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In article <>,
Harry <> wrote:

>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> In article <>,
>> Harry <> wrote:
>>
>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <>,
>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>S Roby wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi. Im after drive image software (like ghost) that will let me take
>>>>>> an image of just one directory(Win) & restore just that directory,
>>>>>> leaving all other directories.
>>>>>> Is there any software that does this??
>>>>>> Could I do it by burning the Win dir to DVD & using some sort of Linux
>>>>>> boot CD(say Knopix) to access the hard drive & copy the dir over??
>>>>>
>>>>>dd
>>>>
>>>> Won't do directories.
>>>
>>>Yes it will. You loop mount the image and extract whatever you like.
>>
>> dd doesn't do loop mounts or file extraction.
>
>Well dd doesn't start itself up either.

The OP clearly asked for a program that will take the contents of _just_
_one_ _directory_. That rules out disk-image-copying programs.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> In article <>,
> Harry <> wrote:
>
>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> In article <>,
>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <>,
>>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>S Roby wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi. Im after drive image software (like ghost) that will let me take
>>>>>>> an image of just one directory(Win) & restore just that directory,
>>>>>>> leaving all other directories.
>>>>>>> Is there any software that does this??
>>>>>>> Could I do it by burning the Win dir to DVD & using some sort of
>>>>>>> Linux boot CD(say Knopix) to access the hard drive & copy the dir
>>>>>>> over??
>>>>>>
>>>>>>dd
>>>>>
>>>>> Won't do directories.
>>>>
>>>>Yes it will. You loop mount the image and extract whatever you like.
>>>
>>> dd doesn't do loop mounts or file extraction.
>>
>>Well dd doesn't start itself up either.
>
> The OP clearly asked for a program that will take the contents of _just_
> _one_ _directory_. That rules out disk-image-copying programs.

tar

har har har...

>
> Well dd doesn't start itself up either.
> No program does that. So I guess no matter what anyone recommends
> it will be no good because it doesn't do what the most densely
> idiotic creature like yourself would have it do.
>
> Only a devout deadshit like yourself would fail to realise
> that most programs don't do anything themselves - because the kernel
> does most of the work. So I suppose you really meant to say:
> "dd doesnt do device reads"
> "dd doesnt do file reads"
> "dd doesnt do file writes"
> "dd doesnt do anything"
> "dd doesnt scratch your bum"
>
> People like yourself only exist so that everyone else
> can conclude that they aren't so bad after all.
>

how do you know?
"Im after drive image software (like ghost)"

"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in message
news:ldo-...
> In article <>,
> Harry <> wrote:
>
>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> In article <>,
>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <>,
>>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>S Roby wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi. Im after drive image software (like ghost) that will let me take
>>>>>>> an image of just one directory(Win) & restore just that directory,
>>>>>>> leaving all other directories.
>>>>>>> Is there any software that does this??
>>>>>>> Could I do it by burning the Win dir to DVD & using some sort of
>>>>>>> Linux
>>>>>>> boot CD(say Knopix) to access the hard drive & copy the dir over??
>>>>>>
>>>>>>dd
>>>>>
>>>>> Won't do directories.
>>>>
>>>>Yes it will. You loop mount the image and extract whatever you like.
>>>
>>> dd doesn't do loop mounts or file extraction.
>>
>>Well dd doesn't start itself up either.
>
> The OP clearly asked for a program that will take the contents of _just_
> _one_ _directory_. That rules out disk-image-copying programs.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> The OP clearly asked for a program that will take the contents of _just_
> _one_ _directory_. That rules out disk-image-copying programs.

Windows XIMAGE can do both of those - either a directory, or the entire disk

In article <dhisgv$ecv$>, "Mercury" <>
wrote:

>how do you know?
>"Im after drive image software (like ghost)"
>
>"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in message
>news:ldo-...
>> In article <>,
>> Harry <> wrote:
>>
>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <>,
>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article <>,
>>>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>S Roby wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi. Im after drive image software (like ghost) that will let me take
>>>>>>>> an image of just one directory(Win) & restore just that directory,
>>>>>>>> leaving all other directories.
>>>>>>>> Is there any software that does this??
>>>>>>>> Could I do it by burning the Win dir to DVD & using some sort of
>>>>>>>> Linux
>>>>>>>> boot CD(say Knopix) to access the hard drive & copy the dir over??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>dd
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Won't do directories.
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes it will. You loop mount the image and extract whatever you like.
>>>>
>>>> dd doesn't do loop mounts or file extraction.
>>>
>>>Well dd doesn't start itself up either.
>>
>> The OP clearly asked for a program that will take the contents of _just_
>> _one_ _directory_. That rules out disk-image-copying programs.

