What is the Best Way/ to Back up Hard disk

[faithfoo]

What is the Best Way/ to Back up Hard disk via DVD R , DVD RAM to preserve all data without c orruption


0) for RAM , just drag and drop from hard disk into RAM ?
a) HAVE THERE BE ANY PROBLEM with XP reading FAT 32 data

1) for DVD R, I think Nero has a back it up function
a) if I need to transfer installed programs and all data to new computer ...USE " create new backup " ?

b) If I need just the had disk info to new computer ..USE " new drive back up " ??

[jameshgross]

I do all my backups using Norton Ghost.

[lordsmurf]

I do all my backups using Norton Ghost.

Same here. On MXL or TY DVD-R media.

[Edocecrous]

Me too, Norton Ghost. But i have a DVD-RAM drive, so no 'burning' involved...


I've tried R-DriveImage, it cam make a backup of the active partition, from the active operating system, onto the disk being archived, which is not bad if you have little space. Unfortunatelly it needs boot disks/CD to restore it, but what doesn't?

I have multiple primary partitions, and stick with GHOST for now, this way i can restore a primary from another primary...

Partition Magic, Boot Magic, Norton Ghost - That's about it, with these you can do everything, like resize partitons, backup, restore, boot from/to and convert. I have DVD-RAM, so far it is better for archiving than DVD-R (i backup files separate, not images...), don't have DVD-RW, so can't tell about that...

Edo

[chas0039]

Powerquest Drive Image 2002 is the only program that has been found by Maximum PC to work with SATA drives so that was my choice. After multiple frustating problems with Ghost and a hard drive rendered unusable that required a new format I could not be happier with Powerquest. The only problem is that Norton bought them out so don't look for anything but arrogant support if any.

[vcdforme]

Nero can do it.
But, Nero backs up the entire partition, not just
the data.

So, it's a good idea to keep your OS(and prograqms) partition
small if you wish to back it up.

[handyguy]

An external usb 2.0 hd. Then Acronis TrueImage. Or Nero.

[faithfoo]

I confirm Norton Ghost 2003 is better than Nero back it up function ?? ( TO BACK UP A NOTEBOOK )

1) which specific function of Norton Ghost

2) to back up an external hard disk

can I just use the following

a) for RAM disk , just drag and drop from hard disk into RAM ?

b) for DVD R, use Nero back it up function

..USE " new drive back up "