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Can Norton GHOST image NTFS compressed drives?

Discussion in 'Software Apps' started by Pengu, Mar 6, 2006.

  1. Pengu Newcomer, in training

    Hi everyone,

    I'm having a problem where i cannot GHOST drive-to-drive with a NTFS drive that has compressed files and folder enabled. GHOST reaches up to 99% before it craps out and i receive a error message of "Abort 25024: Compressed attribute writing is not handled"

    I am running GHOST Enterprise 8.x and was wondering if there are any switches that I may need to turn on? or is it even possible to GHOST a compressed drive?

    Thanks,
    Pengu, Mar 6, 2006
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  2. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    never tried it, but I imagine it should, unless there is too much compression and data.
    Tedster, Mar 6, 2006
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  3. Vigilante TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,120

    My guess is that it shouldn't matter. I mean, a ghost is a bit by bit copy, so compressed, encrypted, copywrited, forged, fused, glued, or stapled; it should still copy the bits and bytes regardless.

    Just a guess.
    Vigilante, Mar 6, 2006
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  4. wlknaack Newcomer, in training Posts: 149

    wlknaack, Mar 7, 2006
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  5. Nodsu Newcomer, in training Posts: 9,431

    Ghost is not a bit by bit copy by default, you have to specfically request for this.
    Nodsu, Mar 7, 2006
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  6. Vigilante TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,120

    Well there you go, perhaps it IS getting hung up then. Try the bit by bit copy.
    Vigilante, Mar 7, 2006
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