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[How To] Backup|Restore OSx86 with Symantec Ghost


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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:
     
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How To Backup

  1. Boot the CD, or run ghost.exe for Windows, or call via GRUB.
     
    Ghost DOS version
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    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
     
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    Select source partition which will backuped
     
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  4. Browse to where the image file will saved
     
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    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.

 

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

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you're welcome :angel: 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 :)

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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?

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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.

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