Norton Ghost Divide Overflow Error
Home Forums Blogs Search HelpWelcome Message FAQs Search Tips Participation Guidelines Terms and Conditions All Community All Community Forums Ideas Blogs Advanced Log in Sign up English简体中文 Français Deutsch 日本語 Português Español Home ForumsBlogs Ideas Norton ProductsCommunity Malware Discussion Norton Mobile Products Norton Public Beta Off-Topic Discussion Other Norton ProductsAnnouncements Norton Security Backup Norton Internet Security | Norton 360 | Norton AntiVirus Norton Toolbar / Norton Identity Safe Norton Ghost Norton for Mac Norton Family PCTools Forum Feedback Product Suggestions Not what you are looking for? Ask the experts! koenfucius Visitor2 Reg: 24-Nov-2008 Posts: 2 Solutions: 0 Kudos: 0 Kudos0 Ghost 2003 (in DOS mode) "Divide overflow" error when using 1TB USB drive Posted: 24-Nov-2008 | 8:16AM • 8 Replies • Permalink I've been using Ghost 2003 with great success in DOS mode (on a bootable CD) for many years to make partition-to-partition images of successive laptops, to successively larger and larger external USB hard drives - 120GB, 350GB and 500GB, until today I wanted to make a backup onto a partitioned 1TB Lacie. When Ghost starts and the familiar blue background appears, but before any of the options can be chosen, "Divide Overflow" appear and I am back at the DOS prompt. I tried various ways of partitioning the USB drive, to ensure that it was not the size of the partitions (partitioned it in bits smaller than 150GB), or even the size of the "visible" drive (made the uppermost 600GB unallocated), but that made no difference. Is this is known limitation of Ghost 2003? If so, what is the best alternative? Many thanks in anticipation. Koenfucius Me Too0 Last Comment Replies koenfucius Visitor2 Reg: 24-Nov-2008 Posts: 2 Solutions: 0 Kudos: 0 Kudos0 Re: Ghost 2003 (in DOS mode) "Divide overflow" error when using 1TB USB drive Posted: 24-Nov-2008 | 8:16AM • Permalink I've been using Ghost 2003 with great success in DOS mode (on a bootable CD) for many years to make partition-to-partition images of successive laptops, to successively larger and larger external USB hard drives - 120GB, 350GB and 500GB, until today I wanted to make a backup onto a partitioned 1TB Lacie. When Ghost starts and the familiar blue background appears, but before any of the options can be chosen, "Divide Overflow" appear and I am back at the DOS prompt. I tried various ways of partitioning the USB drive, to ensure that it was not the size of the partitions (partitioned it in bits smaller than 150GB), or even the size of the "visible" drive (made the uppermost 600GB unallocated), but that made no difference.
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