Hard Drive Image

[SAN_APIIT]

Can anyone please tell me that what is the best software to get a image of a hard drive?

[lasanka]

i have no idea bro!

[Anusha]

Can anyone please tell me that what is the best software to get a image of a hard drive?
I use Acronis TrueImage Home 10. Works perfectly in Vista and even 64bit environment. Very stable. The only thing I'm not happy about it is the fact that it is not natively 64bit (not relevant to most people, but it could surely make me use a higher compression.

Another program like this is Symantec Backup Exec (formaerly known as Symantec Live State Recovery). I haven't used it and only now it supports Vista.

Norton Ghost, IMO, is too mediocre for the current technology.

[Anusha]

Just found out Symantec Back Exec System Recovery supports x64. If this is natively 64bit, I might be moving to it :yes:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/30/symantec_backup_exec_vista_compatable/

[SAN_APIIT]

I use Acronis TrueImage Home 10. Works perfectly in Vista and even 64bit environment. Very stable. The only thing I'm not happy about it is the fact that it is not natively 64bit (not relevant to most people, but it could surely make me use a higher compression.

Another program like this is Symantec Backup Exec (formaerly known as Symantec Live State Recovery). I haven't used it and only now it supports Vista.

Norton Ghost, IMO, is too mediocre for the current technology.


Thanks a lot Bro.......... :cool:

What version do u use in Acronis TrueImage, the latest version is i think 10, do u have a crack for it.....

[sakala]

HD tune handada :confused: :confused:

[Anusha]

Thanks a lot Bro.......... :cool:

What version do u use in Acronis TrueImage, the latest version is i think 10, do u have a crack for it.....
You will find all the information you need from this screenshot.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6253/trueimageaboutzz8.png (http://imageshack.us)

But you can't download it from their website. They only give the trial version. You can't crack it. You have to find a torrent.

[Anusha]

HD tune handada :confused: :confused:
HD Tune is a benchmarking software ne?

[SAN_APIIT]

Just found out Symantec Back Exec System Recovery supports x64. If this is natively 64bit, I might be moving to it :yes:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/30/symantec_backup_exec_vista_compatable/


I'm used to trust symantec programs more than any thing. if u try the software let me know, i'm also a vista user and i need 64bit....

:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[SAN_APIIT]

HD tune handada :confused: :confused:


:no: :no: :no: :no: :no:

[SAN_APIIT]

You will find all the information you need from this screenshot.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6253/trueimageaboutzz8.png (http://imageshack.us)

But you can't download it from their website. They only give the trial version. You can't crack it. You have to find a torrent.


I'm not at home, will try to find one when i go home. it's not easy to open the torrent sites in public, u know what i mean right..... :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Anusha]

I'm used to trust symantec programs more than any thing. if u try the software let me know, i'm also a vista user and i need 64bit....

:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
Are you using 64bit edition of Vista too? Cool, if you are.

I'm yet to confirm the native x64 support in Symantec BESR7. TrueImage works fine, just that I would like to use the maximum compression level and I think 64bit can achieve it without slowing down.

[Anusha]

I'm not at home, will try to find one when i go home. it's not easy to open the torrent sites in public, u know what i mean right..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
I don't have problems like that because I use private trackers. They don't display any inappropriate images.

[Anusha]

BESR7 is still in beta stages. I will not download it as a beta. I will only try it out when the full version comes out.

[Anusha]

Thats good, but i can't install them at the place i'm
Hehe ok. Anyway, I think TrueImage is the best software around at the moment.

O&O is supposed to have a software called O&O DiskRecovery but it's not currently compatible with Vista. I like O&O because they almost always have a native 64bit software version of their popular products such as O&O Defrag, O&O Undelete etc.

[SAN_APIIT]

I don't have problems like that because I use private trackers. They don't display any inappropriate images.

What do u use???

[SAN_APIIT]

Hehe ok. Anyway, I think TrueImage is the best software around at the moment.

O&O is supposed to have a software called O&O DiskRecovery but it's not currently compatible with Vista. I like O&O because they almost always have a native 64bit software version of their popular products such as O&O Defrag, O&O Undelete etc.

Thanks Bro.......

[SAN_APIIT]

Are you using 64bit edition of Vista too? Cool, if you are.

I'm yet to confirm the native x64 support in Symantec BESR7. TrueImage works fine, just that I would like to use the maximum compression level and I think 64bit can achieve it without slowing down.


