1. Drive Imaging Richard Woods March 14, 2008

2. Major Disaster Recovery What if?  Major software corruption  Hard disk failure You could spend 1-2 days to fix  Install Windows, applications, drivers  Download and install updates  Restore backup files  Configure personal systems settings Or you could use drive imaging software

3. Drive Imaging Software Copies complete drive image to another drive  Drivers, Windows, applications, updates  Data, personal settings, file structures Can backup multiple drives Backup location  Internal, external or networked drive  DVDs – several required Restore files or complete disk

4. Imaging Software Reviewed by PC Magazine - linklink XP and Vista compatible Some programs don't have all backup & restore features

5. Imaging Software Acronis True Image 11 Home - $33 street  3.5 stars & Editors' Choice Award Norton Ghost 12.0 - $43 street  3.5 stars & Best interface for non-technical users Paragon Drive Backup 8.5 Personal Edition - $30 street, 4 stars ShadowProtect Desktop 3.1 - $79 direct, 4.5 stars DriveImage XML – free, 3 stars  Technical knowledge required

6. Types of Backups Norton Ghost Monthly scheduled - complete disk image Daily scheduled – new & changed files Event driven – new & changed files Manual – new & changed files or selected files Program automatically optimizes disk space by deleting oldest restore points Can backup multiple drives

7. Types of Recoveries Norton Ghost File - lost, corrupted, earlier version  Simply retrieve file from backup Major software corruption  Retrieve complete drive image  May have to use emergency recovery CD Hard Drive failure  Replace drive  Boot from emergency recovery CD  Retrieve drive image

8. Required External Drive Space Norton Ghost 40% average compression to save space Example: My 160 GB external drive holds 2 month backup for my 60 GB internal drive Recommend external capacity = 4X internal minimum