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This document lists Ghost's command-line switches in alphabetical order. This list is not complete.
For a complete list of the Ghost command-line switches, see the following documents:. For Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.0 and Symantec Ghost 8.0, see, Appendix A. For Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.5.x and Symantec Ghost 11.5x, see, Appendix A.
For Norton Ghost 2003, see, Appendix A. For Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.x, see Switches and hyphens When a switch is both preceded by and followed by a hyphen, such as with -NTC-, the second hyphen means that the feature is disabled. Such switches are normally not used without the second hyphen. For instance, -NTC- forces Ghost to disable the allocation of NTFS contiguous cluster runs.NTC is not used because Ghost enables the allocation of NTFS contiguous cluster runs by default. Switches and versions. The version information is not complete. Some switches are not available in all versions.
Usually, a switch available in one version will also be available in later versions, but not always. Unless otherwise stated, most of the following switches are used on the Ghost command-line with Ghost.exe, Ghostpe.exe, or Ghostwks.exe. Switch Type Description Ghost Version @filename Specifies a file that contains additional command-line switches that Symantec Ghost should read. Filename indicates the path and file name of the command-line switch file. The command-line switch file can include any Symantec Ghost command-line switch.
The Symantec Ghost command-line switch file must be a text file with each switch on a separate line. This lets you exceed the DOS command-line limit of 150 characters. @MCsessionname Connect to Multicast sessionname. See the document. @MTx Designates which tape device to use (0 through n).#E=filename.ENV Designates the filename of your ENV file for registration purposes.AFILE=filename Diagnostic Replaces the default abort error log file name, Ghosterr.txt, with the directory and file given in filename.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -AUTO Image file Automatically names spanned image files during creation. Using this switch avoids the user prompt that asks for confirmation of the next destination location for the remainder of the image file that is being restored. This switch is the default behavior for Symantec Ghost. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -BATCH User intervention Prevents abort messages from waiting for user acknowledgment, and removes user interaction prompts. The return value of Ghost.exe must be checked to identify whether the operation was successful.
Symantec Ghost returns 0 on success and 1 or higher on failure or error. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -BFC=x Bad disk Handles bad FAT clusters when writing to disk. If this switch is set, and the target partition is FAT, Symantec Ghost checks for and works around bad sectors and all free sectors are verified. This option may slow Symantec Ghost operation substantially. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -BLIND Batch mode processing Prevents any GUI display.
The blind switch must be used with switches that do not require any user input, for example, the clone switch. Using this switch lets you execute Ghost operations on a computer with no video adapter. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -BLKSZE=x Image file Sets the block size to x K for writing to image files. Removed from Symantec Ghost 8.0.BOOTCD Clone / CD-R and CD-RW drives When writing an image directly to a CD/DVD writer, this makes the CD/DVD bootable. A bootable floppy disk is required in drive A. If you use the -SURE switch with -bootcd, and a floppy disk is not in drive A, then a non-bootable CD/DVD is created. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -BUFFERSIZE=x Network Ghost creates an image file using a buffer of size x where x = number of KB.
The default size of the buffer is automatically calculated by Symantec Ghost. The buffersize switch lets you override this size. You can set the buffer size value from 1 to 32. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -CHKIMG,filename Image File Checks the integrity of the image file that is indicated by the filename. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -CLONE Clone Ghost.exe operation switch.
This switch allows automation of Ghost.exe operations and has a series of arguments that define the operation parameters. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -CNS Image File Reverts the naming of spanned files to the system used by versions of Symantec Ghost prior to Symantec Ghost 6.5. If this switch is not used, then the naming of spanned files conforms to Microsoft application guidelines. You do not need to use this switch when reading an existing file. Use this switch when the first five characters in a file name must be unique.
For example: With -CNS: (Allows you to save in long file name format.) This is a long file name.gho This is a long file name.001 This is a long file name.002 Without -CNS: Filename.gho Filen001.ghs Filen002.ghs Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -CRC32 CRC32 / Image verification This switch creates an image file with CRC values and then verifies the list against the original or a copy. The purpose is to allow both quick listing of the contents of an image file and verification that a disk created by Symantec Ghost contains the same files as the original. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -CRCIGNORE CRC32 / Image verification CRC errors indicate data corruption. This switch overrides CRC error detection and may allow a corrupted image file to be used. Using this switch leaves the corrupted files in an unknown state.
You can use this switch to help you extract files from a corrupted image file. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -CVTAREA FAT partitions Creates a file, Cvtarea.tmp, that is the location of the MFT when the FAT32 partition is converted to NTFS. This switch operates in a similar manner to the cvtarea program that Microsoft provides in Deploy.cab on the Windows XP installation CD. The file is created in the root directory of the partition during a partition or disk restore and is created as a contiguous space on the disk. The largest size allowed is 4 GB.
If the file is larger than this, it is truncated to 4 GB. Consult the Symantec Ghost Reference Guide for information on the syntax and default settings. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -DD Diagnostic Dumps disk metrics information to the dump log file, Ghststat.txt.
The file location can be altered using the -dfile=filename switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -DFILE=filename Diagnostic Changes the path and file name of the dump log file created using the -dd switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -DI Diagnostic Display diagnostics.DL=number Disk Access Specifies the number of hard disks present. Valid numbers are between 1 and 8.
This may help when the BIOS does not report the number of drives correctly. Use this switch in the following circumstances:. When Ghost does not detect a fixed disk. Use the -DL switch to force Ghost to detect fixed disks that are on higher numbered slots.
