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Norton Ghost

What is Norton Ghost?

Norton Ghost is a Backup and Recovery product by Norton. 1 To run Norton Shost 15.0 you must have Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. 2

Features

Norton Ghost 15.0 has the following features: 3

  • Cold Imaging: Allows you to back things up without installing Ghost.
  • Blu-Ray Backup: Backs data up to a Blu-ray disc (25 GB per disc)
  • Enhanced Data Protection: Windows 7 and Bitlocker support enhances data protection by using drive encryption and integrity checks
  • Symantec ThreatCon: Automatically backs up files when ThreatCon (A Symantec research organization) reaches a certain threat level
  • Full System Back Up: Uses disk image to back up everything on your computer to a hard drive or partition
  • File and Folder Back Up: You can select which files you want to back up, instead of backing up everything on the computer
  • File Backup Search: Allow you to select back up files by searching for a file type (photos, word documents, audio files, etc.)
  • Incremental Back Up Copies: Only recopies files that have changed; this make the back up process faster
  • Backup Triggers: Will automatically back files up when certain (You customize this option) events happen, like large increases in data storage.
  • Offsite Backup Copies: Backup recovery points to a FTP site
  • NAS Backup: Allows you to back files up to a network attached storage device
  • Advanced Compression: Compresses folders to create more space
  • Advanced Encryption: Protects documents from unauthorized users
  • System Protection: Allows you to restore your systems and files, even if your computer's operating system won't start up
  • Google Desktop Integration: Create searchable backup indexes
  • LightsOutRestore: Allows you to restore your system without help from a bootable CD
  • Remote Management: Remotely control Norton Ghost (12.0 or higher) installations
  • Scheduled P2V: Make a virtual disk of your latest backup
  • Older Version Support: Lets you restore disk images made from older versions of Norton Ghost
  • Many Storage Options: Lets you choose from a variety of storage methods such as, network devices, Blu-ray, CD, DVD, USB, FireWire devices, and zip drives