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Number   :  7909
Date     :  2004-05-17
Author   :  Richard
Subject  :  Re: Using /CLONE to restore the bootdrive in FAT16 ?
Size(KB) :  3


Bbreader,
I am also an advocate of backing up my systems in a similar manner as 
you, however, I don't always use xxcopy for this purpose.
When backing up a system drive, (such as your C:), if you use xxcopy 
to clone the entire drive, I believe (am not sure) that you will copy 
everything EXCEPT the boot sector to your G: drive. If you then run 
into problems, and need to restore your C: drive, you would be able 
to use /CLONE to copy all the files from G: back to C:, except the 
boot sector, which would remain. Therefore, as long as the boot 
sector of your C: drive was not corrupted, you would completely 
restore your operating system.

I use a slightly different backup method as follows:
My primary drive is divided up as follows:
c: - 2 meg FAT 16 Primary Dos Partition (Hold Op Sys & Pgms)
d: - 1 meg FAT 16 in Extended Partition (Holds Swapfile & spool)
e: - 37 meg FAT 32 in extended partition (Holds all data files)

f: 40 meg FAT 32 in extended partition (holds all backups)

I use xxcopy to backup my data files from the E: drive. I simply use 
either the /Clone option, or the /BU option, depending whether I want 
to get rid of old files, or simply add files to the backup.

To back up the operating system and program files of my C: drive, I 
use a program called Norton Ghost, which will make a copy of a 
complete drive, placing it in a file, which MUST be on another drive 
partition. The file is compressed, so it doesn't take up as much 
space as the original operating system and program files, so I can 
keep several copies of my Op Sys, under filenames that reflect the 
date when they were made.

This method has several advantages:

1. I can restore only my Operating system and programs if anything 
happens causing a program related problem, using the Norton Ghost 
Program.

2. The Ghost program restores the entire C: drive, so even if you 
have to replace the drive or re-format it, you can recover your 
operating system. 

3. I can always recover any data lost from my data drive without 
having to reload ALL the data, by simply copying from my backup file.


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "bbreader2002"  wrote:
> I'm looking at adding a second physical hard drive to keep a full
> local backup of the primary, which would be updated using the /CLONE
> switch in XXCOPY.
> 
> Current setup is:
> Win 98 SE
> FAT16
> C: is the Primary DOS partition and is active
> D:, E: and F: are in the extended DOS partition.
> 
> When FDISKing the second physical drive I'd like to make the full
> drive an extended DOS partition. Otherwise drive letters D:, E: and
> F: would be reassigned upwards if I created a Primary DOS partition 
on
> the second drive. The setup I have in mind is:
> 
> First Drive:
> C: is the Primary DOS partition and is active
> D:, E: and F: are in the extended DOS partition.
> 
> Second Drive:
> G:, H:, I:, J: all in an extended DOS partition.
> 
> Where:
> G: would backup C:
> "
> "
> J: would backup F:
> 
> If I had to do an emergency replace of the first physical drive and
> then /CLONE back from the second would the new C: then be bootable? 
> Or would the fact that C: had been /CLONEd to G:, a non-bootable
> drive, somehow effect the preservation of something necessary to
> recreate the new C: as bootable and identical to the original C:?
> 
> Thanks.



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