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Using nicknames for external drives

When you choose an external drive for use with Norton Ghost as either a backup

destination or an Offsite Copy destination, it can become confusing if you are

using more than one drive, especially when the assigned drive letter changes each

time you plug in the drive.

To help you manage these destinations, Norton Ghost lets you assign a nickname

to each external drive. Doing so does not change the drive label, but is for use only

when you are accessing those drives from within Norton Ghost.

For example, you might be swapping out two different external drives used as

Offsite Copy destinations during any given week. Depending on the drive labels

assigned to each drive and whether or not the drive letter previously assigned

has changed, it could become confusing as to which drive you are using at any

given time.

However, by associating unique nicknames to each drive, then as you use the drive

with Norton Ghost, the nicknames you assigned appear in various locations in

Norton Ghost.

Note: It is also a good idea to place physical labels on each external drive to help

you manage the task of swapping the drives.

For example, if you assigned the nickname, "Cathy Read" to one drive, and "Thomas

Read" to a second drive, their nicknames appear in Norton Ghost whenever the

drives are plugged in to your computer.

See “About Offsite Copy” on page 81.

To make it even easier, the Options dialog box lets you see all of your drive

nicknames in one view. From this view, you can remove or edit existing names.

To remove or edit external drive nicknames

In Norton Ghost, on the menu bar, click Tasks > Options.

Under Destinations, click External Drives.

Select an external drive from the list and then do one of the following:

■ Click Remove to delete the nickname associated with the external drive.

■ Click Rename to edit the nickname.

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