Back up Nortons Utility ?

[Maxxwire]

What about if you had to install the backup contents of one PC onto another, or parts of it?

Norton 360 will backup the files on the computer that it is running on, but you will still need a dedicated file backup program and an external storage disk to back files up to more than 1 PC.

~Maxx~
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[JerometheGiraff]

...but you will still need a dedicated file backup program

Wouldn't Norton 360 be that dedicated file backup program ?

 

[malexous]

JerometheGiraff, don't forget that Norton 360 is also an anti-virus so make sure any computers you install to do not have another real-time anti-virus.

Any computer that you want to back-up will need Norton 360 installed but you can restore to any computer using Norton Portable Restore (ARestore).

 

[Maxxwire]

Wouldn't Norton 360 be that dedicated file backup program ?

There is s big difference between Norton 360's Backup and Recovery feature and how File Backup software functions...

1) Norton 360 backups all the files every time, and there is no Incremental Backup.

2) The Restore feature in Norton 360 is unable to restore a single file from a backup set.

If this is what you were looking for in Backup and Recovery software then fine, but Norton 360 is not dedicated file backup software.

If you are looking for a program that will incrementally backup the files on your computer and automatically transfer only the new files to any other computer through an external drive then Karen's Replicator will do a very efficient and highly accurate job of seeing that all of the important files on all of your computers are fully backed up at whatever interval you choose and it will not conflict with your Backup and Recovery program.

~Maxx~
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[malexous]

Norton can do all that and more...

 

[Maxxwire]

Norton can do all that and more...

1) Norton 360 backups all the files every time, and there is no Incremental Backup.

2) The Restore feature in Norton 360 is unable to restore a single file from a backup set.

Are you sure that this is what JerometheGiraff is looking for in a file backup system?

~Maxx~
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[malexous]

I installed Norton 360 v4 on an old computer yesterday to see how it works.

Why don't you and after you can tell me what it can't do with credibility?

Edit: Just performed a backup, an incremental backup, deleted all original files and restored one file of my choosing. I decided not to change the restore location and let it restore to the default, original location.

 

[Maxxwire]

I installed Norton 360 v4 on an old computer yesterday to see how it works.

Why don't you and after you can tell me what it can't do with credibility?

I stopped running all Norton products after they let Malware onto my Vista computer and I found out that their software was regularly sending a list of the running programs back to Norton headquarters.

The first thing I did when I got my Win 7 computer was to install Revo Uninstaller Pro x64 and completely remove Norton and all of its 1,400+ Registry keys and values. After becoming a Member of Windows 7 Forums I have seen this same advice given quite often in many different threads.

The bottom line is that Norton 360 does have backup and recovery software, but it is simply not a file backup program and can not do scheduled incremental file backups to as many locations and computers as the user may find necessary as JerometheGiraff was inquiring about whereas Karen's Replicator was designed to do these kinds of backups.

~Maxx~
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[malexous]

I found out that their software was regularly sending a list of the running programs back to Norton headquarters.

Many anti-virus send data like that home. You can opt out of Community Watch at any time in Norton. It is used for their reputation system and to evaluate detected or suspicious software not already known by them.

You can compare the registry count of Norton 2010 and 2011 to other anti-virus here: Antivirus Performance Test 13: Registry Key Increase

Look at how many keys CAV 4 creates.

The bottom line is that Norton 360 does have backup and recovery software, but it is simply not a file backup program and can not do scheduled incremental file backups to as many locations and computers as the user may find necessary as JerometheGiraff was inquiring about whereas Karen's Replicator was designed to do these kinds of backups.

Please provide evidence or stop making things up.

What specifically can Karen's Replicator do that "the user may find necessary?" If you let me know, I can provide the evidence.

 

[Maxxwire]

What specifically can Karen's Replicator do that "the user may find necessary?" If you let me know, I can provide the evidence.

From the Karens Replicator Webpage which I linked to many times...

"Automatically backup files, directories, even entire drives! Karen's Replicator copies selected files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination folders can reside anywhere on your network.

Options include repeated copies at intervals as short as a few minutes, or as long as several months, copy only files that have changed, and the replication of folder and file deletions.

