Editorial Reviews
Product Description:Crash! It doesn't happen as often as it did in the past but, when it does, it can be a very inconvenient truth. Symantec Norton Ghost 14 is the latest, improved version of backup and recovery software for your Windows PC. It's an assuring insurance that your valuable data is safe just in case the 'less likely' might happen. Incremental and differential backup?Backs up only files that have changed Customizable, event-based backup?Triggers backups based on key events such as new program installations or sudden increases in data storage Advanced compression and encryption?Minimizes storage space and helps keep sensitive documents safe System protection?Recovers your system and data even when you can't restart the operating system EXCLUSIVE! Remote management Controls other Norton Ghost installations (12.0 and higher) on your local area network LightsOut Restore Restores your system with an on-disk software recovery environment, no bootable CD required File backup search Finds and backs up specified file types such as photos, MP3 files, and documents File and folder backup Backs up only the specific files and folders you choose rather than saving an entire drive Virtualization conversion wizard Converts physical images for use in VMware instances Fast, efficient, and secure backup Provides password-encrypted backup and lets you define the level of compression and amount of resources used for backups Throttle control backup Lets you continue using your computer while backups occur seamlessly in the background NEW! FTP backup?Copies recovery points to a FTP site for easy offsite backup
Amazon.com:Norton Ghost 14.0 protects PCs--including all applications, settings, folders, and files--with advanced backup and recovery. It provides powerful protection with new features such as offsite backups and Symantec ThreatCon integration, as well as enhanced performance, remote management, LightsOut Restore capability, and more. With Norton Ghost 14.0, you have a choice of backup types: full system (disk image) or specific files and folders. Incremental backups and enhanced compression help reduce the amount of required storage, while encryption helps keep everything safe. Norton Ghost 14.0 works with most storage devices, including external hard drives, networked drives, and recordable and rewritable CDs and DVDs.
 Norton Ghost 14.0 protects your PC--including all applications, settings, folders, and files--with advanced backup and recovery. |
 At-a-glance system status displays all scheduled backups and the degree of backup protection for each computer drive, all in one view. |
Key Features and Benefits
New Features and Enhancements
- New--Offsite backup. Copies recovery points to a FTP site for easier offsite backup management.
- New--Backup to NAS devices. Backup and recover from Network Attached Storage devices for expandable and flexible backups.
- New--Symantec ThreatCon integration. Leverages intelligence from Symantec's industry-leading security research organization by triggering incremental backups whenever ThreatCon reaches a specified threat level. Great for PCs without antivirus protection.
Data Backup and Recovery
- Exclusive--Google Desktop integration. Makes data recovery even faster with searchable backup indexes.
- Backs up and find specified file types such as photos, MP3 files and documents.
- Full disk image backs up everything on a hard drive or partition.
- Incremental and differential backup saves only files that have changed.
- Customizable, event-based backups triggers automatic backup based on events such as new program installation, ThreatCon level change, or sudden increases in data storage.
Advanced Data Compression and Encryption
- Minimizes storage space and helps keep sensitive documents safe.
System Recovery and Restoration
- System protection recovers your system and data even when you can't restart the operating system.
- LightsOut Restore will restore your system with an on-disk software recovery environment--no bootable CD required.
Remote Management
- Exclusive--1:1 remote management allows you to control other Norton Ghost installations * (v12.0 or higher) on your local area network.
* Separate license required for Norton Ghost on an additional networked PC.
Additional Features
- Virtualization conversion wizard converts physical images for use in VMware instances.
- Fast, efficient and secure backup provides password-encrypted back and lets you define the level of compression and amount of resources used for backup.
- Throttle control backup lets you continue using your computer while backups occur seamlessly in the background.
- At-a-glance system status displays all scheduled backups and the degree of backup protection for each computer drive, all in one view
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Difficult to install and use, January 6, 2009
By
S. Beckett (Texas)
I give it one star for price. I purchased a Western Digital external book drive to use as my backup device. Turns out I needed to reformat the book drive from FAT to NTFS to get the backup to run. But you don't get a message telling you that. Instead you get something about unable to connect to services??? So after uninstalling and reinstalling Ghost, which also requires an uninstall and reinstall of my Norton AV, I got smart and search the web for an answer. Found it, reformatted my drive, and the backup started working correctly. That only took 2 days of my time.
Then there's the recovery disk. Kept getting an error about unable to erase the CD. Other programs had no problem with the CD. Was wiser this time and researched it on the web first this time. Found out some gibberish about reloading the driver for the program used by Norton to interact with the drive (I have a brand new Dell laptop). Did that a couple of times and finally got the program to create a custom recover disk for me. 1/2 a day there. Still haven't tested it yet.
Not a program for the faint of heart or the inexperienced PC user. I can usually muddle my way around but not with this program.
Ghost 14.0, December 28, 2008
By
John SzydelkoUnlike the older version I have, Ver. 14 does not include the ability to clone a hard drive over a network.
Backup Excellence that is easy to use even if you're blind, December 22, 2008
By
Michael J. Hudson (East Lansing, MI United States)
I've used this product since it was Drive Image from PowerQuest. Beginning At Version 9, Symantec bought up the Drive Image code and repackaged as Ghost. The product is mature and works perfectly for me every time. Importantly, it is also useful for people who are blind and use screen readers to access Windows. I tried True Image 2009 from another manufacturer for it's claims of easy use but that product failed with my screen reader while Ghost worked well with the JAWS screen reader. I purchased this new version moving up from V9 to backup a VISTA computer which was not supported by my earlier version. The product has become even smarter and more smoothly integrated into the computer. Be sure to run the updater after installing as Symantec seems to make regular improvements to the code base .
Good, but could be better., December 16, 2008
By
WV vinker (Martinsburg, WV United States)
For the most part it does what it's suppose to do. Excellent for maintianing a Back-Up. Particular problem encountered was; this Ghost works within "Windows", with something running in the background that we could not identify and shut off, it would not make a good copy we could use when copying a worn out hard drive to a new one. It would copy but not run (tried three times). Solution; Had to find a copy of older Ghost 12 which works outside of windows, it made the copy, worked fine copying the primary disc to new hard drive, worked first time. We then reloaded Ghost 14 to use as a backup program for new Backup hard drive, works well.
This may be particular problem for what we had running, but Ghost 12 had no problem.
Better than previous versions for NAS, December 14, 2008
By
D. Lynch (San Diego, CA)
I've used Ghost for a few years. It usually works fine. I use off the shelf PCs and do not have any trouble restoring (luckily only once in all this time). Recently, I added Network Attached Storage (NAS) to my home network. Ghost 10 and 12 worked for a while then had problems doing incremental backups. This newest rev seems to have solved whatever the issues were as I have been doing incremental backups fine for a few months now.
