What is a ghost?
Detailed instructions on the use of Ghost
First, partition backup
There are two ways to use Ghost for system backup: whole disk and partition. Click the local item in the menu, and there are three sub-items in the pop-up menu on the right, in which disk means to back up the whole hard disk (i.e. clone), and partition means to back up a single partition of the hard disk. Check the files that mean to check the hard disk or backup to see if the backup or recovery will fail due to partition, hard disk damage and other reasons. As an individual user to save system data, partition backup has practical value, especially when restoring and copying system partitions.
Select local → partition → to the mirror menu, and the hard disk selection window will pop up to start the partition backup operation. Click on the white hard disk information bar in the window, select the hard disk, enter the window, and select the partition to be operated (if there is no mouse, you can use the keyboard to switch, enter to confirm, and arrow keys to select). In the pop-up window, select the directory path of backup storage and enter the backup file name. Please note that the backup file name has the extension of GHO. Next, the program will ask whether to compress the backup data, and give three choices: No means no compression, Fast means small compression ratio and fast backup speed, and High means high compression ratio but rather slow backup speed. Finally, select the Yes button to start backing up the partitioned hard disk. Ghost backup is very fast, so it can be completed without waiting. Backup files are stored in the set directory with the GHO suffix.
Second, disk cloning and backup.
Disk cloning is the backup and recovery of the whole hard disk. Select the menu Local → Disk → To Disk, select the source hard disk (the first hard disk) in the pop-up window, and then select the target hard disk (the second hard disk) to copy to. Note that you can set the size of each partition of the target hard disk, and Ghost can automatically partition and format the target hard disk according to the set partition value. Select "Yes" to start execution.
Ghost can copy the target hard disk almost exactly like the source hard disk, and partition, format and copy the system and files in one step. As long as the target hard disk is not too small, the data content of the source hard disk must be loaded.
Ghost also provides a hard disk backup function, that is, the data of the whole hard disk is backed up as a file and saved on the hard disk (menu local → disk → mirror), and then it can be restored to other hard disks or source hard disks at any time, which is very convenient for installing multiple systems. The usage method is similar to partition backup.
Third, backup and recovery.
If the backup partition data in the hard disk is damaged, it can't be repaired by ordinary data repair methods, and the system can't be started after being damaged, so it can be completely recovered with the backup data without reinstalling the program or system. Of course, you can also restore the backup to another hard disk.
To restore the backup partition, select the menu Local → Partition → From Mirror in the interface, select the restored backup file in the pop-up window, then select the restored hard disk and partition, and click Yes.
GHOST is a system backup software produced by Symantec. GHOST is the abbreviation of "universal hardware-oriented software transmission", which means "universal hardware transmission software". Because GHOST means "ghost, spirit" in English, we all call it "restoring spirit". The latest versions of GHOST are 7.0 and 2002. The biggest function of GHOST software is that you can easily back up the contents of the disk to the image file, and you can also quickly restore the image file to the disk, giving you a clean operating system! I once heard people say that "GHOST software is unstable". In fact, this is nonsense from people who don't understand computers. GHOST is the most commonly used and efficient system maintenance software for our personal computer users. Now there are many similar system backup software, but the most stable and commonly used software is GHOST. In the vast Internet cafes, GHSOT software is still useful if the computer configurations are mostly the same. GHOST software is unstable, I think it may be because the GHOST file of this computer is not a local file, but copied from other computers. Things that are not your own are always unstable.
Fourth, parameter setting
You can set parameters in the options. Here is a brief introduction:
1. Mirror Write Buffer: Open the write buffer when creating backup files;
2. OK: after this option is selected, there will be no final confirmation query (it is recommended not to select this option);
3.Noint 13: When this option is selected, interrupt 13 is not supported (it is not selected by default);
4. Restart: automatically restart the computer after the hard disk or partition operation is completed;
5. Spanning: Backing up files through multi-volume architecture (write buffer when this option is selected); Closed);
6. Automatic naming: automatically name the generated file;
7. Allow 64K FAT cluster: Allow 64k fat cluster (only supported by Windows NT);
8. Ignore CRC error: Ignore CRC error;
9. Override size limit: If the partition size does not match, execution can be ignored;
10. Image read buffer: Turn on the read buffer when generating backup files (this option is selected by default).
Software function of intransitive verbs
1. storage medium
The storage media supported by Ghost is beyond our imagination. It supports point-to-point LPT interface, point-to-point USB interface, point-to-point TCP/IP interface, SCSI tape drive, portable devices (JAZ, ZIP, MO, etc. ), CD burner (CDR, CDRW) and so on. These functions don't need any extra drivers and software, just a floppy disk! Especially for the support of CD burners, the existing burners and blank CDs are very cheap and very suitable for backup.
Step 2 live in harmony
Ghost has good support for existing operating systems, including file storage formats such as FAT 16, FAT32, NTFS, HPFS, UNIX and NOVELL. Different from the previous version, Ghost 200 1 adds support for Linux EX2 (FIFO file storage format), which means that Linux users can also use Ghost to back up their own systems.
3. Support software
A.Ghost browser
In the previous version of Ghost, we can only simply backup, copy and restore the whole system. To recover individual files and folders, we need to use GhostEXP software. Now, Symantec has integrated the Ghost browser into the software. Ghost browser uses an interface similar to resource manager, through which we can find the files and folders we want in the backup package conveniently and quickly, and restore them.
Using Explorer, you can back up an entire hard disk or a single hard disk partition. Click the cylinder icon on the toolbar to pop up a dialog window for selecting hard disk or partition, then select the storage directory of backup files and enter a name. It should be noted that non-registered users cannot use the backup function.
It is very convenient to manage hard disk backup files in Ghost Explorer. First, choose to open a backup file (File/Open). At this point, the files in the backup will be listed in the program interface window like the resource manager. You can easily view and open files, find files or delete files (but you can't delete directories).
Ghost Explorer provides a variety of methods to restore hard disk backup files. The most convenient way is to right-click a file, select Restore from the pop-up menu, and then enter the directory to restore to, so that you can restore a single file from the entire disk backup. Of course, if you want to restore the entire disk backup, just select the top-level directory item with the disk icon in the directory list column on the left, and then click the restore icon (the second one) in the toolbar.
B.GDisk
GDisk is a newly added utility, which completely replaces FDisk and Format. Its functions are as follows:
* Quick format.
* Hide and show partitions. This function allows more than one main DOS partition, and the operating system on each partition has a different version. The ability to hide partitions makes the computer accustomed to boot to the selected bootable partition, ignoring the installation of the same operating system in other hidden partitions.
* Comprehensive zoning report.
* highly secure disk erasure. Provides disk erasure options that meet U.S. Department of Defense standards and higher security standards.
Unlike FDisk which uses interactive menus, GDisk is driven by the command line. This provides the ability to configure disk partitions faster and define GDisk operations in batch files. But at the same time, dozens of parameters will make ordinary users have a headache, so I don't recommend them to ordinary users. For the convenience of users, Symantec should also launch a corresponding GUI (Graphical User Interface) console. You can use the command line gdisk/? I see.
C. Real-time update
Real-time update is a general software upgrade program of Symantec, which can check the Symantec software installed in the current system and upgrade the software online through the Internet.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) command parameter
I'm not familiar with it now!