[TechAssist] Re: BACKING UP WINDOWS 2000 (NTFS File System)

  • From: Terry W Rittenberry <terrys-tv@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:03:28 -0600


Bill, I believe that Ghost has to back up either a whole partition or the
complete hard drive.
I don't believe it will back up changed files only.
Terry Rittenberry
Terry's TV Service 
4300 Wyoming Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37209
615-385-1174
On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 21:34:16 -0800 "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> 
> Thanks Gary,
> 
> Some say that Ghost will not work with NTFS and I found one article 
> that say
> it will.
> But I want to back up everything and then back up the changes.  
> Would
> probably
> be best to use one good program to do both.  I just don't know which 
> one is
> best.
> Not enough reviews at CNET.com
> 
> Bil
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary McCartney" <number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 6:25 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: BACKING UP WINDOWS 2000 (NTFS File System)
> 
> 
> >
> > Bil, have you tried Norton Ghost? I don't think it backs up the 
> changes
> > only, but you can back up the whole partition in a compressed mode 
> onto
> > another partition. I haven't had my win 2000 on NTFS yet, but I 
> believe
> > Ghost 2001 or 2002 should be able to do it.
> >
> >
> > Gary McCartney
> >
> > McCartney Electronics
> > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7
> > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4
> > Fax: (519)821-1530
> > email: number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > Bil Green wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Guys,
> > >
> > > I need a reliable backup program for the Windows NTFS file 
> system.
> Backing
> > > up incrementally (only back up the changes) to another partition 
> on my
> hard
> > > drive.  I know this subject came up recently, but not discussing 
> this
> file
> > > system.
> > >
> > > I have done a lot of searching for a backup program (including
> Incremental
> > > Backing up) which will definitely work with NTFS.  As some of 
> you know
> this
> > > is not at all the same as the usual Fat 32 system used in 
> Windows 98 &
> ME.
> > >
> > > There are very few popular backup applications that will clone 
> your
> entire
> > > hard drive and incrementally back it up if you installed Windows 
> 2000
> (or
> > > NT, XP) using NTFS (New Technology File System).  And as some of 
> you
> said
> > > before this is the ultimate way to restore EVERYTHING if you 
> have a
> major
> > > software crash or virus attack.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Bil
> > >
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