NORTON GoBack 4.0

I have norton GoBack on my system.
I allocated the maximum ammound of space for saving history (8oooMb).
Everytime, I backup a dvd it ereases all of my history and says that logging was suspended due to massive file activity.
Now i know that this is caused by the ammount of space it take to backup a dvd but does anyone know of any way to get around of this so i dont go unprotected every time i do a dvd? I just dont feel comfortable waiting for the couple of hours it takes to start logging again (NO ways of "going back").
Possibly making the ammount of space goback uses more?
any suggestions?

 

if you want my advice i just wouldnt use goback or any norton product in exixtence as they nearly always screw something up for ya.

try some alternative back up programs

 

yeah, im not too happy with this one. I've used GoBack for years and its never given me ANY problems (although this IS a problem that i would be having with the roxio or wildfile versions too, probably with any backup program).

The only norton specific problem I'm seeing thus far is disabling GoBack...it takes HOURS with is extremely irritating.

I do like the new 'Safe Try' mode it has though, thats nice to have though unnecessary as you could just 'GoBack' if there are any problems with an instalation.

Well, for now, i'm stuck with it because i dont have any cash to buy another program like this (i got this one for free from my boss)because i'm attending school... money is tight. So if anyone els has any suggestions on what i could do to help this problem (like possible making the ammount of space GoBack uses more) PLEASE feel free to let me know.

 

...its a real pain! does anyone have any idea how to make the ammount larger?... it even does it when i defrag. and takes hours to start logging again.

 

okay, i did a fresh install of windows xp on my computer.
im getting ready to reinstall GoBack 4.0, just wanted to check one more time if anyone knew how to reserve more space (than 8000mb) for GoBack history. The 8000 just doesn't cut it, it usually only gives me 2-3 days to go back to (without backing up DVDs), almost making the program usless unless I catch the problem right away.

 

When you're going to do large file transfers such as when defragging or ripping, encoding DVD type stuff, simply disable GoBack first.

Then when you are done, reenable GoBack. It sets itself up quickly and you're good to go.

Yeah, you lose the history when you disable it but you're going to lose that anyway when it shuts itself down during the large file work.

As long as you disable it before doing this type of stuff it disables pretty fast.

So by doing this you save yourself a lot of time and also don't put your hard drive through all that thrashing GoBack will do while it's trying to keep up with all the large file movement.

I'm surprised you could still encode with good quality with GoBack enabled. It makes it much harder for the programs to do their job properly. GoBack is like another user trying to use your computer at the same time if you leave it on during these things.

Just turn it off. You already know your computer is working fine before doing this stuff, so you don't need all that old history it removes when disabling itself. Then it will reenable in like 15 seconds after you're through.

 

thats just the thing... NOrton Goback 4.0 is the first one to do this to me but even if i disable it myself, it still takes hours to restart. just gives me that message that it is earasing goback history...
I never had that problem with previous versions...
Thanks for the suggestion though!

 

Hmmm, I'm surprised 4.0 takes that long. I've used GoBack off and on for many years and versions, including 4.0. Make sure you run LiveUpdate to have Symantec install the latest updated 4.0 version for you.

4.0 didn't do that to me. If it's the first version to do that to you, then perhaps you should uninstall it and use the last updated 3.0 version.

3.0 only gives you 4GB of backups but like I said you shouldn't need more than a few hours worth of backups in most cases. That gives you enough time to catch something a new program might do to your system (or something you do that you want to recover from).

That safe install option is really just a gimmick. When you open the full goback screen you can see everything that GoBack has logged and pick the precise time that has a safe point before you started installing a new program. That safe thing just picks it out for you. Really unnecessary fluff.

So besides the 8GB on NTFS (FAT32 still only provides 4GB, as that's the file size limit on FAT32), you're not missing anything by using the last 3.0 version. Symantec, the last I checked, still has it to download if you've lost your files. You just need to enter your 3.0 cd key to unlock it.

4.0 probably has some bug fixes, at least if you've updated it with LiveUpdate. The original 4.0 on the cd had a lot of bugs. I'd try that first.

Just to interject, you know XP has System Restore and even 9x has scanreg /restore in dos. If you don't really need the thing, then you should be aware that GoBack does shorten the life of your hard drive as well as slow the system down with its constant logging of every file change.

GoBack is a nice idea if it didn't do those things, since restoring a hard drive to exactly the state it was in is pretty cool. Norton Ghost is another way to do this without the feeling that you're sharing your PC with another user all the time. You just make your backup image and then it goes away. No constant logging. GoBack also risks an instant demise of your hard drive at perhaps an inconvieniant time for you. When the program borks out it takes your hard drive with it. Kind of dangerous security!

 

lol yeah, it is very bitter sweet...so because of the hassle of it, i think i'm going to stay away for now. at least til something gets messed up and i realized that it would have saved my behind. i wish they gave you the option to store more than 8GB... didn't one of the older versions let you store 10% of your drive (or was that 10% OR 4GB, whichever was smaller?)

 

That hasn't changed, except for on XP it was changed to 8GB instead of 4GB.

Your hardware is better off without it, but if you do use it then just don't let it be logging huge amounts of files. Disable the beast when you're going to do that or when you defrag.

For normal System Restore on XP/ME, when you think a recently installed program caused the problem then uninstall the program first then Restore back to before you ever installed it.

And, unlike GoBack, if you get a virus then disable System Restore before using your virus scanner to remove it as System Restore will block the Anti-Virus program from deleting or changing (cleaning) the backed up files saved by System Restore.

And keep making your own Restore Points before and after installing new programs as well as occasionally setting something like an "OK" point since you never know when System Restore sets it's automatically.