Partimage - Norton Ghost Clone Open Source Utility For Imaging and Backups

Partimage is a fast open source (free Norton Ghost clone) utility that I have used in my PC lab to maintain 30+ computers. It runs on a Linux Live CD. Live CDs are Linux operating systems that boot and run independent from the operating system. You can even connect to a network or internet using a Live CD. I like to use a Live CD called Insert because it is less than 100MB and has both GParted and Partimage that will run in superuser mode.

1. To start you can review my GParted hubpage which has you download the Insert Live CD and run Gparted which can be used to partition a hard drive.

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2. Next start Partimage from the Insert disk after booting Insert from the CDROM.

Note: You will also need to create a /backup directory to store your image and then mount that directory. To do this, open a terminal session and type mkdir /backup and then press enter to create the directory. Now type mount -t vfat /dev/hda6 /backup and press enter to mount the directory and reroute hda6 (second logical drive) to the /backup directory.

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3.  Select the partition you want to image then tab down and type the path and name of the image file you want to create and save.

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4.  The program is very fast and only takes a few minutes to image Windows.

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5.  You can select to restore your partition from the image created and again it only takes a few minutes.

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6. If your interested take a look at the Partimage YouTube video which goes into step by step detail.

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7. I also have a Ghost YouTube video if your interested.