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Number   :  7913
Date     :  2004-05-18
Author   :  bbreader2002
Subject  :  Re: Using /CLONE to restore the bootdrive in FAT16 ?
Size(KB) :  3


Dickey_B and garrydeane, thank you both for a really thorough, careful
explanation. Both messages deserve a fuller reply than this... and I
will within the next couple of days.

Thanks for now, more later. Dogs are nipping at my heels...



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "Richard"  wrote:
> 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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