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Very old backup on old portable hard drive. Files are .iv2i
I no longer have Ghost and doubt compatible with Windows 10 anyway. Any way to open these files?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Posted: 16-May-2021 | 5:40AM · Permalink
I also have old backups made with Ghost. I found a site on the web with a download of an operational Ghost utility. I used my old Windows 7 laptop and it successfully opened the files. Sorry to say I forgot where that site was, but I found it using Google search. There were several versions of Ghost and inexplicably subsequent versions of Ghost would not work with earlier versions. Personally I think it is terrible that Norton stopped supporting Ghost, as backups are meant to last a long time and people put their trust in Norton products only to be very disappointed when that trust was lost due to Norton's Ghost abandonment.
Posted: 16-May-2021 | 8:36AM · Permalink
This may be the only solution for you and is the only reference I can find that would fit your situation.
https://www.broadcom.com/products/cyber-security/endpoint/management/gho...
SA
Posted: 16-May-2021 | 5:34PM · Permalink
@kbnorton I posted in an older thread where another customer had a similar issue. All the old ftp links are now dead. Symantec System Recovery MAY be another option for you as well.
SA
Posted: 18-May-2021 | 9:46AM · Permalink
@kbnorton Please check your PM inbox for a private message.
SA
Posted: 20-May-2021 | 5:35PM · Permalink
Just a follow-up for you.
Ghost 15 was the last release and has been discontinued. It also will NOT activate on Windows 8 and above. IF, you still have a Windows 7 PC that you don't have connected to the internet you MAY want to consider a purchase here at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Norton-Ghost-15-0-1-PC/dp/B002SRNS7A. Try the recovery on that PC to access the files you are looking for in your image. The program should run on Windows 7. Some reference material and older posts are here for you: https://community.norton.com/en/forums/norton-ghost-15-compatible-win7-h...
SA
Posted: 22-May-2021 | 12:34PM · Permalink
@kbnorton Just following up to see if previous suggestions produced any results for you.
SA
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Re: very old backup, probably made with Norton Ghost
Posted: 20-May-2021 | 5:35PM · Permalink
Just a follow-up for you.
Ghost 15 was the last release and has been discontinued. It also will NOT activate on Windows 8 and above. IF, you still have a Windows 7 PC that you don't have connected to the internet you MAY want to consider a purchase here at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Norton-Ghost-15-0-1-PC/dp/B002SRNS7A. Try the recovery on that PC to access the files you are looking for in your image. The program should run on Windows 7. Some reference material and older posts are here for you: https://community.norton.com/en/forums/norton-ghost-15-compatible-win7-h...
SA