36Backing up, restoring, and cloning from Norton Ghost

Creating a backup image file

From the tray icon you can initiate any of the following tasks:

Launch Norton Ghost

Run the Restore Wizard

Run the Backup Wizard

View the task log

To start Norton Ghost from the tray icon

1Move your mouse cursor over the Norton Ghost tray icon.

2Right-click the tray icon.

3On the tray icon menu, click the option that you want.

Creating a backup image file

You can create a backup image file of your hard disk or one or more partitions using the Backup Wizard.

To back up a hard disk or partition

1In the Ghost Basic window, click Backup, and then click Next.

2In the Backup Wizard window, in the Source pane, do one of the following:

Select a whole disk to back up.

Select one or more partitions to back up. The partitions must reside on the same disk.

3Do one of the following:

Click File to back up to a file.

Click Recordable CD or DVD to back up to a CD or DVD drive. Norton Ghost selects the CD or DVD drive that contains writable media.

4Click Next.

5If you selected to back up to a file, click Browse to select a destination and file name to which the disk or partition(s) is to be backed up.

6Click Next.

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