Re: Best method to backup and Recover Windows XP Pro and Windows 2K Pro??

Previously Peter <peterfoxghost@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Arno Wagner" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3nejneF15ebjU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Previously JC <Jhayi22@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi folks,
>>
>> > There are various methods of backing up via operating systems , using
>> > "ghost software" to hdd-hdd backup or using "partition magic software".
>>
>> > Appreciate if you can share your experiences what are the methods that
>> > was used and the pro and cons !
>>
>> Creating a partition image with Linux. Fast and clean.
>> Since I have only FAT32 (for the exact reason to allow
>> Linux access), the first thing I do is fill up the empty
>> space with zeros and the do a compressed partition image
>> with 'cat' and 'bzip2'.
>>
>> Disadvantages: No OS specific possibilities like partition
>> resizeing or the like.
>>
>> Arno

> Another disadvantage is relatively poor image performance and the lack of
> image integrity check.

Performance: Whatever the compressor gives. No compressor => ~25MB/s.
I would not call that bad...

Integrity check: None, but I do comparison to the original. This is
a fundamental problem with all sector imagers. Of course I can allways
mount via loopback, but ther is no filesystem checker for FAT32 under
linux that I know of.

Arno
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