New features allow you to specify which files should not be copied, and also which days a job should be skipped!"

~Maxx~
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[malexous]

Here's the gist of what Norton 360 backup can do:

It can do other things including verifying backups and setting each Backup Set to run only at idle times.

Automatically backup files, directories, even entire drives! Karen's Replicator copies selected files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination folders can reside anywhere on your network.

copy only files that have changed, and the replication of folder and file deletions.

New features allow you to specify which files should not be copied, and also which days a job should be skipped!

Norton 360 can do that.

Options include repeated copies at intervals as short as a few minutes, or as long as several months

Each Backup Set can be set to run automatically, weekly, monthly or manually.

When choosing weekly, the start time can be set, the day(s) can be set and it can be set to wait until the computer becomes idle.

When choosing monthly, the start time can be set, the day of the month can be set and it can be set to wait until the computer becomes idle.

 

[Maxxwire]

I didn't see where Norton 360 could do a scheduled incremental backup of any single file on any drive to any other file linked to any other computer on the LAN at any interval the user designates like the OP was looking for and Karen's Replicator can. Please show us where Norton 360 can do exactly what Karen's resource friendly program can do.

~Maxx~
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[malexous]

to any other file linked to any other computer on the LAN

What exactly do you mean by that?

 

[Maxxwire]

to any other file linked to any other computer on the LAN

What exactly do you mean by that?

JerometheGiraff said that he wanted to back files up to several computers on the LAN which is why I recommended Karen's Replicator because it was designed to do scheduled incremental back ups of any file to any other file or computer on the LAN that is linked to the same external backups that it services.

~Maxx~
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[malexous]

"To any other file" is what I'm confused about. I can think of two possible meanings for that.

Norton 360 can incrementally backup any combination of files (or single file) to any number of locations on any media type or device recognised by Windows and on any computer connected by LAN.

 

[polarbear]

After recently having a high risk virus, I was thought that by buying Norton 360 would remove the virus, the good news was that it found the virus the bad news is it couldn't remove it. I was left to reinstall windows after a back up from Paragon Back up and Recovery (Free Edition) didn't work. Norton comes with a back up tool are there any reviews on Norton's back up utility ?

I would also like to mention that I was previously using Windows 7 x32 which was installed on my O: partition. Reinstalling Windows 7 x64 on the O: partition, windows renamed the partition to C: and I lost files I had on my C partition is it possible to get at least some of it back ?

Very sorry to hear about your problems with Paragon Back up and Recovery (Free Edition). I use this software and have repaired my boot sector once and did a full HD restore twice now. I would recommend the use of their software to anyone. GL

 

[malexous]

In the last month or two, I have started using Paragon Backup & Recovery 2010 Free Advanced. I have only created a system image twice and restored once (test) but so far, I've had no problems.

 

[Maxxwire]

I have been using Paragon Backup and Recovery on our Win 2000 computer which runs some quite expensive vintage Image Management and Creation software that will not run on modern Windows Operating Systems. Paragon has been doing scheduled backups and I've created the rescue disc but I haven't had the reason to run it so I have yet to find out how well the software works at restoring a System Image.

~Maxx~
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[JerometheGiraff]

What I meant was not just backing up a computer using Norton on a LAN but backing up a computer and installing the back up on another computer ? I was reading the page on registry key increase and I did notice that Norton 360 had the least, although Panda Anti-virus had more but this brings me to something important more registry keys doesn't always mean worse, I remember a time I had a virus and Panda found it and removed it more registry keys sometimes means it can dig deeper but less and smarter registry keys can do the same.

I had a Paragon backup that upon installing didn't restore the back up it crashed when I had my virus. As I mentioned I didn't loose alot of data, some of it I was able to restore while the rest I did loose, but there is nothing I can do at this point what I can do is create a solid back up that will work in any situation that presents it's self in the future.

 

[Maxxwire]

What I meant was not just backing up a computer using Norton on a LAN but backing up a computer and installing the back up on another computer ? What I can do is create a solid back up that will work in any situation that presents it's self in the future.

What are the makes, models, and Operating System of the computers that you want to use the same Backup Image with interchangeably?

~Maxx~
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