/c/k/y

when you say ghost can only handle 8.4 and below is that the older version you have or the newer version 6?

tony

[TechieChick]

The version I have can only handle up to 8.4GB.

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[Student^2]

Enterprise 6 handles our 30 gigs with no problems.

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[TechieChick]

Granted, but I am looking for a low-to-no cost alternative.

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[thirdfey]

Originally posted by techiechick:
Granted, but I am looking for a low-to-no cost alternative.

well, i don't think it gets any cheaper than xcopy32

[TechieChick]

That's true, I guess I got a little spoiled to Ghost.

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[jmlozan]

download the trial version of ghost off of download.com it handles up to 30gb, and the time limit never expires.

[BAD.IRON]

The only draw back to xcopy or xcopy32 it that it dosen't like long file names.

[bruzbros22]

I've used PowerQuests Drive Image Pro v3.0. www.powerquest.com
It works quite nice and we've imaged 20GB drives with it.
It handles FAT16,FAT32,NTFS,HPFS.

I think the regular Drive Image is around 40-50 dollars, but I'm not exactly sure on the price.

[This message has been edited by bruzbros22 (edited November 22, 2000).]

[DOS Tech]

I get OEM Norton System Works 2000, which includes Ghost 2000. I pay $11, that includes Norton 2000 Antivirus, cleansweep, Ghost, Utilities and a few more.

[Paul Cunningham]

Drive Image !!

Quicker than Ghost to.

[Paul Cunningham]

Drive Image !!

Quicker than Ghost to.

[xsrvx]

Ghost rocks,I have never really used drive image so I can't comment there,ghost has always done what I needed.The older versions that have the 8 gig limit suck but you can't go wrong with version 6 and I believe the personal addition is fairly cheap.

Everyone wants everything to be easy and free.

[CondoPC]

I think 4.1 might solve that for you. let me know