[How To] Backup|Restore OSx86 with Symantec Ghost

[Arial]

Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition also able to backup/clone Apple HSF+ partition.

With Ghost, you can backup/clone full disk or partition only to image file (.gho)

and save them to local HD or external USB/fireware NTFS/FAT32 drive or burn directly to CD/DVD.

or just clone disk-to-disk or partition-to-partition.

It easy to restore and useful for dual/multi booting OSX with Windows.

 

I have created a bootable ISO & FLP image using Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.5.

ring the bell

• ISO: Bootable CD, burn to CD (image-to-disc).
  incl. manual and ghost.exe for win32 & x64 which is can running on Windows 32bit/64bit environment.
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• FLP: Bootable floppy image.
  Useful for those who using GRUB Bootloder
  place ghost.flp to one of your root drive (FAT/FAT32/NTFS) then call it on menu.lst
   
  

  title Symantec Ghost Corporate v11.5.0
  root (hdX,Y)
  map --mem /ghost.flp (fd0)
  map --hook
  chainloader (fd0)+1
  rootnoverify (fd0)

  
  here is my screen:
   
  
  

How To Backup

1. Boot the CD, or run ghost.exe for Windows, or call via GRUB.
    
   Ghost DOS version
   
    
   Ghost win32 version
   
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2. At navigation menu, select backup method:
   - Disk to Disk
   - Disk to Image
   - Partition to Partition
   - Partition to Image
   - Select 'Disk/Partition to Image' for backup to CD/DVD
    
   for example: I choose 'Partition to Image'
    
   
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3. Select the source disk
    
   
    
   Select source partition which will backuped
    
   
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4. Browse to where the image file will saved
    
   
    
   
    
   Select CD/DVD Writer if you want to burn to CD/DVD.
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5. Choose Compression method
   I usually use Fast Compression.
    
   
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6. Done
    
   
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   You can check the integrity of image file or disk.
   Local > Check > Image file / disk.
   

How to Restore

 

Select restore method at navigation menu:

- Disk to Disk

- Disk from Image

- Partition to Partition

- Partition from Image

- Select 'Disk/Partition from Image' for restore from CD/DVD.

 

 

Next step like backup method above, just select source of backup image file or disk/partition.

[ArXBoX]

Arial... Thanks for your suggestion ... I did not know of this opportunity offered by Ghost ... thanks a lot!

[Arial]

you're welcome PM sent.

 

I've been using Ghost Corporate since version 2003/v8.0, it really provide stable image backup.

And I'm really happy it also support to backup Apple HFS+ partition.

so I can use any OSx86 Releases which I had installed by just restore the ghost image file

[sammydavis]

you're welcome PM sent.

 

I've been using Ghost Corporate since version 2003/v8.0, it really provide stable image backup.

And I'm really happy it also support to backup Apple HFS+ partition.

so I can use any OSx86 Releases which I had installed by just restore the ghost image file

 

So, this is the way to go instead of super duper?

[Konami®]

It is more easy just to use Time Machine to an USB HD

[Arial]

I have not try SuperDuper yet.

 

And I wont use Time Machine because I dont have USB HD.

 

The advantage of Ghost is able to backup to image file (.gho) and stored to FAT32/NTFS drive (internal/external storage) or direct burn to CD/DVD.