Typical of a top-poster, not to even read the original posting:

"...that will let me take an image of just one directory(Win) &
restore just that directory, leaving all other directories."

The OP was under the impression that drive-image software will do this,
but if drive-image software will not do this, then that rules out
drive-image software, does it not?

you forgot to interleave. have you got brain rot? silly question...

Now, is it my fault, Harry's, or the OP's that the OP was vague /
misinformed? why the need to snap at everyone?


"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in message
news:ldo-...
> In article <dhisgv$ecv$>, "Mercury" <>
> wrote:
>
>>how do you know?
>>"Im after drive image software (like ghost)"
>>
>>"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in message
>>news:ldo-...
>>> In article <>,
>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <>,
>>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In article <>,
>>>>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>S Roby wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi. Im after drive image software (like ghost) that will let me
>>>>>>>>> take
>>>>>>>>> an image of just one directory(Win) & restore just that directory,
>>>>>>>>> leaving all other directories.
>>>>>>>>> Is there any software that does this??
>>>>>>>>> Could I do it by burning the Win dir to DVD & using some sort of
>>>>>>>>> Linux
>>>>>>>>> boot CD(say Knopix) to access the hard drive & copy the dir over??
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>dd
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Won't do directories.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yes it will. You loop mount the image and extract whatever you like.
>>>>>
>>>>> dd doesn't do loop mounts or file extraction.
>>>>
>>>>Well dd doesn't start itself up either.
>>>
>>> The OP clearly asked for a program that will take the contents of _just_
>>> _one_ _directory_. That rules out disk-image-copying programs.
>
> Typical of a top-poster, not to even read the original posting:
>
> "...that will let me take an image of just one directory(Win) &
> restore just that directory, leaving all other directories."
>
> The OP was under the impression that drive-image software will do this,
> but if drive-image software will not do this, then that rules out
> drive-image software, does it not?

In article <dht8r3$shu$>, "Mercury" <>
wrote:

>you forgot to interleave. have you got brain rot? silly question...
>
>Now, is it my fault, Harry's, or the OP's that the OP was vague /
>misinformed? why the need to snap at everyone?
>
>
>"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in message
>news:ldo-...
>> In article <dhisgv$ecv$>, "Mercury" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>how do you know?
>>>"Im after drive image software (like ghost)"
>>>
>>>"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in message
>>>news:ldo-...
>>>> In article <>,
>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article <>,
>>>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In article <>,
>>>>>>>> Harry <> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>S Roby wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi. Im after drive image software (like ghost) that will let me
>>>>>>>>>> take
>>>>>>>>>> an image of just one directory(Win) & restore just that directory,
>>>>>>>>>> leaving all other directories.
>>>>>>>>>> Is there any software that does this??
>>>>>>>>>> Could I do it by burning the Win dir to DVD & using some sort of
>>>>>>>>>> Linux
>>>>>>>>>> boot CD(say Knopix) to access the hard drive & copy the dir over??
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>dd
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Won't do directories.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yes it will. You loop mount the image and extract whatever you like.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dd doesn't do loop mounts or file extraction.
>>>>>
>>>>>Well dd doesn't start itself up either.
>>>>
>>>> The OP clearly asked for a program that will take the contents of _just_
>>>> _one_ _directory_. That rules out disk-image-copying programs.
>>
>> Typical of a top-poster, not to even read the original posting:
>>
>> "...that will let me take an image of just one directory(Win) &
>> restore just that directory, leaving all other directories."
>>
>> The OP was under the impression that drive-image software will do this,
>> but if drive-image software will not do this, then that rules out
>> drive-image software, does it not?

The closest I can find to something that matches the description "snap
at everyone" is the following
<http://groups.google.co.nz/groups?se...@bg.macroshaft.
com>:

>So I guess no matter what anyone recommends
>it will be no good because it doesn't do what the most densely
>idiotic creature like yourself would have it do.

Which are not my words--they were directed at me. For my part, I simply
kept patiently pointing out misconceptions that people seemed to have
about the original request, even as they kept proposing solutions that
were plainly inappropriate. Yet, for some reason, this makes me the
target of peevish or abusive responses like the ones above. Why do you
suppose that is?