"mr.sumo.snr" <llanelli14NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > mr.sumo.snr wrote:
> > > Do you have a high-speed external back-up solution?  Makes
> > > re-installation a breeze, well, worry-free at least.
> >
> > I do -- but do you have any mirroring solutions to recommend? I
currently
> > only back up my data only, but after a couple recent incidents am
thinking
> > about keeping the whole damn hard drive mirrored.
> >
> > I have Norton Ghost but IMHO it is a piece of crap.
> >
>
> I've tried Ghost - correction I'm trying Ghost - but since I too back-up
all
> data externally I've yet to come up with an efficient system partition
> ghosting schedule.  I'm more than happy to re-install all my program files
> and enjoy the speed boost - albeit for an ever-decreasingly short time.
>
> Of course when I tried using Ghost to re-install after upgrading to a
serial
> hard disk I couldn't.  The ghost image was of a 120gb hard disk - my new
> serial disk was smaller at 80gb.  Ghost told me to fuck off.  I'm sure
there
> was something I could have done - but nothing bleeding obvious stuck out.
>
> I've tried Powerquest Drive Image too - but they are now part of Norton so
> I'm guessing that product will be dropped.
>
> The whole system back-up solution business is aimed at the corporate
client.
> They'll spend $20000 on auto-loading tape libraries and such basically
> because their staff cannot be trusted to keep files anywhere but in the My
> Documents folder.
>
> BTW my copy of PCPRO magazine this month reviewed a 1 terabyte external
> hard-disk - I doubt even Bryan could fill that up without some serious
> torrenting.
> http://tinyurl.com/2b7tn
>
I think I have a stiffy.