Use Xps Restore or other backup data?

[jtsnow]

If I do image backups and daily incrementals using Ghost, Is there a
reason I should keep the XP System restore feature on? I do a baseline once
a month and then daily incrementals with Ghost 9.

Turns out, if I have the XP Restore on, then Ghost wont do incrementals,
only the large baseline backups and thats uses up a lot of space when
backing every day. I have 44gb on my drive..

My thought is that doing it by Ghost means I restore everything, even apps
from the date chosen, whereas XP Restore only restores system data...drivers
and such. So the only problem may be a longer restore from my backup drive
vesus using the XP Restore.

What do you think?

[Andrew E.]

Actually restore uses alot of space and resources,i never use it...

"jtsnow" wrote:

> If I do image backups and daily incrementals using Ghost, Is there a
> reason I should keep the XP System restore feature on? I do a baseline once
> a month and then daily incrementals with Ghost 9.
>
> Turns out, if I have the XP Restore on, then Ghost wont do incrementals,
> only the large baseline backups and thats uses up a lot of space when
> backing every day. I have 44gb on my drive..
>
> My thought is that doing it by Ghost means I restore everything, even apps
> from the date chosen, whereas XP Restore only restores system data...drivers
> and such. So the only problem may be a longer restore from my backup drive
> vesus using the XP Restore.
>
> What do you think?
>
>
>

[Ken Blake]

In ,
Andrew E. > typed:

> Actually restore uses alot of space


It uses as much space as you tell it to use. By default, it uses
more space than it should, but it's easy enough to lower it to a
more appropriate number.


> and resources,


It uses next to no resources most of the time, and a little bit
once a day or so.


> i never use it...


Your choice, of course. But, imperfect as it may be, it can be a
valuable tool to get you of trouble. I've used it to get myself
and many others out of trouble many times, and I highly recommend
that everyone keep it running (but lower the space usage from the
default of 12% of your drive).

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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>
> "jtsnow" wrote:
>
>> If I do image backups and daily incrementals using Ghost, Is
>> there
>> a reason I should keep the XP System restore feature on? I do
>> a
>> baseline once a month and then daily incrementals with Ghost
>> 9.
>>
>> Turns out, if I have the XP Restore on, then Ghost wont do
>> incrementals, only the large baseline backups and thats uses
>> up a
>> lot of space when backing every day. I have 44gb on my
>> drive..
>>
>> My thought is that doing it by Ghost means I restore
>> everything,
>> even apps from the date chosen, whereas XP Restore only
>> restores
>> system data...drivers and such. So the only problem may be a
>> longer
>> restore from my backup drive vesus using the XP Restore.
>>
>> What do you think?