To search all slots, use ghost -DL=255. When Ghost stops responding immediately after starting Ghost. This may be due to problems with higher slot numbers. Use -DL with values less then 146. The lowest usable value would be 127 plus the number of physical drives on the computer. For instance, if the computer has 2 drives, the command would be: ghost -DL=129. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -DLIST=drives Disk Access Specifies a list of drives to search for span files.
If a span file cannot be found, then the drive letters in dlist are substituted one by one to look for the file on other drives. For example, the command ghost -dlist=CDEFG instructs Norton Ghost to look for files on C, D, E, F, and G drives.
The path remains the same. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 DST Clone Used as a parameter with the -CLONE switch. Defines the location of the destination partition, disk, or image file. See the document.F32 FAT partitions Lets Symantec Ghost convert all FAT16 volumes to FAT32 volumes when the destination partition to convert is larger than 256 MB in size.
Ensure that the installed operating systems can access the volumes that will be converted to support FAT32. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -F64 FAT partitions Lets Symantec Ghost resize FAT16 partitions to be larger than 2047 MB using 64 KB clusters. This is only supported by Windows NT and Windows 2000. Do not use on computers with other operating systems.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FATLIMIT FAT partitions Limits the size of FAT16 partitions to 2047 MB. Useful when Windows NT FAT16 partitions are present on the disk and 64 KB clusters are not wanted. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FCR CRC32 / Image verification Creates a CRC file, Ghost.crc, while making an image file. This is the same CRC file that is created when using one of the create actions on the -CRC32 switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FDC Forces Ghost to check for a dongle. In Ghost versions prior to 2.09, Ghost automatically checked for a dongle.
Removed from Symantec Ghost 8.0 -FDSP Clone Force Disk Signature Preserve. Use to resolve bootup failures after cloning a disk on a Windows 2000/XP computer, especially when the disk and controller are the same in the source and destination computers, but the partition sizes or layout are different.
This switch preserves the signature bytes on the destination disk when performing a disk-to-disk or image-to-disk cloning operation. This switch prevents Ghost from automatically forcing a disk initialization, which Ghost does by default when imaging a Windows 2000/XP disk. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FDSZ Clone Force Disk Signature to Zero. Use to resolve bootup failures after cloning a partition on a Windows 2000/XP computer, especially when the disk and controller are the same in the source and destination computers, but the partition sizes or layout are different. This switch configures Ghost to force a disk initialization.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FEMAX Clone When Ghost creates an extended partition during a Disk-to-Disk or Image-to-Disk operation, the FEMAX switch ensures that the extended partition takes up all free space. Limitation: The extended partition needs to be at the end of the disk to keep the remaining Unallocated Space within the extended partition.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 up to and including Ghost 11.5.x Norton Ghost 2003 -FFATID Partition ID Changes the partition ID of the FAT partition to the recommended partition ID for the FAT partition. The partition ID is stored in the partition table. This switch only works when Ghost creates and saves an image file or when Ghost clones dynamically (such as with a Disk-to-Disk or Partition-to-Partition operation). This switch has no effect when Ghost restores an image file to a disk or partition. For example, if you clone a partition of type 0xA0 (which is an unknown partition ID), and Ghost sees the partition as a valid FAT partition (that is, FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32), then Ghost changes the partition ID from 0xA0 to an ID that is valid for FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32. This was default Symantec Ghost behavior before Symantec Ghost 7.5. This switch allows for backward compatibility.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FFI Disk Access Prefers the use of direct IDE access for IDE hard disk operations. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FFS Disk Access Prefers the use of direct ASPI/SCSI disk access for SCSI hard disk operations. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FFX Disk Access Prefers the use of Extended Interrupt 13h disk access for hard disk operations. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FINGER Information Shows the fingerprint details written on a hard disk created by Symantec Ghost. The fingerprint details include the process used to create the disk or partition and the time, date, and disk on which the operation was performed. See the document.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FIS Disk Access Uses all available disk space when creating partitions. By default, Symantec Ghost often leaves a small amount of free space at the end of the disk. Because partitions must be aligned to cylinder boundaries, Symantec Ghost may leave up to 8 MB free even when -fis is specified. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FNA Disk Access Turns off asynchronous Input/Output.
When -FNI solves a disk access problem, -FNA and -FNU can be used to help diagnose the disk access problem.FNI Disk Access Disables direct IDE access support for IDE hard disk operations. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FNS Disk Access Disables direct ASPI/SCSI access support for SCSI hard disk operations. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FNU Disk Access This switch prevents Ghost from accessing the IDE drive by means of Ultra DMA and forces Ghost to access the drive by means of PIO instead.
For information on Ghost's drive access methods, see the document. When -FNI solves a disk access problem, -FNA and -FNU can be used to help diagnose the disk access problem.FNX Disk Access Disables extended INT13 support for hard disk operations.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FORCE1394 Disk Access Forces FireWire support to start, even when the FireWire controller is being run by something else.FORCE1394 attempts to take over the FireWire Host Controller. To enable native BIOS support you must restart the computer. Note the following:. Use this switch with caution. Avoid using the force1394 switch to take over a FireWire controller from a driver, for example, Iomega FireWire drivers.
You may encounter problems if you do this. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -FORCEUSB Disk Access Forces USB support to start, even when the USB controller is being run by something else.FORCEUSB attempts to take over the USB Host Controller and then attempts to return it to the previous state once the Ghost operation is complete. This works for controllers as follows:. EHCI controllers with BIOS support are taken over and then returned to the BIOS. UHCI controllers with BIOS support are taken over and then returned to the BIOS. For example, the keyboard is returned after the Ghost operation is finished.
