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Old September 1st 06, 12:52 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Stan
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As regards copying one harddrive to another is there any difference among
the following terms?

backup
copy
image
clone
and any other such words.


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Old September 1st 06, 02:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Gary S. Terhune
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"Stan" wrote in message
...
As regards copying one harddrive to another is there any difference among
the following terms?

backup

Backup takes *data* you want to back up, compresses it and stores it in a
files or files. It pays attention to the Archive Bit (if you want it to),
which is set any time a file or folder changes and you can have the backup
program unset the bit if you choose. There are many different sorts of
backups that allow you to choose specific files and/or folders, whether to
pay attention to the archive bit, whether to change the archive bit, etc.

copy

Copy does just that. Copies the files to a different partition or folder,
not changing the Date Modified but it does change the Date Created. No
compression is involved. Copying can be done in many ways, but the most
versatile method is using XCOPY.

image

Imaging is like backup except that it backs up the entire partition to a
file and then restores it just as it was to empty space on a drive. It, too,
compresses the data and free space.

clone


Cloning is like copying except that it refers to the entire partition. It
involves no compression and simply recreates a partition on free space on
the same or different drive.

and any other such words.

Lacks specificity. What other such words did you have in mind.

Note that backup and copying happen within the OS system whereas imaging and
cloning deal with entire partitions and don't care about file and folder
structures.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User



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Old September 1st 06, 12:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Stan
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Default copying HDD

Thanks Gary, that helps.


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
"Stan" wrote in message
...
As regards copying one harddrive to another is there any difference

among
the following terms?

backup

Backup takes *data* you want to back up, compresses it and stores it in a
files or files. It pays attention to the Archive Bit (if you want it to),
which is set any time a file or folder changes and you can have the backup
program unset the bit if you choose. There are many different sorts of
backups that allow you to choose specific files and/or folders, whether to
pay attention to the archive bit, whether to change the archive bit, etc.

copy

Copy does just that. Copies the files to a different partition or folder,
not changing the Date Modified but it does change the Date Created. No
compression is involved. Copying can be done in many ways, but the most
versatile method is using XCOPY.

image

Imaging is like backup except that it backs up the entire partition to a
file and then restores it just as it was to empty space on a drive. It,

too,
compresses the data and free space.

clone


Cloning is like copying except that it refers to the entire partition. It
involves no compression and simply recreates a partition on free space on
the same or different drive.

and any other such words.

Lacks specificity. What other such words did you have in mind.

Note that backup and copying happen within the OS system whereas imaging

and
cloning deal with entire partitions and don't care about file and folder
structures.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User





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Old September 1st 06, 06:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Gary S. Terhune
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Default copying HDD

You're welcome, s.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"Stan" wrote in message
...
Thanks Gary, that helps.


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
"Stan" wrote in message
...
As regards copying one harddrive to another is there any difference

among
the following terms?

backup

Backup takes *data* you want to back up, compresses it and stores it in a
files or files. It pays attention to the Archive Bit (if you want it to),
which is set any time a file or folder changes and you can have the
backup
program unset the bit if you choose. There are many different sorts of
backups that allow you to choose specific files and/or folders, whether
to
pay attention to the archive bit, whether to change the archive bit, etc.

copy

Copy does just that. Copies the files to a different partition or folder,
not changing the Date Modified but it does change the Date Created. No
compression is involved. Copying can be done in many ways, but the most
versatile method is using XCOPY.

image

Imaging is like backup except that it backs up the entire partition to a
file and then restores it just as it was to empty space on a drive. It,

too,
compresses the data and free space.

clone


Cloning is like copying except that it refers to the entire partition. It
involves no compression and simply recreates a partition on free space on
the same or different drive.

and any other such words.

Lacks specificity. What other such words did you have in mind.

Note that backup and copying happen within the OS system whereas imaging

and
cloning deal with entire partitions and don't care about file and folder
structures.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User







 




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