![]() ![]() However, Symantec, the company behind the Norton series of products, quickly killed off its popularity by slapping on a price tag. Indeed, the extent of its popularity can be demonstrated by the fact that ‘ghost’ became a colloquialism for making a sectorwise copy or clone. Norton Ghost was one of the first, best, and most popular, disk imaging tools available for many years. Why did Symantec discontinue Norton Ghost? Alongside Norton Ghost - which is what we’ll focus on throughout this post - there is also Ghost Solution Suite (GSS), a fully featured deployment platform aimed at the enterprise market. It’s worth noting before we continue that there are (or were) two different products bearing the Ghost name. We’ll look more closely at what Macrium Reflect offers you over Norton Ghost, but first we’ll go over the reasons why Norton Ghost was discontinued. #NORTON GHOST DOES NOT SEE DRIVE FREE#Macrium Reflect Free is a free, simple tool that can be used to image and clone Windows disks, but Macrium also has a number of paid products that include additional powerful features that can provide you with the flexibility and security required to protect your data effectively. For many Windows users looking for reliable, and powerful backup today, it is still very much a case of seeking out a good replacement for Norton Ghost.įortunately, Macrium is on hand to help with a powerful and popular alternative to Norton Ghost. I've bought an Acronis True Image two months ago and I do not regret.The rise and fall of the first disk cloning toolĪlthough Norton Ghost was discontinued all the way back in 2013, its legacy appears to be strong - unsurprising, perhaps, given that it was around throughout much of the nineties, a period that feels like the very early years of home computing. My recommendation and personal choice going forward for a disk-imaging program is Acronis True Image.ĭon't you think I could write the same? Yes, I fully agree. ![]() I have removed Symantec Ghost from my system. The fact that Symantec tech support/development has been unable to isolate the regular random corruption problems I have been experiencing across two releases of the product does not bode well for the future of the Ghost product, in my mind. Partition Magic, which they also acquired from PowerQuest a couple of years back in release 8 has yet to be updated by Symantec. I would not be surprised if Ghost were treated similarly in the not-distant future. I would still choose Acronis True Image over Ghost on functionality and presentation alone however, on quality of support alone, I cannot and will not recommend any Symantec program.įurthermore, Symantec has a long & sordid history of acquiring products or complete companies and then discontinuing the products. Most importantly, in my experience, Symantec’s Ghost versions 9 & 10 have proven to be unreliable and my experience with Ghost (really, all of Symantec) technical support has consistently been dreadful. However, True Image’s overall functionality, reliability and UI are more robust and more understandable than Symantec Norton Ghost versions 9 or 10. While each program has certain unique features, the core functionality of both programs is essentially equal. I just copy the conclusion of a technical review of Acronis True Image x Symantec Norton Ghost: ![]()
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