Editing Ghost (disk utility) (section)

== Consumer line ==

=== Norton GHOST 9.0 (includes GHOST 2003) ===
GHOST 9.0 was released August 2, 2004. It represents a significant shift in the consumer product line from GHOST 2003, in several ways:
* It uses a totally different code base, based on the [[DriveImage]]/[[V2i Protector]] product via Symantec's acquisition of [[PowerQuest]].
* It is a Windows program that must be installed on the target system.
* Images can be made while Windows is running, rather than only when booted directly into DOS mode.
* [[Incremental backup|Incremental]] images (containing only changes since the last image) are supported.
* Requires [[Product activation|Product Activation]] in order to function fully.
* The bootable environment on the GHOST 9 CD is only useful for recovery of existing backups. It cannot be used to create new images.

Since GHOST 9 does not support the older .gho format disk images, a separate CD containing GHOST 2003 is included in the retail packaging for users needing to access those older images.

The limitations of GHOST 9 compared to GHOST 2003 were not well-communicated by Symantec, and resulted in many dissatisfied customers who purchased GHOST 9 expecting the previous version's features (like making images from the bootable GHOST environment, no installation required, and no product activation).

=== Norton GHOST 10.0 ===
Released circa 2005. Supports creating images on CDs, DVDs, [[Iomega Zip drive|Iomega Zip]] and [[Iomega Jaz drive|Jaz]] disks as well as [[IEEE 1394]] (FireWire) and [[USB mass storage device class|USB mass storage devices]]. Supports encrypting images and [[Maxtor]] [[external hard disk drive]]s with Maxtor OneTouch buttons. GHOST 10.0 is compatible with previous versions, but not with future versions.

=== Norton Save And Restore 1.0 (GHOST 10.0) ===
Norton Save And Restore 1.0, released in February 2006, was the renamed consumer version of Ghost. It used GHOST 10.0's engine, with the addition of features to allow backup and restoration of individual files.

=== Norton GHOST 12.0 ===
GHOST 12.0 (April 2007) includes [[Windows Vista]] support with an updated and more thorough user interface. It supports both full system backup and  individual files or folders backup.

This version provides a "LightsOut Restore" feature, which restores a system from an on-disk software recovery environment similar to [[Windows RE]], thereby allowing recovery without a bootable CD. Upon system startup, a menu asks whether start the operating system or the LightsOut recovery environment. LightsOut restore would augment the [[ISO image]], which comes with Ghost. The latter contains a recovery environment that can recover a system without a working operating system.

=== Norton Save & Restore 2.0 (GHOST 13.0) ===
NSR 2.0 has fewer features in comparison to Norton GHOST 12. NSR 2.0 offers one-time backups, file and folder backup, simplified schedule editor, Maxtor OneTouch integration and modifiable Symantec recovery disc. This version supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Vista.

=== Norton GHOST 14.0 ===
Version 14.0 (November 2007) uses [[Volume Snapshot Service]] (VSS) to make backups and can store backups to an [[FTP]] site. GHOST can connect to ThreatCon, a Symantec service that monitors malware activity around the world, and performs [[incremental backup]]s when a specific threat level is reached. Other features include the ability to back up to [[network-attached storage]] devices and support for [[NTFS]] partitions up to 16TB. GHOST can manage other installations of version 12.0 or later across a network.

This version no longer supports opening .gho image files. It stores images in .v2i format. Incremental backup images created with Norton GHOST are saved with .iv2i filename extensions alone the original full backup (with .v2i filename extension) on a regular basis. Older .gho image files can be restored using GHOST Explorer, a separate utility.

=== Norton GHOST 15.0 ===
According to the Norton community on Symantec's site,<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 April 2010 |title=Norton Ghost 15 SP1 is now available |url=http://community.norton.com/t5/Other-Norton-Products/Norton-Ghost-15-SP1-is-now-available/td-p/223163}}</ref> the following features are available in Norton GHOST 15 of April 2010:

{| class="wikitable"
! Feature !! Description
|-
| Improved support for virtual formats || {{Explain|date=September 2014}}
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| Improved platform support || Includes support for Windows 7, Windows Vista with SP2 and [[BitLocker]]-encrypted volumes
|-
| Create recovery points from within Symantec Recovery Disk || Creates independent recovery points (known as a cold backup or offline backup) without the need to install Norton GHOST or its agent
|-
| Convert recovery points to virtual disks using a schedule || Scheduled-based automatic conversion of recovery points to [[VMDK]] or [[VHD (file format)|VHD]] files, or to a [[VMware ESX]] or [[Microsoft Hyper-V]] server
|-
| Support for [[Microsoft Hyper-V]] and [[Blu-ray Disc]] || Recovery points may now be created or restored from either
|}

=== Discontinuation ===
Norton GHOST was discontinued on April 30, 2013.<ref name="discontinued">{{cite web |title=An important update regarding Norton Ghost |url=http://searchg.symantec.com/search?q=Ghost+Solution+Suite+2.5&charset=utf-8&client=symc_en_US&context=ent&hitsceil=100&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=symc_en_US&ulang=en&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&entqr=0&entqrm=0&entsp=a&wc=200&wc_mc=1&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&ud=1&site=symc_en_US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420235735/http://searchg.symantec.com/search?q=Ghost+Solution+Suite+2.5&charset=utf-8&client=symc_en_US&context=ent&hitsceil=100&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=symc_en_US&ulang=en&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&entqr=0&entqrm=0&entsp=a&wc=200&wc_mc=1&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&ud=1&site=symc_en_US |archive-date=20 April 2017 |access-date=8 March 2014}}</ref> Support via chat and knowledge base was available until June 30, 2014. Until it was removed,<ref name="discontinued" /> the Symantec GHOST Web page invited GHOST customers to try Symantec System Recovery,<ref>{{cite web |title=Symantec System Recovery Server Edition |url=http://www.symantec.com/system-recovery-server-edition?inid=us_sym_suggest_2012OET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728013246/http://www.symantec.com/system-recovery-server-edition?inid=us_sym_suggest_2012OET |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=23 June 2014}}</ref> described as software for backup and disaster recovery.