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| Norton Ghost 14.0 | 
 enlarge | List Price: $69.99
Buy New: $32.99
You Save: $37.00 (53%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 61 reviews)
Sales Rank: 19
Category: Software
Publisher: Symantec
Studio: Symantec
Brand: Symantec
Label: Symantec
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.2
MPN: 13517991
Model: 13561463
UPC: 037648624084
EAN: 0037648622356
ASIN: B0012YKRSI
Release Date: February 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Protects your computer with advanced backup and recovery: creates full system and file backups, restore from system failures, and back up based on schedules and events | | • | Offsite backup copies recovery points to a FTP site for easier offsite backup management | | • | Backup and recover from Network Attached Storage devices for expandable and flexible backups | | • | Google Desktop integration makes data recovery even faster with searchable backup indexes | | • | Backs up and find specified file types such as photos, MP3 files and documents |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Norton Ghost 14.0 protects PCs--including all applications, settings, folders, and files--with advanced backup and recovery. It provides powerful protection with new features such as offsite backups and Symantec ThreatCon integration, as well as enhanced performance, remote management, LightsOut Restore capability, and more. With Norton Ghost 14.0, you have a choice of backup types: full system (disk image) or specific files and folders. Incremental backups and enhanced compression help reduce the amount of required storage, while encryption helps keep everything safe. Norton Ghost 14.0 works with most storage devices, including external hard drives, networked drives, and recordable and rewritable CDs and DVDs.  Norton Ghost 14.0 protects your PC--including all applications, settings, folders, and files--with advanced backup and recovery. |  At-a-glance system status displays all scheduled backups and the degree of backup protection for each computer drive, all in one view. | Key Features and Benefits
New Features and Enhancements
- New--Offsite backup. Copies recovery points to a FTP site for easier offsite backup management.
- New--Backup to NAS devices. Backup and recover from Network Attached Storage devices for expandable and flexible backups.
- New--Symantec ThreatCon integration. Leverages intelligence from Symantec's industry-leading security research organization by triggering incremental backups whenever ThreatCon reaches a specified threat level. Great for PCs without antivirus protection.
Data Backup and Recovery
- Exclusive--Google Desktop integration. Makes data recovery even faster with searchable backup indexes.
- Backs up and find specified file types such as photos, MP3 files and documents.
- Full disk image backs up everything on a hard drive or partition.
- Incremental and differential backup saves only files that have changed.
- Customizable, event-based backups triggers automatic backup based on events such as new program installation, ThreatCon level change, or sudden increases in data storage.
Advanced Data Compression and Encryption
- Minimizes storage space and helps keep sensitive documents safe.
System Recovery and Restoration
- System protection recovers your system and data even when you can't restart the operating system.
- LightsOut Restore will restore your system with an on-disk software recovery environment--no bootable CD required.
Remote Management
- Exclusive--1:1 remote management allows you to control other Norton Ghost installations * (v12.0 or higher) on your local area network.
* Separate license required for Norton Ghost on an additional networked PC. Additional Features
- Virtualization conversion wizard converts physical images for use in VMware instances.
- Fast, efficient and secure backup provides password-encrypted back and lets you define the level of compression and amount of resources used for backup.
- Throttle control backup lets you continue using your computer while backups occur seamlessly in the background.
- At-a-glance system status displays all scheduled backups and the degree of backup protection for each computer drive, all in one view
Product Description
Crash! It doesn't happen as often as it did in the past but, when it does, it can be a very inconvenient truth. Symantec Norton Ghost 14 is the latest, improved version of backup and recovery software for your Windows PC. It's an assuring insurance that your valuable data is safe just in case the 'less likely' might happen. Incremental and differential backup?Backs up only files that have changed Customizable, event-based backup?Triggers backups based on key events such as new program installations or sudden increases in data storage Advanced compression and encryption?Minimizes storage space and helps keep sensitive documents safe System protection?Recovers your system and data even when you can't restart the operating system EXCLUSIVE! Remote management Controls other Norton Ghost installations (12.0 and higher) on your local area network LightsOut Restore Restores your system with an on-disk software recovery environment, no bootable CD required File backup search Finds and backs up specified file types such as photos, MP3 files, and documents File and folder backup Backs up only the specific files and folders you choose rather than saving an entire drive Virtualization conversion wizard Converts physical images for use in VMware instances Fast, efficient, and secure backup Provides password-encrypted backup and lets you define the level of compression and amount of resources used for backups Throttle control backup Lets you continue using your computer while backups occur seamlessly in the background NEW! FTP backup?Copies recovery points to a FTP site for easy offsite backup
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| Customer Reviews: Read 56 more reviews...
 Norton Ghost July 25, 2008
Since I have been using Norton products for years, it was a natural for me to select Ghost as my personal backup facility. It is easy to use and wonderfully powerful and complete. I cannot think of another product that I have used in the past that has the ease of use and the features available for the right price.
NGH 14 Provides Very Effective Backup for Vista x64 July 23, 2008
I've been using Norton Ghost for may years and it keeps getting better. Running Windows Vista x64 has been challenging. Version 12 had the annoying habit of disabling my backups and occasionally causing my non-boot drive to be set to read only. Version 14 has solved those problems and runs smoothly and reliably with minimal impact on my work. The recovery point browser is very effective for recovering a specific version of a file. The ability to convert a disk image to a virtual machine image was particularly useful when I upgraded to Vista as it allowed me to continue running my old system concurrently on the same PC.
 Who Needs It? July 18, 2008
I wonder who really needs this product. It is way too complicated to install. Restoration is not flawless by any means, i.e. you cannot count on it working when you really need it working. So, for backup of user files I will just use a simple script with xcopy, and for system restoration go through the complete reinstall: it will guarantee that everything is fine the way it should be.
Great for Backing Up Files July 13, 2008
Norton Ghost is in essence backup software for those who did not get an operating system that already has backup software on it. That being said, even though I'm running Vista Ultimate, I decided to give Ghost a try to see what it offered.
I actually like Ghost a great deal. I found the interface to be easy to set up, and the alerts that it is doing its duty each night is very reassuring. I haven't had any problems with getting the files back again.
Now I do have to say that I would NOT ever try to restore an entire operating system from old backup files. My home PC is running a number of large, complex software packages. If I had some sort of catastrophic hard drive failure, I would start from scratch, install those software packages fresh, and just get my data files from the backup. I imagine some small home users might enjoy the idea of restoring an entire system but for me it's just not reasonable. I have hardware level protection, but if the system really does hose, I'm starting from scratch to ensure everything goes on fresh and clean.
So if your aim is to have your entire computer including OS and programs backed up, I'd look more into hardware level (RAID etc) protection to give you the security you're seeking. I realize Ghost says it can do it - but there are so many variables and issues involved that it can't be fool-proof. I would really only use this (and any back up software) to back up data files that are changing. Organize your data files so that they are stored logically, then back them up nightly. You can always re-install Word - but you can't re-install your diary files and important correspondence.
Now, that being said, why go with Ghost rather than say Vista Ultimate? I happen to love Vista Ultimate and haven't had any issues with it at all. I love its functionality, and it's run super smoothly with all my software. But if you're someone who wants to run an OS without a built in back up, I would definitely go with this to supplement. You want backups. Somehow computers know when you are NOT backing up, and that is when they choose to crash. Don't subject yourself to that pain. Whatever you go with, make sure you are backing up your data files.
 The best backup product on the market July 11, 2008
This product is without peer, it is used by virtually every IT person I know. It is easy to use and does a good job.
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