OHCI controllers with BIOS support are taken over but not returned to the BIOS. Note the following:.
Use this switch with caution. Avoid using the forceusb switch to take over a USB controller from a driver, for example, the Ghost peer-to-peer USB driver. You may encounter problems if you do this. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -FRO Bad disk Forces Ghost to continue cloning even if the source contains bad clusters. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -FX User intervention Causes Ghost to exit to DOS after an operation is complete. By default, Ghost prompts the user to restart or exit when the operation has finished.
If Ghost is run as part of a batch file, it is sometimes useful to exit back to the DOS prompt after completion so that further batch commands are processed. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -GHOSTONCD Clone Includes Ghost.exe on a CD/DVD when writing an image to a CD/DVD. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -H or -? Or -HELP Information Shows the Ghost command-line switch Help page. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -IA Clone The Image All switch forces Ghost to perform a sector-by-sector copy of all partitions. By default, when copying a partition from a disk to an image file or to another disk, Ghost examines the source partition and decides whether to copy just the files and directory structure, or to do a sector-by-sector copy.
If it understands the internal format of the partition, it defaults to copying the files and directory structure. Generally this is the best option. However, if a disk has been set up with special hidden security files that are in specific positions on the partition, the only way to reproduce them accurately on the target partition is through a sector-by-sector copy. If you use this switch to create an image of a dynamic disk, then the image must be restored to a disk with identical geometry. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -IAL Clone / Linux Forces a sector-by-sector copy of Linux partitions. Other partitions are copied normally. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -IB Clone When creating an image or copying disk to disk, the -IB switch (Image Boot) forces a copy of the entire boot track; not just the boot sector.
Use this switch when applications, such as some boot-time utilities, use the boot track to store information. You cannot perform partition-to-partition or partition-to-image operations with the -IB switch. Partition sizes cannot be altered when using the -IB switch.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -ID Clone When creating an image or copying disk to disk, the -ID switch (Image Disk) forces a sector-by-sector copy, and copies the entire boot track, extended partition tables, and unpartitioned space on the disk. Partition sizes cannot be altered when using the -ID switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -IGB Boot partition Ignore Ghost Boot partition. When creating an image file, the -IGB switch tells Ghost to exclude the Ghost boot partition. That is, when the source disk includes a Ghost boot partition and you use the -IGB switch, the resulting image file does not include the Ghost boot partition. When writing an image file to a disk, the -IGB switch tells Ghost to ignore the boot partition that is on the destination disk.
That is, when the destination disk includes a Ghost boot partition and you use the -IGB switch, Ghost does not write over the existing Ghost boot partition. The Ghost Enterprise Console in Ghost 6.0 and later use the -IGB switch by default. Related information:. The switch -SGB. The document -IMGDESC Adds a single-line image file description to the image file.
This has the following restrictions:. Cannot include any new lines. Cannot be used with -imgdescfile. Must be used with the clone switch. Clone switch mode must be create, dump, prcreate, or pdump Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -IMGDESCFILE = filename Specifies a text file that contains an image file description to be added to the image file. This has the following restrictions:.
Cannot be used with -imgdesc. Must be used with the clone switch. Clone switch mode must be create, dump, prcreate, or pdump Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -INT41 Drive detection Use DOS drive table for determining drive geometry. Removed from Ghost 8.0 -IR Clone The Image Raw switch copies the entire disk, ignoring the partition table. This is useful when a disk does not contain a partition table in the standard PC format, or you do not want partitions to be realigned to track boundaries on the destination disk. Some operating systems may not be able to access unaligned partitions.
Partitions cannot be resized during restore and you need an identical or larger disk. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -JA=sessionname GhostCast Connects to the GhostCast Server using the specified session name. Set the disk and possibly partition to be cloned on the GhostCast Server. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -JADDR= GhostCast Use this switch to specify the IP address of the computer that runs the GhostCast Server or Ghost Console.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 -JL:x=filename GhostCast Creates a log file to assist in diagnosing GhostCasting and TCP/IP peer-to-peer problems. The amount of information logged is set by the log level x. The log level x can be E (errors), S (statistics), W (warnings), I (information), or A (all) in increasing order of logging detail. The file name indicates the path and file name of the log to be created. In general, the error and statistic levels do not affect session performance. All other levels may reduce performance and should be used for diagnostic purposes only.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -JM=U D M GhostCast Use unicasting, direct broadcast, or multicasting. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -JS=n GhostCast Specifies the maximum number of router hops between the client computer and Ghost server. In older Ghost versions, the maximum allowed is 10 hops. Used to increase the number of hops required to contact the Ghost Multicast Server. For instance, when Ghost is set for a -JS value of 1, the packet will make it through 1 router only, and be stopped at a second router. Ghost's ability to successfully clone over many hops is dependent on timing issues and router and switch restrictions. The fewer hops, the greater likelihood of a successful GHOST connection.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 -LOCKINFO BIOS Lock Shows the type code and information stored in the BIOS or the Pentium III Processor ID. See also the -LOCKTYPE switch.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -LOCKTYPE=Type BIOS Lock Lets you lock an image file for use with a specific set of computers defined by the type chosen and the source computer. For example, ghost -locktype=P creates an image that can be used only on systems that have the same product name type as the source computer.