Yes i'm using the x64 edition. yes i think so, if u try it please let me know the performance of it.

:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Anusha]

Yes i'm using the x64 edition. yes i think so, if u try it please let me know the performance of it.

:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
It will take a long time :D
Maybe by then, Acronis will have a native 64bit software out.

BTW, can you tell me which native 64bit software you are using in Vista x64? I hate to run software in WOW64 mode.

[Anusha]

What do u use???
bitsoup.org
torrent-damage.net

[chaminga_d]

SelfImage 1.2.1

Release Date: 2007-04-05
Size: 663KB

http://www.excelcia.org/spaw/images/SelfImageMain.png

Download (http://offload1.icculus.org/~kfitzner/selfimage/SelfImage-121.zip)

Publisher's Description
SelfImage is the little hard drive utility with big aspirations. In its current incarnation, SelfImage is capable of making an image of a hard disk partition and writing it to another - useful for making backups.

Use SelfImage to create a disk image of any partition and even partitions that Windows does not recognize (Linux partitions, etc).

Additionally, when run on Windows 2000 or XP, SelfImage can create images of partitions that Windows doesn´t have mounted on a drive letter. Perfect for the dual-boot system, you can create an image backup of a Linux partition directly from Windows.

Features:

* Create 1:1 image files of any mounted (or unmounted on Windows 2000/XP) hard disk partition.
* Can create an image of an entire hard disk, including the master boot record, partition table, and all partitions (Windows 2000/XP)
* Restore previously created images to any partition, even mounted ones, as long as it doesn´t have open files.
* On-the-fly compression accelerated with parallel CPU support to take advantage of today´s hyperthreaded, multi-core and SMP systems.
* Skip reading a disk´s "free space", treating it as if it were zero. This decreases the size of a compressed image and makes it process MUCH faster. NEW Version 1.2.0 can now do this for Linux ext2/ext3 partitions as well.
* NEW Available as an experimental BartPE plugin for use in boot/rescue CDs.
* Network Block Device support to make images of disks on remote machines, and restore back to them.
* Multi-threaded design for maximum throughput and low CPU overhead.
* It´s free software - free as in cost, and free as in open source - released under the GNU General Public License.

[zCexVe]

oading the Hirens Boot CD newest or anything.Lots of imaging comes with it but of course u have to do the imaging in a DOS like environment.But GUIs r available in the softwares like Acronys, Norton ghost...

[Anusha]

Image restoration is difficult in SelfImage. I'm talking about the system partition, which matters than most.

[SAN_APIIT]

SelfImage 1.2.1

Release Date: 2007-04-05
Size: 663KB

http://www.excelcia.org/spaw/images/SelfImageMain.png

Download (http://offload1.icculus.org/~kfitzner/selfimage/SelfImage-121.zip)

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thanks a lot machchang for the information..... i will see.....

[SAN_APIIT]

Image restoration is difficult in SelfImage. I'm talking about the system partition, which matters than most.


:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

[SAN_APIIT]

oading the Hirens Boot CD newest or anything.Lots of imaging comes with it but of course u have to do the imaging in a DOS like environment.But GUIs r available in the softwares like Acronys, Norton ghost...


Thanks Bro..............

[SAN_APIIT]

Thank u all the Elakiri friends how posted....

And finally after considering all the info u gave and searching in the Google for hours i decided to use Norton ghost.

Thank u all................ :) :) :) :) :) :)

[Anusha]

Thank u all the Elakiri friends how posted....

And finally after considering all the info u gave and searching in the Google for hours i decided to use Norton ghost.

Thank u all................ :) :) :) :) :) :)
Does it work in Vista x64? (I'm not so sure)

It doesn't let you backup from within Windows I guess. It has to restart to backup. Of course all of them has to restart to do the restoration. Also, does it allow you to create a bootable disc? TrueImage does, and it does more than that. It allows you to override boot settings and make it load before Windows so that in case you can't log into Windows, you can load it and restore an image from it (without needing a bootable CD). This is one of the most important features of TrueImage for me.

[chaminga_d]

HDClone 3.2

Free Edition - Download (http://www.miray.de/public/download/hdclone.fe.en.zip)

Version 3.2.6

# Copies smaller onto larger drives for migrating or backing up complete installations as well as for data rescuing. The download package contains a program to easily create a bootable floppy disk or CD/DVD under Windows with only few clicks. A floppy image, ISO image, and manual as PDF are also enclosed.