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Re: off topic / image or mirror drive software needed



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Bilo Selhi wrote:

> list,
> i need a pointer on the following matter.
>
> i need to be able to make a back up or image or
> mirror copy of
> my master drive, say once a week or a day...
> in case of failure of the main drive or corrupt
> operating system i want to be able to
> plug in the mirrored drive and boot to it in
> a matter of minutes.
>
> so,  i got me a second drive and i the removable
> tray and all.
> but i lack good software to be able to do it.
> i have dos based "drive copy" and "drive image"
> but those don't work real well ( i get errors
> while copying drive, etc ) and i don't feel comfortable
> using it.
>
> the question is:
> - is there a reliable way to back up or mirror or
> image your hard drive onto another hard drive
> so that in case of sudden failure for whatever
> reason i can just plug in the back up drive, boot
> up to it and i am ready to go in under say
> 10 minutes...
> needs to be ***reliable, fast and simple to use
> and win2000 compatible or dos...?
> - is there software that does that reliably and
> specifically designed to do that on win or dos
> operating system?
>
> i want to be able to make the exact copy of
> the master partition which contain the operating
> system every day or at least every week
> reliably?
>
> maybe drive duplication software or something like that?
>
> so far i have found novabackup and xactcopy but
> was wondering if there is anything else out there that
> will do it.
>
> thanks.
> bilo.

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