On computers with multiple processors the processorID bios lock option does not work as intended when running Ghost32.exe. In this situation do not create or restore images with the -locktype parameter set to I. Other -locktype values work as intended. See also the -LOCKINFO switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -LPM Peer to peer The LPT master mode switch causes Ghost to automatically go into LPT master mode, and is the equivalent of selecting LPT Master from the main menu. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -LPS Peer to peer The LPT slave mode switch causes Ghost to automatically go into LPT slave mode, and is the equivalent of selecting LPT Slave from the main menu.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -MEMCHECK Diagnostic Displays a diagnostic memory dump for technical support issues. Norton Ghost 2003 -MODE Clone Used as a parameter with the -CLONE switch. Takes the values COPY, LOAD, DUMP, PCOPY, PLOAD, PDUMP. See the document.NBM Launch Ghost as NetBIOS Master.
Removed from Symantec Ghost 8.0.NBS Launch Ghost as NetBIOS Slave. Removed from Symantec Ghost 8.0.NO1394 Disk Access Disables Firewire 1394 support. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -NOAUTO Image File Disables the automatic naming of spanned image files during creation. The user is prompted for confirmation of the next destination location for the remainder of the image file that is being restored. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NOAUTOSKIP Image File Includes the hibernation and skip files in the image file. These files are excluded by default. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NOFILE User intervention Disables the Image File Selection dialog box.
Useful when opening directories with large numbers of files and slow links. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NOIDE Disables access to IDE devices. This is equivalent to -fni for IDE disks, but noide also affects ATAPI CD writers, tape drives and other IDE devices. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NOINDEX Prevents Ghost from creating an index when creating an image file. This slightly reduces the size of the image file and saves memory but Ghost Explorer is much slower in reading the image file. This switch is useful if you are saving an image file from a large disk with very little memory.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NOLILO Clone / Linux Does not attempt to patch the LILO or GRUB boot loader after a clone. If you use the -NOLILO switch, you can restart your computer from a floppy disk or CD after a clone and then run /sbin/lilo or the GRUB install script as the root user to reinstall the boot loader. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NOUSB Disk Access Disables USB support. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -NOSCSI Disk Access Disables access to SCSI devices using ASPI. This is equivalent to -fns for SCSI disks, but noscsi also affects SCSI CD writers, tape drives, and other SCSI devices. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NOTRIM Disk Access Ghost 12.0.0.x tries to TRIM the SSD drive during the restore process.
A Trim command (commonly typeset as TRIM) allows an operating system to inform a solid-state drive (SSD) which blocks of data are no longer considered in use and can be wiped internally. Ghost solution suite 3.0 -NTC- NTFS partitions Disables NTFS contiguous run allocation. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NTCHKDSK NTFS partitions Force CHKDSK to run when restarting a computer that uses NTFS on the boot partition. Ghost prevents CHKDSK from running on the client computer after cloning a Windows NT/2000 computer. To force CHKDSK to run, use the -NTCHKDSK switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NTD NTFS partitions Enable NTFS internal diagnostic checking. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NTEXACT NTFS partitions Enable an exact restore of the NTFS source volume layout.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 -NTIC NTFS partitions Ignore the NTFS volume CHKDSK bit. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NTIID NTFS partitions Ignores the partition's System ID and clones based on the underlying file system, instead of defaulting to a sector-by-sector Image All cloning. The -NTIID switch enables the Windows NT volume set partitions to be intelligently cloned file by file, which allows resizing. However, using the -NTIID switch with volume and Stripe sets is not recommended. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NTIL NTFS partitions Ignore non-empty NTFS Log File check (Inconsistent volume).
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -NTN NTFS partitions Inhibit CHKDSK on NTFS volume boot. In Ghost 6.5 and later, Ghost does this automatically. Removed from Ghost 8.0 -NTX:x NTFS partitions Set the size of Ghost's NTFS volume memory cache to x KB. The default is 8000.
Removed from Ghost 8.0 -OR Clone The override switch allows the override of internal space and integrity checks and lets you put a very big image into a small partition. The operation fails if it is unable to write to the limited partition size. This switch lets you override spanning, which fails if there is limited space. Avoid using this switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -PFILE= Clone / File Preservation Saves the File Preservation Metadata File that holds the location of preserved files to a specified location. By default, it is saved to the current directory.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 -PMBR Image File Specifies that the master boot record of the destination disk be preserved when performing a Disk-to-Disk or Image-to-Disk operation. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -PREFGHST File System Attempts to use internal Ghost file system access as opposed to using the operating system for file system access. This switch is intended for use under instruction from Symantec Technical Support when troubleshooting. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -PREFOS File System If Symantec Ghost has a choice, it attempts to use the operating system for file system access as opposed to using the internal Ghost file system access.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 -PRESERVE=filepath=newpath,filepath=newpath. File Preservation List of files/directories to preserve during a clone. An error will be generated if the files/directories do not exist. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -PRESERVEIFEXISTS=filepath=newpath,filepath=newpath. File Preservation List of files/directories to preserve during a clone. No error will be generated if the files/directories do not exist.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 -PRESERVEDEST=n File Preservation Specify the partition on the destination disk that preserved files/directories will be preserved in. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -PRESERVEDIMAGEDELETEAFTERCLONE File Preservation If image file is being preserved, delete it after the clone has completed. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -PWD Image file Prompt for a password when creating an image file. When you restore the image file (that is, you have Ghost write the image file over a disk or partition), Ghost will require that you enter this password.
