system backup

According to a recent article from PCWorld, published on September 17, 2024, Windows 11 users have the ability to restore their operating system directly from the cloud, including their data and settings, without the need for any installation media. This process can be particularly useful if...

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Can anyone tell me for sure, with Windows 10 Backup, if I set it to copy a folder (or single files) each night, if nothing has changed in that folder (or file) does Backup still copy it? I want to be sure that copies to a cloud server are minimized. Edit: Also, if a single file in a folder has...

Hello! I want to use active Windows installation to test its behavior after installing any new software to avoid problems. I know that's possible by virtual machine with the same OS and test them there. But problem is when I'm working in time on real Windows it changes and virtual machine is...

I am having trouble using file history. If I accept the defaults by just pressing Backup Now the result is just an empty 2Mb file. If I add Documents and Desktop the result is still just an empty 2Mb file. What I wish is to do is a file backup followed by daily incremental backups of the...

I made a complete system image backup on an external hard disk about a month ago, now I want to update the image. Does creating system image again on that same external hard disk create everything from scratch or update the existing backup? If so, how can I update my existing backup?

For those members that don't want to take the time to learn how to use a 3rd party image program; there is a feature in windows that you might want to look at. Here's a link from HTG If this has already been posted, delete or what ever needs to be done. Thank you! Also a you tube video! How to...

Hi A little over a half hour ago I was playing Tomb Raider 2013 and my power went off. After only a few seconds it came back on, but when I tried to boot my computer it wouldn't boot. I got a message that my computer needed to be repaired. I put in the Windows DVD and tried to do a repair but...

Dear Guys, I try to use BACKUP that comes with Windows 10. The BACKUP works well but i have some difficulties using the customization. - When i want to exclude folders from Backup, sometimes it works (the folder that i excluded appear in the list), and sometime does not appear. Question: What...

If I create a system restore disk or create a system image whilst backing up, do both take the current system image including all updates installed to the point of time I did the back-up ?

I have a Windows 7 Pro X64 system which boots from a two-disk hardware RAID-1 array, operating from an Adaptec 2405 hardware-RAID controller. I want to migrate my system and all data back to a single, new hard drive. I use Paragon Hard Disk Manager Suite 15, which has a handy Copy Disk option...

Dear forum users, I am no computer expert, and really need some help, and greatly appreciate for your time. I deleted EVERY single thing from my computer by accident, while installing linux OS. Is it possible to restore everything back with a backup of the system image created ? How do i go...

Change of plan - while playing with various Backup options, I learnt how to select a whole lot of folders and to Copy/Paste them onto my external hard drive. As all my save-worthy Folders are only about 60GB, it's easy to backup the whole lot without bothering about Incremental or Differential...

Hi, I'm new here. My Backup efforts have been spasmodic and I want to improve, as follows: 1. Occasionally, do a full "Mirror Image Backup" of my whole system on external hard drive. This seems to be a standard, simple thing via Windows Help. 2. Do a separate "selected" backup on external...

Hi Everyone. I just downloaded and installed the new EaseUS TODO backup software on my computer. From the time I started downloading the software to the time I had a completed backup and a bootable repair disk was less then an hour. This software is really easy to use. During the install...

I have created and stored a system image using the Windows 7 imaging capability and successfully restored a disk several times. They state that older images will be deleted once you use 30% of the backup disk space. Has anyone seen that 30% figure in practice? I have never seen more than one...

I would like to do a complete system backup including the OS system since I have all my programs installed and working the way I like them. Looking around there is the Dell backup/restore, Win 8.1 in control panel under file history, and the provided software on my new Seagate external 3 TB-HD...

The drive F of my sister's PC has been automatically filling up for some time and now out of the 76 gb only 6.5 mb remains. There is nothing in the drive except somethings called WindowsImageBackup and USER-PC. Why is this happening? Is it a virus problem?

I have Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit. I have tried to configure the backup software, but I can't find an option to back the system up even if I'm not logged into Windows. I usually use my laptop and I'm trying to backup my main computer which I rarely am sitting in front of the console, and...

I have just installed a 250GB ssd for my OS, progs and a relatively small My Documents. I'm storing Pictures and Videos data on a 1TB internal disk and I have redirected My Videos and My Pictures to that drive. I'm backing up to an external 1 TB disk, but backup doesn't complete. Properties...