Overview
Norton Ghost backs up everything on your computer including: digital music, photos, financial documents, applications, settings and operating system all in one easy step.
With the incredible protection of Norton Ghost you can rest assured that your system and data will be recovered even when you can't restart your operating system.
How does it do this? Norton Ghost makes incremental backups to maximize space and save time, it also backups on the fly, without restarting your system. Finally, Norton Ghost will back up to almost any media, including CDR/RW and DVD+-R/RW drives, USB and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) devices, and Iomega® Zip® and Jaz® drives
Norton Ghost has the ease and user friendly interface that you have come to expect from Symantec. Using a one-step setup wizard to make installation and configuration quick and easy, Ghost will automatically create an initial backup schedule based on your computer's configuration. It will automatically detect storage devices, analyze your system, and offer "best practice" backup advice right away during installation.
Once installed, Norton Ghost will automatically monitor and optimize backup disk space as well as creates new backups on demand with One Button "Back Up Now” and encrypts backups to help keep them secure. Maxtor external drives will begin back up by simply pressing the Maxtor OneTouch™ button.
Ghost software even triggers backups on key events, like new program installations or user logins. The task-based interface simplifies management and monitoring by displaying all scheduled backups. It will also show you the degree of backup protection for each drive on your computer – all in one convenient view.
Product Features
- Full system backup – Backs up everything on a hard drive or partition.
- File and folder backup – Choose only the specific files and folders you want to back up rather than saving an entire drive. Great for archiving old files.
- Efficient backups – Makes incremental backups to your system to maximize space and save time – no restart required.
- File backup search – Browser-based interface allows you to quickly find archived files.
- Multiple Storage options – Backs up to almost any media, including CDR/RW and DVD+-R/RW drives, USB and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) devices, network drives, and Iomega® Zip® and Jaz® drives.
New Features
- Google™ Desktop integration – Searchable backup indexes makes recovering your data even faster.
- Remote management – Control other Norton Ghost 12 installations on your network.*
- LightsOut Restore – Restore your system with on-disk software recovery environment – no bootable CD required.
- Create a virtual disk - Converts recovery points to a VMWare® Virtual Disk (.vmdk) or a Microsoft® Virtual Disk (.vhd).
* Separate license purchase required for installation of Norton Ghost 12.0 on an additional networked computer.
System Requirements
Norton Ghost 12.0
Windows® XP Home/Pro/Media Center Edition with Service Pack 2
- 300MHz or higher processor
- 512MB of RAM Minimum
- 160MB of available hard disk space
- Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework (included on product CD if not already installed)
- DVD or CD-ROM drive
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (6.0 recommended)
Windows Vista™ Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate
- 300MHz or higher processor
- 512MB of RAM Minimum
- 160MB of available hard disk space
- Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework (included on product CD if not already installed)
- DVD or CD-ROM drive
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher (6.0 recommended) **Must meet minimum Windows Vista OS system requirements.
Supported File Systems and Devices
- FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X
- NTFS
- Dynamic Disks
- Linux® EXT2/3 and Linux Swap Partitions
Supported Hard Drives and Removable Media
- CDR/RW and DVD+-R/RW drives
- USB and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) devices
- Iomega® Zip® and Jaz® drives
Awards and Reviews
- February 2006 PC Magazine: Dimension E310: Editors' Choice Award
- August 2005 PC Magazine: Editors' Choice Award
- October 2004 PC Magazine: Editors' Choice Award
- September 2004 Bityard: Editors' Choice Award
Awards and Reviews
- February 2006 PC Magazine: Dimension E310: Editors' Choice Award
- August 2005 PC Magazine: Editors' Choice Award
- October 2004 PC Magazine: Editors' Choice Award
- September 2004 Bityard: Editors' Choice Award