I have Ghost 9 and at the time of the backup(s) I used DVDs. 7 of them. Now when it comes time to restore I am constantly swapping disks out. I know that the software said about the span and it could take a while and all that but this is ridiculous. I put a disk in and it reads for sometimes less than 10 seconds and it needs the next disk – back and forth.
Is the software that bad that it can’t create some type of index that could reduce this operation? Does anyone have any tricks? I was going to copy the files from DVD to a hard drive but Windows was telling me it would be 3 hours a disk. Although at this point it might have been quicker. (I’ve also done the copy in the past only to have the hard drive files crap out on me so I have to go back to disk swapping) If Ghost creates the backup on DVD/CD or whatever does the restore have to come from the same place/drive?
I would think that when Ghost is creating the initial back up image it could write an index or something onto the last disk. When it comes time to restore you pop the last disk in, (and maybe the first) choose what you want to restore and the software tells you exactly what disk(s) to insert (once or a few times at the most) and the files are restored.
Am I missing something here or am I doomed to swap more disks out? I’ve spent almost 5 hours on this restore and it ties my PC up.. I have recently purchased an external drive for future back ups but the files I need are on DVD right now.
HELP! Any suggestions would be appreciated. If you have any questions please ask. Thanks in advance.