The password can be up to 10 characters long. Using a password longer than 10 characters might prevent Ghost from restoring the file. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -PWD=password Image file Use this password on the Ghost command line when you have Ghost create the image file.
When you restore the image file (that is, you have Ghost write the image file over a disk or partition), Ghost will require that you enter this password. The password can be up to 10 characters long. Using a password longer than 10 characters might prevent Ghost from restoring the file. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -QUIET User intervention Disables status updates and user intervention. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -RB User intervention Forces an automatic reboot after completion. After completing a restore or copy operation, the target computer must be restarted so that the operating system can restore the new disk/partition information. Normally, Ghost prompts the user to restart or exit.RB tells Ghost to restart automatically after it completes the restore or copy.
This is useful when automating Symantec Ghost in a batch command file. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -RECOVER Clone / File Preservation Sets the default to recover preserved files if a previous restore has failed and the File Preservation Metadata File still exists. If this switch is not used the default is set to abort. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -SCRIPT=filename User Intervention Instructs Ghost to execute the Ghost command lines that are listed in the file specified. Ghost executes the commands in the order that they are listed in the text file. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -SGB Boot partition Tells Ghost Multicast Server to ignore the Ghost boot partition.
That is, when you write an image to a disk and use the -SGB switch, Ghost Multicast Server will not write over the existing Ghost boot partition. See the related switch, -IGB.SKIP=filename Image File This switch causes Ghost to skip the indicated files during a create or restore operation. A skip entry can specify a single file, a directory, or multiple files using the.
wildcard. File names must be given in short file name format and all path names are absolute. Only FAT system files can be skipped. It is not possible to skip files on NTFS or other file systems.
The skip switch may only be included in the command line once. To specify multiple skip entries, they must be included in a text file indicated using -skip=@skipfile. The format of the skip text file, skipfile, matches the format used with the CRC32 vexcept option. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -SLEEP Slows down the execution of Ghost.SLOWFILE This switch causes Ghost to use different functions for image file Input/Output. This resolves problems with some network interface cards.
This switch has no effect when used with Ghostpe.exe. See the document.SPAN Image file Enables spanning of image files across volumes. Do not use this switch if you are running Ghost.exe to write an image file directly to a CDR/RW.
Ghost.exe automatically spans CD-R/RW disks if required. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -SPLIT=x Image file Splits image file into x MB spans. Use this switch to create a forced-size volume set. For example, if you want to force smaller image files from a 1024 MB drive, you could specify 200 MB segments. The maximum value for the -SPLIT switch is 2048 MB. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -SRC Clone Used as a parameter with the -CLONE switch.
Defines the location of the source partition, disk, or image file. See the document.SURE User intervention Used with the -CLONE switch to avoid the prompts 'Partition size correct?' And 'Proceed with disk load?' .
If -SURE is run from a DOS command line, Ghost finishes the operation, bypasses the prompt 'Reset computer or continue?' And returns to a DOS prompt. If -SURE is run from the Ghost.exe graphical user interface (GUI), Ghost finishes the operation and displays the prompt 'Reset computer or continue?' Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -SZE Clone Specifies the desired size of the destination partition for a disk load or disk copy operation. See the documents and. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -SZEE Clone Forces Norton Ghost to keep the sizes of all destination partitions the same as in the source partition (no resizing).
This switch can be used with or without the -clone switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -SZEF Clone Forces Norton Ghost to keep the sizes of all destination partitions, except for the first one, the same as in the source partition. The first partition uses the remaining disk space. This switch can be used with or without the -clone switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -SZEL Clone Forces Norton Ghost to keep the sizes of all destination partitions, except for the last one, the same as in the source partition. The last partition uses the remaining disk space.
This switch can be used with or without the -clone switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -TAPEBSIZE Tape Sets the block size on the tape you are writing an image to. Symantec Ghost 8.0 -TAPEBUFFERED Tape Use on old DAT drives with unreliable tapes.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -TAPEEJECT Tape By default, Ghost rewinds the tape after a tape operation and then exits to DOS. This switch forces Ghost to eject the tape following a tape operation.
If the tape drive does not support remote ejection you must eject the tape manually. Ghost versions prior to Ghost 2001 and 6.5 ejected the tape by default. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -TAPESAFE Tape Use on old DAT drives with unreliable tapes. Norton Ghost 2003 -TAPESIZE=x Tape Not a valid switch. Ghost manuals that refer to this switch are in error.
Instead, use the -TAPEBSIZE switch. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -TAPESPEED=x Tape X is the speed in hexadecimal, ranging from 0 to F, where 0 is the default speed, and F is the maximum speed. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -TAPEUNBUFFERED Tape Use on old DAT drives with unreliable tapes.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -TCPM:slave IP address Peer to peer This switch sets Ghost to the TCP/IP master mode. The switch causes Ghost to automatically use a TCP/IP peer-to-peer connection, with this computer set in master mode, and is equivalent to selecting TCP/IP Master from the Ghost.exe or Ghostpe.exe main menu. Specifying the IP address of the slave computer on the command line is optional. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -TCPS Peer to peer This switch sets Ghost to the TCP/IP slave mode.
