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free hard drive imaging software?
by khmer2rulz - 3/2/08 2:27 AMhi i want to take an image of my current computer and put it on an external hard drive. im going to do a complete format of my computer and start off fresh and if anything goes wrong i would like to return my computer to the way it is now, is there any free imaging software out there that meets my requirement? right now im downloading the trail version of acronis imagine 11 home edition.
There is G4U
by R. Proffitt
- 3/2/08 5:39 AM
In reply to: free hard drive imaging software? by khmer2rulz
But I'm not supplying a link. It's mildly advanced and if you can't find it then that's a sign it's not for you. It does use a command line but the last time I used it the command was all of three words.
Bob
(NT) Is this a new computer from a major mfg ?
by VAPCMD - 3/2/08 9:45 AM In reply to: free hard drive imaging software? by khmer2rulzyes it is
by khmer2rulz - 3/2/08 8:55 PM In reply to: (NT) Is this a new computer from a major mfg ? by VAPCMDits a 4yr old hp comp
Might try
by VAPCMD - 3/3/08 8:00 PM In reply to: yes it is by khmer2rulzhttp://www.google.com/products?hl=en&num=10&btnG=Search+Products&show=dd&safe=active&q=%22Acronis+true+image%22&scoring=p&sa=N&start=10
Personally...I use Ghost 2003 and have also tried Drive Image and Acronis. When Ghost no longer works ... I'll look more seriously at Acronis. The advantage of a commercial product is tech support and a wider base of users who could might help in a pinch.
VAPCMD
Dont try Use
by sp8smate - 3/7/08 11:46 PM In reply to: Might try by VAPCMDAcronis True Image is free yes free IF you have a Seagate or Maxtor hard drive. Yes it is free and yes it works. It is named Seagate Disk Wizard
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=DiscWizard&vgnextoid=d9fd4a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD
thank you
by khmer2rulz - 3/8/08 12:40 AM In reply to: Dont try Use by sp8smatethank you i have the seagate freeagent desktop hard drive and this software is perfect. thank you again
A word of caution
by VAPCMD - 3/8/08 8:28 AM In reply to: thank you by khmer2rulzIt may be true that DiskWizard is written by Acronis but if you need support ... you'll have to get it from Seagate.
Ghost and True Image do much more than DiskWizard. DiskWizard only copies one drive to another drive...not a partition to a drive or to a compressed image, or from a compressed image to a drive or partition. In other words . . Ghost and TrueImage have use and functionality far beyond initially imaging a drive to another drive.
Hope this helps.
VAPCMD
thank you
by khmer2rulz - 3/8/08 3:42 PM In reply to: A word of caution by VAPCMDacronis does much more than the seagatewizard but its also $$$ more. im happy with the seagate software. thank you very much for your input
Check out the free DriveImage XML
by awjester - 3/9/08 6:05 PM In reply to: free hard drive imaging software? by khmer2rulzThe free DriveImage XML software at http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm has been found to be very good. Not all the features of Ghost or Acronis but still very good. I have bought both Acronis True Image 11 Home and Ghost 2003 and both are also very good. Ghost 2003 is very good at copying partitions if you want test partition of your main XP parition.
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