Thread: OT: HD image backup
View Single Post
  #4  
Old October 1st, 2004, 05:52 PM
Fyron's Avatar

Fyron Fyron is offline
Shrapnel Fanatic
  
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Southern CA, USA
Posts: 18,394
Thanks: 0
Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts
Fyron is an unknown quantity at this point
Default Re: OT: HD image backup
A HD image captures every single bit of information on the drive. It is like with making a backup copy of a CD. If you just copy the files manually, you lose any boot sector information. An image copy is an exact, bit for bit, duplication.
__________________
It's not whether you win or lose that counts: it's how much pain you inflict along the way.
--- SpaceEmpires.net --- RSS --- SEnet ModWorks --- SEIV Modding 101 Tutorial
--- Join us in the #SpaceEmpires IRC channel on the Freenode IRC network.
--- Due to restrictively low sig limits, you must visit this link to view the rest of my signature.
Reply With Quote