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Matti > You need the bigger license. The home version will not work with Windows > server versions. It checks the operating system (I've tried it). > My Acronis True Image experience is with the home version on laptops and > desktops using Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Vista. I assume that the server > edition works at least as well as the home version. My IMail server is > actually located 600 miles away on my brother's computer. He had already > invested in another backup method. He would change if it wasn't going to > cost him to do so, but the price point was too high. > David. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Evans Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:27 PM > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] hard drive clone software suggestions > What version of Acronis are you guys using? Will the home version work on a > server or do I need to buy the bigger licenses? > Thanks, > Evans Martin > --- > Evans L. Martin - MartekWare.Com > Phone: (615) 533-0197 AOL IM: Martek01 > Hosting Solutions & Custom Software Development > Home of iPlus Info Browser for IMail / SmarterMail > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Miller > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 3:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] hard drive clone software suggestions > Hi Todd. > Partition Expert was primarily designed for resizing partitions. I have > used it too, but the product line has been merged into their Disk Director > suite, which I also have now. Anyway, Partition Expert included a utility > for copying a partition to another installed hard drive, but that is > different than the True Image product which is designed for backing up > partitions and restoring them from a wide variety of media. > With True Image, you can backup partitions bit by bit to a network drive, to > an external USB drive, or onto DVD's. The backup appears in Windows as a > single file, so it does not disturb the existing partition. Furthermore, > the file can be mounted on any Windows machine as its own drive letter, so > you have access to any file on the backup through Windows Explorer. Keep in > mind that this backup file is a bit by bit copy of any partition or drive > (multiple partitions), so it can be restored to a drive to create an exact > clone of a drive or partition. > If you have not looked at True Image, which is the Acronis competitor > product of Norton Ghost, I recommend you do. It costs less and works much > better. I switched to Acronis True Image from Ghost a long time ago. I have > had to restore broken down drives several times, and with True Image, it was > so easy to pop the CD in, boot from it, and connect to any USB or network > drive and restore. I cannot praise it enough. The very few times I have > had trouble, I found work around answers on their website without having to > talk with anyone. I bought a support incident voucher with one update a few > years back, but I have never had to use it. I don't work for Acronis. I am > just a very satisfied customer. www.Acronis.com > David. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:03 AM > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] hard drive clone software suggestions > David, > I have Acronis Partition Expert which is several years old now. I have not > used the product you are referring to. > The only time I have ever had Ghost fail is when there were errors on the > source hd. But I believe there is a switch to force cloning even if an > error like that occurs. > Todd > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:35 AM > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] hard drive clone software suggestions >> Todd, what problems have you had with True Image from Acronis? I have >> used >> it for years and have never had any trouble. Ghost, on the other hand, >> has >> failed me several times, such that I have not used it in a long time. In >> fact, I switched to Acronis exclusively when one time I found that Ghost >> was >> unable to backup a drive but Acronis True Image did it fine without any >> trouble. >> >> Anyway, if there are some situations where Acronis True Image has >> problems, >> I would like to know about it. >> >> David >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] hard drive clone software suggestions >> >> >> I have used Acronis and I love it's gui and for certain things but I have >> had a few problems with it. I clone a lot of drives and the simplest and >> most bulletproof is Symantec Ghost, never fails - Windows server, >> workstation or Linux. >> >> Todd >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Dodell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 8:23 AM >> Subject: [IMail Forum] hard drive clone software suggestions >> >> >>> I'm running our Imail platform on Windows 2003 Server, and we appear to >>> have a drive possibly going bad. >>> >>> We've order some new drives but want to clone them to make the >>> transition >>> easier. >>> >>> Suggestions for hard drive cloning software that will work with SATA/ >>> SATA2, Seagate Drives, and Windows 2003 Server? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> David Dodell > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ -- Matti Haack - Hit Haack IT Service Gmbh Poltlbauer Weg 4, D-94036 Passau +49 851 50477-22 Fax: +49 851 50477-29 http://www.haack-it.de Registergericht Passau HRB 5678 USt. ID: DE195625715 Besuchen Sie jetzt unseren neuen INTERNET&NETWORK Security Shop mit faszinierenden Angeboten rund um Ihre Netzwerk- Sicherheit: http://www.inn.de -- Ausgehende E-Mail wurde auf Viren gescannt -- To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
