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Cloning Backup Solutions

I have been using cloning software for a long time. There are 3 cloning software I use on a regular basis.

The first one is one of the oldest cloning software. Ghost. It is lately developed from Symantec. I am not sure if its up to date or still supported.  I list it as the first one I have used AND its the one that if the others don’t work I will use. It will allow to copy a failing drive to a new drive. There is no guaranty that the new drive will boot but it should copy the drive. It all depends on how bad the failing drive is.

If I need to just copy to a new drive for a quick backup or going to a larger drive (as long as the drive is not failing) I use Acronis True Image.

It does a decent job of cloning as long as the source drive is not that much damage. I use a boot CD or USB drive to do the copy.

The third option depends on the client. I like Casper. Its a software that will clone the drive while running the OS. I have used this on a number of clients that have Windows Servers that use this as one of the backup options to clone the drive in case a catastrophe happens and I need to boot from a good clone drive. I also normally have a Windows Server Backup (Built in to the OS) just in case I have to restore to a different supported hardware.

I also use Casper as an option to clone several PCs in a new upgrade installations with the same hardware. Really easy to use and implement.

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