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	Ghost 10 Oct 27^th, 2006 at 12:14pm I have a little problem in my Ghost backup program in as much as I can't get rid of the old sets of Backups. There is no way they will delete, so I figure it must be in the Registry somewhere... Help would be appreciated... D
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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #1 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 1:29pm Dave_C, please review page 67 (and page 73+) in the Norton Ghost 10.0 User’s Guide for information on deleting backups/recovery points. If that doesn’t help, please reply with additional details on your circumstances.
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Re: Ghost 10
Reply #2 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 3:02pm

Pleonasm wrote on Oct 27^th, 2006 at 1:29pm:

Dave_C, please review page 67 (and page 73+) in the Norton Ghost 10.0 User’s Guide for information on deleting backups/recovery points.
If that doesn’t help, please reply with additional details on your circumstances.

Have done all of the above, and there is no way to delete them.
Where there is a delete option, it is grayed out.
They seem to be phantom, and can't find them anywhere.
However, they do not show in the Backup/ Backup now window.
Would that not suggest the registry somehow ? Thanks... D

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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #3 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 3:13pm dave_cal, Using Windows Explorer (My Computer), can you see the Recovery Point files in the folder where they were originally created? Can you search My Computer for .v2i files and let us know what you find.
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Re: Ghost 10
Reply #4 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 3:31pm

Brian wrote on Oct 27^th, 2006 at 3:13pm:

dave_cal,

Using Windows Explorer (My Computer), can you see the Recovery Point files in the folder where they were originally created? Can you search My Computer for .v2i files and let us know what you find.

Hey Brian, Still here ? I just completed the search, and the only ones that showed were my current backups.
I'm almost convinced it's in the registry somewhere. Or perhaps it'll need a re-install to get rid of them ....D

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Re: Ghost 10
Reply #5 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 3:42pm

That's fine Dave. If you can't find the .v2i files then they have been deleted from your HD. I don't have Ghost 10 on my current computer but I do recall it was difficult to find the "delete" button. I'll check.

I tend to be lazy and delete the Recovery Points from Windows Explorer anyway so if I was using Ghost 10 I'd have a big list of "Undeleted" recovery points. As it's only in the Ghost 10 window and those recovery points don't exist, I'd ignore it. But you might like it neater.

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Re: Ghost 10
Reply #6 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 3:52pm

Brian wrote on Oct 27^th, 2006 at 3:42pm:

That's fine Dave. If you can't find the .v2i files then they have been deleted from your HD. I don't have Ghost 10 on my current computer but I do recall it was difficult to find the "delete" button. I'll check.

I tend to be lazy and delete the Recovery Points from Windows Explorer anyway so if I were using Ghost 10 I'd have a big list of "Undeleted" recovery points. As it's only in the Ghost 10 window and those recovery points don't exist, I'd ignore it. But you might like it neater.

Thanks Brian,,,Come to think of it, I've been deleting that way myself, so I guess that's why all the garbage is left...
Still you'd think there would be some way of getting rid of these Ghost entries. Must be in the registry somewhere.
I've tried to email Symantec from their website, but gave up on that, it's hopeless... D

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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #7 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 4:07pm I don't know where those entries are stored in the registry. Beware of making things worse. Looks like you and I prefer the lazy way to delete Recovery Points. But the list in Ghost 10 is a side effect. I'll bet Ghost4me knows how to clean up that list.
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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #8 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 4:19pm Brian wrote on Oct 27^th, 2006 at 4:07pm: I I'll bet Ghost4me knows how to clean up that list. So what's Ghost4me...don't know that one... D
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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #9 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 4:33pm He's a member. Try this. Open Ghost 10. Select Recovery on left Optimize Recovery Point Storage on right Click Clean up (top left) Tick the ones you want to remove (should be size 0 bytes) Delete Does that work?
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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #10 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 4:44pm Brian wrote on Oct 27^th, 2006 at 4:33pm: He's a member. Try this. Open Ghost 10. Select Recovery on left Optimize Recovery Point Storage on right Click Clean up (top left) Tick the ones you want to remove (should be size 0 bytes) Delete Does that work? Nope, all options are grayed out, tried it before...D
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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #11 - Oct 27^th, 2006 at 5:05pm Damn.
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Reply #12 - Oct 29^th, 2006 at 9:53am

Dave_C, I am offering the following suggestion as a "hunch" – it is not something that I have tested myself, and can't assert that will be absent of unintended consequences.

Suggestion: Find and the rename the file(s) "NG Recovery Point Storage.ini" to "NG Recovery Point Storage.old", reboot, and see if the problem corrects itself. These files should in the root directory of each disk that contains recovery points.

Alternatively, since the behavior of Ghost that you are describing is atypical, consider uninstalling and reinstalling the application.

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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #13 - Oct 29^th, 2006 at 9:56am Dave_c, also try running Symantec's AutoFix Tool to detect any installation problems.
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	Re: Ghost 10 Reply #14 - Oct 29^th, 2006 at 11:33am Pleonasm wrote on Oct 29^th, 2006 at 9:56am: Dave_c, also try running Symantec's AutoFix Tool to detect any installation problems. Thanks for that Pleonasm, I have already tried the Auto fix tool, it's a pretty useless piece of S---, But I will try the renaming thing you suggested above, sounds like a good idea... D
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