I realise this thread is off topic but it is very useful indeed as I have
often wondered what I would do if my hard disk crashed. A question - sorry
if it is naive. If I have a HD of say 40Gb that is 3/4 full, do I need
another 40Gb drive on which to create the image - that is, is the image the
same size as the original disk? I assume it is, but I'm not sure.
Thanks
Andrew M5AEX
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From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bill Turner
Sent: 08 July 2004 15:03
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Hard Drive Failure, THANKS
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:12:29 -0000, Robert McGwier wrote:
>Life is too short and I can afford a full raid disk, and excellent
>back up, and a high quality UPS much more readily than I can afford
>to lose exactly 1/10 of my life's work.
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I see you've been given some good suggestions on how to back up your
data, but the method many IT professionals recommend has not been
mentioned: drive imaging.
If you're not aware of it, an image of your drive is one or more large
files which contains every bit of information on your drive, including
the OS, boot sector, data, everything. If and when you need to restore,
you get a complete, identical copy of your HD. You don't have to
re-install the OS or any programs or tweak any settings. It will be
restored exactly like it was when you imaged it. I have had to do t his
a couple of times and it works perfectly.
I use Norton Ghost because of it's simple boot disk operation but there
are others such as Power Quest's Drive Image. You can create the image
either on a second HD or a set of CDs. I don't know if DVDs can be used
or not - I don't have a DVD burner so I haven't looked into it, but I
suspect it is possible.
Just some food for thought.
--
Bill, W6WRT
QSLs via LoTW
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