This switch causes Ghost to automatically use a TCP/IP peer-to-peer connection, with this computer set in slave mode, and is equivalent to selecting TCP/IP Slave from the Ghost.exe or Ghostpe.exe main menu. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -Uu d m Sets the Data Transfer mode to unicasting, direct broadcast, or multicasting. Use the switch at a DOS command prompt in the Advanced options on the Clone tab in a Task in the Ghost Console or in the 'Command line' box in GhostCast Server. For instance, the following command line runs GhostCast Server in Directed Broadcast Mode to write the image W2K.gho to all computers on a single subnet in a GhostCast Session that is called Sales. Ghostsrv.exe C: images w2k.gho sales -ud -UNPRESERVEIMAGE File Preservation After a failed restore, do not preserve the image file that was used on the failed restore.
Symantec Ghost 8.0 -USBM Peer to peer This switch sets Ghost to the USB master mode. This switch causes Ghost to automatically use a USB connection, with this computer set in master mode, and is equivalent to selecting USB Master from the Ghost.exe or Ghostpe.exe main menu. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -USBS Peer to peer This switch sets Ghost to the USB slave mode. This switch causes Ghost to automatically use a USB connection, with this computer set in slave mode, and is equivalent to selecting USB Slave from the Ghost.exe or Ghostpe.exe main menu. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -VDW Bad disk Verifies disk writes. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -VER Diagnostic Displays Ghost version number. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 -VER=value Diagnostic Tests the version of Ghost.
If Ghost is older than the specified version, Ghost aborts and exits, otherwise Ghost proceeds as normal. The value is a three digit number and should be specified without the period. For example, Symantec Ghost 7.0 is specified as -ver=700, and Norton Ghost 2001, which is version 6.5, is specified as -ver=650. In Symantec Ghost, this switch is designed for use in batch files. For a list of version numbers, see the document.WD Turns off Disk Write caching. SGSS 2.5 -WS Turns off Disk Read caching. SGSS 2.5 -WD- Turns off Disk Write caching.WS- Turns off Disk Read caching.Zx Image file When saving an image as a file, Ghost compresses the file.
Ghost uses the following compression levels:.Z defaults to level 1. This is lowest compression level, and the fastest transfer rate (apart from no compression). 2 = High compression.
3 to 9 = Highest compression level and slowest transfer rate. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Norton Ghost 2003 References The -CLONE switch This is used to specify a cloning operation. The arguments that are used with it, MODE, SRC, DST, are SZE. See the document.
For other function-specific switches, see the following documents. Technical Information Use of the term 'disk geometry' Ghost documentation often uses the terms 'disk geometry,' 'drive detection,' and 'disk access method' interchangeably. Normally, you can determine the appropriate term by the context. Generally, when Ghost documentation discusses the drive detection switches, the correct term to use is 'drive detection' or 'disk access method.' When Ghost documentation discusses the size of the drive or partitions, or the cylinder, head, and sector values (CHS values), the correct term to use is 'disk geometry.' For more information on this terminology, see the document. Why switches may not be present in later versions A switch that first became available in one Ghost version might not be necessary one or more versions later because the functionality of some switches are sometimes incorporated into the Ghost program (Ghost.exe, Ghostpe.exe, or Ghostwks.exe).
Contents. History Binary Research developed Ghost in, New Zealand. After the Symantec acquisition, a few functions (such as translation into other languages) were moved elsewhere, but the main development remained in Auckland until October 2009 at which time much was moved to India.
Technologies developed by 20/20 Software were integrated into Ghost after their acquisition by Symantec in April 2000. PowerQuest At the end of 2003, Symantec acquired its largest competitor in the disk-cloning field. On August 2, 2004, Norton Ghost 9.0 was released as a new consumer version of Ghost, which is based on PowerQuest′s version 7, and provides Live imaging of a Windows system. Ghost 9 continues to leverage the PowerQuest file format, meaning it is not backward compatible with previous versions of Ghost.
However, a version of Ghost 8.0 is included on the Ghost 9 recovery disk to support existing Ghost customers. Ghost 3.1 The first versions of Ghost supports only the cloning of entire disks. However, version 3.1, released in 1997 supports cloning individual. Ghost could clone a disk or partition to another disk or partition or to an image file.
Ghost allows for writing a clone or image to a second disk in the same machine, another machine linked by a parallel or network cable, a network drive, or to a tape drive. Ghost 4.0 and 4.1 Version 4.0 of Ghost added technology, following the lead of a competitor,. Multicasting supports sending a single image simultaneously to other machines without putting greater stress on the network than by sending an image to a single machine.
This version also introduced Ghost Explorer, a program which supports browsing the contents of an image file and extract individual files from it. Explorer was subsequently enhanced to support to adding and deleting files in an image with, and later with, and. Until 2007, Ghost Explorer could not edit NTFS images. Ghost Explorer could work with images from older versions but only slowly; version 4 images contain indexes to find files rapidly. Version 4.0 also moved from to.
The additional memory available allows Ghost to provide several levels of for images, and to provide the file browser. In 1998, Ghost 4.1 supports password-protected images. Ghost 5.0 Version 5.0 moved to.
Unlike the of earlier versions, 5.0 uses a (GUI). The Binary Research logo, two stars revolving around each other, plays on the main screen when the program is idle. In 1998, Gdisk, a script-based, was integrated in Ghost. Gdisk serves a role similar to, but has greater capabilities. Ghost for NetWare A Norton Ghost version for (called 2.0), released around 1999, supports partitions (although it runs in, like the others). Ghost 6.0 (Ghost 2001) Ghost 6.0, released in 2000, includes a management console for managing large numbers of machines.
The console communicates with client software on managed computers and allows a to refresh the disk of a machine remotely. As a DOS-based program, Ghost requires machines running Windows to reboot to DOS to run it.
