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mrmagoo_83
08-02-2002, 02:53 AM
Ok if I cannot find something like Partion Magic for free I am gonna have to re-fdisk my drive. My Question is can I use Ghost and ghost all my MP3s and data to less cds than what it would if I just burned them? Or is the best way to just burn all my data over and then fdisk everything?
Midknyte
08-02-2002, 04:28 AM
I would just backup the mp3s as normal to cds. it would be easier to get them off once you finish reinstalling windows. i think it's easier to just pick and choose mp3s off the cd. if you don't want to put them all on your drive, you wouldn't have to. if you include them with your image, you can't select individual files to restore. it's all or nothing.
FijiJohn
08-02-2002, 04:32 AM
MP3s are already compressed, so they don't compress a lot further. Ghost can compress an archive but I would not expect much (if any) reduction in size. Ghost is not like Retrospect Express (which I think maybe you can demo for short while) so you get the whole partition or drive, not selected files.

Partition Magic is a WONDERFUL tool to have on hand. It hurt to buy it but I have been glad I did many times over.
mrmagoo_83
08-02-2002, 05:52 AM
Well a friend is gonna let me borrow a 10GB Seagate he has extra. So no need for the ghostin now. Thanks for the help though. I also was able to obtain Partition Magic, so if I must resize everything I can. Thanks for the help.