It is more complicated than that. Users have personal drives, and I will
not backup a windows desktop even though someone said some are using it
as storage device as if it was a sever, BIG MISTAKE. My first bit of
advice was to find a server where they can copy the data, and a personal
drive on their home drive would not be my recommendation. We restrict
how much storage users may use on home drives. 



James Rohrich
 
Enterprise Data Architect
IT Planning
UOP LLC
25 E. Algonquin Rd.
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
Tel: (847) 391-3958
james.rohrich AT uop DOT com
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-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Albert Eddie Contractor AFRPA CIO/IT
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:54 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] desktop backup software

1. Make your Desktop Windows XP
        Use Restore Points on XP for the desktop image

2. For files; Create Personal drives on a network for your user login
profiles; re-direct their MY DOCUMENTS to this P:\Docs directory.

3. Use legato to back up all the personal files.

Assumptions; 
You have a stable network to all users.
Security; ensuring all users have privacy for their files, etc.

Viola... Who needs a separate desktop solution?

Ok there are always exceptions, do all of your desktops have CD or DVD
burners on them? See where I am going with that? The included version of
NERO usually has something an individual can use. With the exception of
a true pack rat, the largest thing most users will have is their Outlook
Archive folder.

Thoughts? /ALE

> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Rohrich, James
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:07 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] desktop backup software
> 
> Is anyone aware of some good desktop backup software that 
> they would recommend which is cheap or free.
> 
> Legato (aka NetWorker) had one at one time, not sure if that 
> was carried over by EMC, but I thought they had dropped it.
> 
> James Rohrich
>  
> Enterprise Data Architect
> IT Planning
> UOP LLC
> 25 E. Algonquin Rd.
> Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
> Tel: (847) 391-3958
> james.rohrich AT uop DOT com
> WWW.UOP.COM
>  
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