Ghost 6.0 requires a separate DOS partition when used with the console. Ghost 7.0 / Ghost 2002 Released March 31, 2001, Norton Ghost version 7.0 (retail) was marketed as Norton Ghost 2002 Personal Edition. Ghost 7.5 Released December 14, 2001, Ghost 7.5 creates a virtual partition, a DOS partition which actually exists as a file within a normal Windows file system. This significantly eased systems management because the user no longer had to set up their own partition tables.
Ghost 7.5 can write images to discs. Later versions can write. Symantec Ghost 8.0 Ghost 8.0 can run directly from Windows.
It is well-suited for placement on bootable media, such as ′s bootable CD. The corporate edition supports, and transfers via. Ghost 8.0 supports NTFS file system, although NTFS is not accessible from a DOS program. Transition from DOS The off-line version of Ghost, which runs from bootable media in place of the installed operating system, originally faced a number of driver support difficulties due to limitations of the increasingly obsolete 16-bit environment. Driver selection and configuration within DOS was non-trivial from the beginning, and the limited space available on floppy disks made disk cloning of several different disk controllers a difficult task, where different SCSI, USB, and CD-ROM drives were involved. Mouse support was possible but often left out due to the limited space for drivers on a floppy disk.
Some devices such as USB often did not work using newer features such as USB 2.0, instead only operating at 1.0 speeds and taking hours to do what should have taken only a few minutes. As widespread support for DOS went into decline, it became increasingly difficult to get hardware drivers for DOS for the newer hardware. Disk imaging competitors to Ghost have dealt with the decline of DOS by moving to other recovery environments such as, or, where they can draw on current driver development to be able to image newer models of disk controllers. Nevertheless, the DOS version of Ghost on compatible hardware configurations works much faster than most of the.nix based image and backup tools. Ghost 8 and later are Windows programs; as such, they can run on Windows PE, or and use the same plug and play hardware drivers as a standard desktop computer, making hardware support for Ghost much simpler.
Norton Ghost 2003 Norton Ghost 2003, a consumer edition of Ghost, was released on September 6, 2002. Available as an independent product, Norton Ghost 2003 was also included as a component of Norton SystemWorks 2003 Professional. A simpler, non-corporate version of Ghost, Norton Ghost 2003 does not include the console but has a Windows front-end to script Ghost operations and create a bootable Ghost. The machine still needs to reboot to the virtual partition, but the user does not need to interact with DOS. Symantec deprecated support for Norton Ghost 2003 in early 2006. Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.0 (Ghost 8.2).
Symantec Ghost 8.2 Released November 15, 2004, Symantec renamed the Enterprise version of Ghost to Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.0. This helped clarify the difference between the consumer and business editions of the product. This was further defined in February 2006, with the release of Norton Save And Restore (also known as Norton Backup And Restore), a standalone backup application based on Ghost 10.0. Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.1 (Ghost 8.3) Ghost Solution Suite 1.1 is a bundle of an updated version of Ghost, Symantec Client Migration (a user data and settings migration tool) and the former PowerQuest equivalent, DeployCenter (using PQI images). Ghost Solution Suite 1.1 was released on December 2005. It can create an image file that is larger than 2 GB. (In Ghost 8.2 or earlier, such image files are automatically split into two or more segments, so that each segment has a maximum size of 2 GB.) Other new features include more comprehensive manufacturing tools, and the ability to create a 'universal boot disk'.
Norton Ghost 9.0 (includes Ghost 2003) Ghost 9.0 was released August 2, 2004. It represents a significant shift in the consumer product line from Ghost 2003, in several ways:. It uses a totally different code base, based on the / product via Symantec′s acquisition of. It is a Windows program that must be installed on the target system. Images can be made while Windows is running, rather than only when booted directly into DOS mode.
images (containing only changes since the last image) are supported. Requires in order to function fully.
The bootable environment on the Ghost 9 CD is only useful for recovery of existing backups. It cannot be used to create new images. Since Ghost 9 does not support the older.gho format disk images, a separate CD containing Ghost 2003 is included in the retail packaging for users needing to access those older images.
The limitations of Ghost 9 compared to Ghost 2003 were not well-communicated by Symantec, and resulted in many dissatisfied customers who purchased Ghost 9 expecting the previous version′s features (like making images from the bootable Ghost environment, no installation required, and no product activation). Norton Ghost 10.0 Supports creating images on CDs, DVDs, and disks as well as (FireWire) and. Supports encrypting images and with Maxtor OneTouch buttons. Ghost 10.0 is compatible with previous versions, but not with future versions. Norton Save And Restore 1.0 (Ghost 10.0) Norton Save And Restore 1.0, released in February 2006, was the renamed consumer version of Ghost.
It used Ghost 10.0′s engine, with the addition of features to allow backup and restoration of individual files. Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.0 (Ghost 11.0) Ghost Solution Suite 2.0 was released in November 2006. This version provides significant improvements in performance, as well as the ability to edit NTFS images. This version also adds support for, versions of Windows, and (GPT) disks.
However, the software does not fully support systems with (EFI) firmware. Ghost 11.0 supports saving and restoring from native Ghost image format (.gho,.ghs) and raw images (.img,.raw). Norton Ghost 12.0 Ghost 12.0 includes support with an updated and more thorough user interface. It supports both full system backup and individual files or folders backup. This version provides a 'LightsOut Restore' feature, which restores a system from an on-disk software recovery environment similar to, thereby allowing recovery without a bootable CD. Upon system startup, a menu asks whether start the operating system or the LightsOut recovery environment.
