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Create Norton Ghost 12 Recovery Point

Here is the procedure to create a back-up image file (which Symantec now terms a Recovery Point) with Ghost 12.

1. Start Ghost 12.
2. Click Tasks icon.
3. Click Run or Manage Backups.
4. Click Define New
5. Dot in Backup my computer » Next
6. Select the drive to backup » Next
7. Dot in Recovery point set (recommended) » Next
8. Choose location and filename » Next
9. Choose desired compression.
10. Tick Verify recovery point after creation.
11. Choose your Limit. Ignore Advanced unless you want to split the image » Next
12. Ignore the Command Files window » Next
13. Don’t tick Schedule and don’t tick any days (that’s for incrementals).
14. Click the drop down arrow and choose Weekly.
15. Click Custom, select your Day & Time, OK » Next
16. Finish.
    

For more info related to this topic, see » Backing up your data (page 43+) in the Norton Ghost 12.0 User's Guide. Note that this link is from an FTP site, which can take 10-20 seconds for the PDF-page to load.

The official Symantec Ghost 12 User guide is posted » HERE (206-page PDF, 2.6 MB)

From the Symantec Knowlege Base for Norton Ghost 12, you might also find the follow articles helpful:

• Backing up an entire computer with Ghost 12
• Creating a custom Symantec Recovery Disk in Norton Ghost 12
• Backing up selected files and folders with Norton Ghost 12
• Creating a One Time Backup in Ghost 12