I was having some issues getting my imaging boot disks to recognize my internal HD (SATA). Its weird because I use it all the time for other images and have no issues, but when I go to image my own system as a backup, it doesn't recognize the HD.
Anyways, I just want to image the HD so that I have a backup. This isn't for any forensic investigation. If I use FTK Imager and hook up the drive externally. Does FTK imager create a bit by bit image if the system is not live?
Thanks
Why are you interested in creating a forensic image for backup purposes, as opposed to using Ghost (or similar) to create a backup image of your active files? "Ghosting" is much faster.
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-Austin
Why are you interested in creating a forensic image for backup purposes, as opposed to using Ghost (or similar) to create a backup image of your active files? "Ghosting" is much faster.
?
-Austin
Well, I'm never used Ghost before. But I'm not really interested in in copying just my active files. I want a full blown image so that I do not need to install my OS and programs and everything. This way I can just blow the image out in the event of problem and I'm good to go.
Greetings,
Ghost is designed to create a backup image and associated snapshots that you can restore to original or new media from. It is far better for your intended purpose than a forensic image.
Check it out ….
-David
I want a full blown image so that I do not need to install my OS and programs and everything.
My first suggestion would be
Just two days ago using Ghost, I copied a client's 20Gb drive in under 5 minutes. For the past 6 years, whenever this client "loses" an employee, I backup the "departed's" PC using Ghost. It creates image files with the extension of ".GHO" You can select from a couple of compression options or none at all. I keep all of this client's employee and server Ghost images on a single hard drive. For the time-critical servers, I create a bootable CD with their image.
It's soooo nice to bring a clone into service in under 30 minutes! D
BTW I have no financial interest in Ghost, other than it helps me get my non-forensic jobs done QUICKLY.
-Austin
Just two days ago using Ghost, I copied a client's 20Gb drive in under 5 minutes. For the past 6 years, whenever this client "loses" an employee, I backup the "departed's" PC using Ghost. It creates image files with the extension of ".GHO" You can select from a couple of compression options or none at all. I keep all of this client's employee and server Ghost images on a single hard drive. For the time-critical servers, I create a bootable CD with their image.
It's soooo nice to bring a clone into service in under 30 minutes! D
BTW I have no financial interest in Ghost, other than it helps me get my non-forensic jobs done QUICKLY.
-Austin
Cool. Thanks for the info.