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From: philo on 31 Mar 2008 15:55

"Kerry" <kbrownk(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is there an external hard drive on the market that makes the
> restoration process easy (especially when considering I have 2
> internal hard drives, but only one that has programs installed)? I
> would rather not have to burn a boot disc each time, and the less
> steps the better.
>
> Ideally, the backup drive would backup data from both my internal
> drives knowing which data came from which drive, and know which drive
> has the programs that need to be restored in case of failure. Can't
> this be done in one simple process? I do not have firewire, so I think
> I would need to attach via USB.
>
> I currently own a Maxtor 250GB External Drive that backs up files
> easily but I can never remember the complex process needed to make a
> CD that will restore the system to how it was (e.g. all programs are
> reinstalled etc.) after my internal hard drive(s) fail. The manual is
> absurdly confusing due to equivocal terminology. From what I've read,
> Norton Ghost is confusing too.
>
> The more complex this method is, the less I trust that I did it right.
> The process is made even more complex by the fact that I have 2
> internal hard drives with more than 250GB worth of data so I have to
> tell it to only backup and restore part of my system.
>
> Thanks,
> Kerry


You may want to look at Acronis True Image
you may find it more "user friendly" than "Ghost"

They have a free 30 day trial


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