LightsOut restore would augment the, which comes with Ghost. The latter contains a recovery environment that can recover a system without a working operating system. Norton Save & Restore 2.0 (Ghost 13.0) NSR 2.0 has fewer features in comparison to Norton Ghost 12. NSR 2.0 offers one-time backups, file and folder backup, simplified schedule editor, Maxtor OneTouch integration and modifiable Symantec recovery disc. This version supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Vista. Norton Ghost 14.0 Version 14.0 uses (VSS) to make backups and can store backups to an site. Ghost can connect to ThreatCon, a Symantec service that monitors malware activity around the world, and performs when a specific threat level is reached.
Other features include the ability to back up to devices and support for partitions up to 16TB. Ghost can manage other installations of version 12.0 or later across a network. This version no longer supports opening.gho image files. It stores images in.v2i format. Incremental backup images created with Norton Ghost are saved with.iv2i filename extensions alone the original full backup (with.v2i filename extension) on a regular basis. Older.gho image files can be restored using Ghost Explorer, a separate utility.
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.5 (Ghost 11.5) The ghost software for enterprise, including Ghost 11.5, was released in May 2008. New features include: Feature Description DeployAnywhere Allows drivers to be injected during image deployment to lessen the need for hardware dependent images. Hot imaging Allows live machines to be used as the source to keep images from becoming stale and out of date. Image formats Ghost 11.5 supports saving to and restoring from native Ghost image format (.gho and.ghs) and format (.vmdk). It also supports restoring from DriveImage format (.v2i,.iv2i,) image format (.pqi) and Backup Exec System Recovery (BESR) format.
PreOS boot disk. 64-bit with greatly enhanced driver set. Linux (based on ) As of January 6, 2010, the latest build from Live Update is 11.5.1.2266 (Live Update 5 (LU5)). This updates Ghost Solution Suite to 2.5.1 and provides support for and. Furthermore, Ghost 11.5 is compatible with 's bootable CD using a.
I don't know exact instructions as I don't have that particular software but it should be pretty easy to follow prompts. Just choose option to create entire image of your disk. Choose partition/disk to back up, choose location to back up to (your external disk, another partition, CD/DVD) and that should be it. The easiest way for you to do it just to open Help file and spend 5-10 minutes reading on how to do it. They usually have very nice help files and it's faster than have someone write it all down and take screenshots. Not that I would mind doing it if I had Norton installed.
Forgot to mention. As far as I know you don't need to create book disk to create image (it can be done from Windows and I think it's the only way to do it with 12?) but to restore image you'd need to create boot disc.
Visit this » it should help you out. Said by: I didn't know that. Thanks for correction Howie. Norton Ghost 2003 was great and it still works as long as you have a Boot CD to run it in Vista (it works in DOS only in Vista) I hated Ghost 12, I got rid-of-it for a FULL REFUND.why don't you just upgrade to Vista Ultimate or Business Version, that way you can use Complete PC Backup, this works on an external USB/Firewire drive or a DVD-RW/DVD-R disc, it's just as good as any other imaging program, and it works very well. I still use Norton Ghost 2003 on my other Gateway notebook (MX6447) it has Vista Home Premium (it doesn't come with the MS Complete PC backup & Imaging program, so that's why.just my 2 cents. Said by disconnected: Because if the controller is set to IDE mode (like you might logically try to do when using a DOS backup util), just booting Ghost off a floppy can render your system drive unbootable.
It happened to my new system, after 4 years of safe Norton Ghost use on my old IDE systems. I am VERY leery of using Ghost on SATA drives as a result. Caution is advised!! I built a very nice desktop Rig about 3 yrs. Ago cost me about 2 Grand, it still runs well has XP PRO on it, and Norton Ghost 2003 w/ a SATA 150 drive, and I can report, that I have NEVER had a problem using & Imaging Norton Ghost 2003 BTW I don't have a IDE controller it's a SATA controller maybe that's why I never had that problem before? I had some problems when I put in a IDE drive as a SLAVE, but it was an EASY FIX I found in my Advanced BIOS setting. Thanks, this must be something new in version 12 that I overlooked.
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Sorry for the mis-information in my previous post and I stand corrected. Nice to see they added this feature. EDIT I found this in the Ghost 12 user guide so it appears even if you lose the program CD, you can still create a recovery CD: Note: Depending on which version of the product you have purchased, the SRD is either included on your product CD, or as a separate CD. You should place the CD containing the SRD in a safe place.
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Should you lose the CD, you can create a new one if you have a CD burner. See If driver validation fails in the Norton Ghost User's Guide. Note: The recovery environment requires a minimum of 512 MB of RAM to run. If your computer's video card is configured to share your computer's RAM, you might need more than 512 MB of RAM.
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Also, if you are installing a multilingual version of the product, you must have a minimum of 768 MB of RAM to run the Symantec Recovery Disk. Are you trying to make a Norton Ghost 12 Boot Disk, or a Norton Ghost CD-Recovery-Image of your C:/ system drive? Unlike older versions of Norton Ghost that use Windows PE in DOS, Norton Ghost 12 uses the Windows Vista Recovery Environment, (if you are using Vista) I'm not sure about how this works in XP? TRY THIS: make a Norton Ghost Image on your Hard drive, or a external USB Drive,after you make the Image point to where the path of that Image is: C:/ D:/ USB or whatever? Your getting this error cuz Norton Ghost doesn't know where the path to your Image is, if you made one at all?