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To: dg_flier who wrote (11050)	8/5/2000 3:04:05 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110635

I have found the best method is this: 1. Install a second hard drive (Use that for back-up) 2. Buy Drive Image 3 3. Back-up critical data only, to Zip disks, or on the second hard drive, then if you have to re-install the image, you just copy the critical data to the restored image. Drive Image 3.02 powerquest.com Others use tape, but I can completely restore a 10 GB hard drive with 4.5 GB of data in about 15 minutes. If you use tape, you could be looking at hours to restore / backup your drive.

To: dg_flier who wrote (11050)	8/5/2000 6:46:08 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110635

Un-making a mess ... I create an image of my disk using PowerQuest Drive Image software. Typically, it takes three minutes to make an image and eight minutes to restore the disk from a previous image. Since I'm 'computer adventuresome', I turn my system to crap quite frequently: I can get my stable system back quicker than I can gulp a coffee. My bacon's been saved so often by this package I couldn't imagine computing without this safety net. This package's small enough to fit on a regular 3.5 floppy for those really bad messes. I store my images on a separate partition and also maintain a Iomega Zip disk set just in case the 'big one' hits. I use 'high compression' and can get by with only two Zips. I tout this product on this thread quite a bit. I don't own or work for PowerQuest, but am simply thankful for the time, effort, and frustration their products have spared me. Cheers, PW. P.S. ...spent most of week in ... reinstall ... With practice, this can be done in a day. And an incredibly long, arduous, frustrating, stressful day it is too. (Provided you have all the files you need available -- otherwise it's worse!)

To: dg_flier who wrote (11050)	8/5/2000 10:22:37 PM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 110635

terry, i think others here may have better backup systems than mine, but i'll kick in my two cents. i've been using iomega 1gb ext jaz drive for 3+ years and like it fine. i can get almost 2gb on a storage disk via compression, and i can carry over seamlessly to a second disk for full system backups. incremental backups are obviously much faster because they add only those files that have changed since last backup. i installed a pci scsi card. data transfer is about 30-40 minutes for 2gb. jaz drives also come in 2gb size. i like the flexibility of the jaz in that i can make rescue disks that, when used with a boot floppy, will restart me in windows in case of a bad crash. and i also use the jaz disks for lots and lots of normal file storage that isn't in the category of full system backup. i shuttle the drive between two machines at home, which requires that i have the scsi card in each box, and i keep a power supply and cable hooked up to each computer for quick attachment of the external drive. like i say, it isn't the hottest way to go, nor least expensive, but it works fine for me. :) mark