how do i do this? (backup image question)

[SooTyLaD]

ok, time machine takes care of the day to day backup of my work, music, photos, etc... but i would like an image of os x incase things go awry...

i know i could restore from the TM but i've tried that and i don't like the way it does it, some things got changed around and reset and i want to revert to a more exact image...

i tried CCC, but i can't seem to access any options that allow me to exclude certain folders from the backup image (and i do need it to be an image as i don't have a whole free partition, plus i like it packaged up neatly)... i want to exclude a lot of my home folder like music and photos (as a more up to date backup will always be available on the TM) and also the Virtual Machines folder that VMware uses for example...

So... how do i create a backup disk image with specific folders excluded?

 

[UKDTweak]

Try Norton Ghost.

 

[artaxerxes]

Norton Ghost?

For Carbon Copy Cloner

Choose a source.
Choose [Copy Selected Items] from the Cloning Options Panel.
Then untick the things you do not want transferred in the left panel.
Then select Target type and select a Disk Image, and where you want it to go.

I am not familiar with the options for the disk image, so you will need to ask elsewhere.