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| Thread ID: 149955 | 2021-07-12 08:34:00 | How to create a System Image in Win10? | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 1478636 | 2021-07-12 08:34:00 | Is the tool still exist? Haven't done this for ages. Windows 10 is very stable nowadays! :D |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1478637 | 2021-07-12 09:07:00 | One built in to windows. Backup and restore (windows 7). Part of windows 10. They call it legacy, but it does a system image. Or you can buy acronis true image. |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 1478638 | 2021-07-12 10:46:00 | Or use Macrium reflect Free. Its simple - made this video months ago - installing and imaging a drive. and its FREE :) Video: streamable.com VIBoot is optional ( its a Virtual machine) There is another way toimage the drive as well, ( not shown in this video) One problem with the inbuilt W10 is if you need it you have to have a same size or larger drive than original, any drive smaller and it wont load back even if pleanty of room. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1478639 | 2021-07-12 19:21:00 | I use the free version of "AOMEI Backupper". Works well. | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1478640 | 2021-07-12 20:57:00 | What ever software is used it has to actually work ;) Many people think they are backing up but NEVER test the actual backups. Seen countless times people then discover that what they thought they were doing is totally useless as even though the software has gone through the motions its actually failed when required. :( |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1478641 | 2021-07-12 23:43:00 | One problem with the inbuilt W10 is if you need it you have to have a same size or larger drive than original, any drive smaller and it wont load back even if pleanty of room. many 'free' imaging tools have that same issue :-) And many imaging tools cant cope with non standard partitions, as often seen in laptops : up to 6 partitions on a single HD, in non standard order , with some non standard formating. How do you get Macruim to restore to smaller drives ? When I tried , the resizing option was greyed out (from memory) Is it drag & drop , then resize ? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1478642 | 2021-07-13 00:42:00 | many 'free' imaging tools have that same issue :-) And many imaging tools cant cope with non standard partitions, as often seen in laptops : up to 6 partitions on a single HD, in non standard order , with some non standard formating. How do you get Macruim to restore to smaller drives ? When I tried , the resizing option was greyed out (from memory) Is it drag & drop , then resize ? Took me quite a while to find an article that explained it,. Its easier to show you than try to explain, taking a 1TB drive down to 128GB SSD Have a look : VIDEO >>> streamable.com ( As shown only 3 partitions came across to begin with -- At around 22 sec you select the last partition then select Restored partition properties.) I don't bother getting the sizing correct, I do that after its rebooted by adjusting with a Partition Manager either installed or Via Bootable CD, current one I'm using www.partitionwizard.com Then drag the smaller partitions to the far right of the empty space and resize the Main C Drive. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1478643 | 2021-07-15 23:05:00 | I use Macrium 7 for Windows & Linux, or a mixture of both. Never fails, and only takes a few minutes. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1478644 | 2021-07-16 00:03:00 | Should I get Reflect 7 Free or Reflect 7 Free Commercial? They are both FREE? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1478645 | 2021-07-16 00:28:00 | Features appear to be the same on paper. | chiefnz (545) | ||
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