Re: newer backup methods was: Accidentally Lost Data

[Glenn Ericson <glenn-ericson@xxxxxxx>]

Are  USB Drives  bootable?
Say   I  want to  boot of the USB  which is an image  copy of  my C drive.

At 07:24 AM 3/21/2007, you wrote:
> Good info, but it doesn't address my question:  Why should it matter at
> all if the drive is solid state or platter-based?
>
> Flash drives have high capacity.  They are bootable.  They can be
> formatted with the same three file systems (FAT16, FAT32, NTFS)
> available to platter drives.  They are for all intents and purposes
> identical from a functionality standpoint.  The only noticeable
> differences are the identifier and that Flash drives are better
> (smaller, use less power, generate less heat, have zero moving parts,
> faster, more enviro-friendly) in every way except price.
>
> Unless MS is side-stepping it's own supported file systems, there is no
> _technology_ reason that would prohibit a Flash drive from doing
> on-the-fly backups.  So in addition to my original question, I now have
> to ask : What is Microsoft's _marketing_ reason for reducing
> functionality and only supporting an inferior solution?
>
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>
> John,
>
> USB devices have identifiers and different device types. I have a Vista
> loaner we've been playing with at work. The backup program purposely
> does not allow backups to USB flash drives.
>
> >From the help:
> "When I'm using the Back Up Files wizard, why don't I see the location
> that I want to back up to when I'm choosing where to save my backup?
> "* The location is a USB flash drive. You can't save backups to a flash
> drive."
>
> Steve may be right, and Vista wants to support on-the-fly restore from
> previous backups (a la Leopard).
>
> This is generally for home users; corporate users would probably use
> Veritas or another backup solution to save client desktop information.
>
> Loyd Goodbar
> Senior programmer/analyst
> BorgWarner
> TS Water Valley
> 662-473-5713
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jones, John (US)
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 13:17
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: newer backup methods was: Accidentally Lost Data
>
> Vista: A USB drive is a USB drive.  Why should it matter at all if the
> drive is solid state or platter-based?  Either way you can partition
> them, format as FAT32 or NTFS, and do whatever else you'd care to do.
>
> 16GB Flash drives are out and are under $150 (
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233042 ).
> That's plenty for a modest OS + apps + My Documents set up.  Or just My
> Docs for incremental/differential backups.
>
> I'm not trying to argue here; you may well be right about MS' approach.
> IMO, though, there's no functional difference and MS shouldn't be
> dictating what storage media customers use.
>
> --
> John A. Jones, CISSP
>
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