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    Windows 7 Clean wipe of system, how to restore back my data

    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...
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    Windows 7 UPDATE re "Question on Windows 7 Backup Options, please"

    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...
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    Windows 7 Question on Windows 7 Backup Options, please

    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...
  4. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 A plug for the new EaseUS TODO backup software!

    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...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 - System Images use up to 30% of Backup Disk?

    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...
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    Windows 8 Backup-system backup question from a Win8.1 rookie

    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...
  7. Rafid Mahbub

    Windows 7 Drive F fills automatically

    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?
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    Windows 7 Can Windows 7 Pro be configured to backup even if not logged into windows?

    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...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 backup does not complete

    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...
  10. badrobot

    Windows 8 Win 8.1 isn't an update but an OS Replacement

    The system is totally different. The download takes longer because you are basically downloading an OS installer that will overwrite the existing installation. A lot of programs are either are not running properly or have been removed from the previous Win 8 installation. Avast was gone...
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    Windows 7 Fixing 'Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device' Error in Windows 7

    When my computer starts up i get this message: "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device". How do I stop getting this startup message? USING WINDOWS 7 OR SYSTEM BACKUP/STARTUP DISK INEFFECTIVE. REINSTALLING WINDOWS 7 INEFFECTIVE. GOING TO A COMPUTER...
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    Windows 7 Problems creating backup

    Hi there, Today I wanted to create a system backup. I have 2 external hard drives, they are pulgged in. I selected one of them erased any files in there and also formated it. Then I started backup manager, didnt choose an image backup because the systme tells me that that particular drive is...
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    Windows 7 Changing default install path

    I find it folly to install my applications on the C drive, especially the larger applications. Doing so makes the C drive so large that it is cumbersome to make the image backups that I think are necessary to insure an easy recovery from any problem causing a failure to boot. In WinXP, there is...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 x 64 image

    Hello Iif you use Win 7 imaging, can you both back up the system and also be able to recover a single file or is one or the other? Do you use the rescue disc to do either or can you use the program itself via Windows? Thank you
  15. julio99

    Windows 7 Partititioning Windows 7 HP/ Extended ??

    I'm back with a new problem. Today I tried to create a new Logical partition on my laptop by taking 1 of the 4 Primary partitions, (It was the 13 gb Arcade partition) and making it logical. I then resized the C drive partition to leave 75gb of un allocated space which I was going to use as a...
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    Windows 7 Free Paragon Backup Software

    I saw this on give away of the day Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily. Today: Paragon System Backup 10 Special Edition (English Version) - Simple, automatic and reliable backup solution for complete PC protection!System Backup is easy to use and highly automated: out-o Joe
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    Windows 7 Toshiba - fresh install

    Recently i bought Toshiba p500-191 laptop with Windows 7 64bit Home Premium. I have created a system backup the first day. Now my Windows have crashed and i tired system restore, but Windows crash after couple hours. (no matter windows update is on or off). I have original CD key on back of my...
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    Windows 7 Installation copiers Multi Boot OS with Multi software?

    Installation copiers Multi Boot OS with Multi software? I have just just purchased some new PC with different configration AMD Phenom II X4 965, Gigabyte 890GLX Motherboard, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD and 2nd AMD Athalon 635 with Gigbyte 875 Mothboard -4 GB RAM, 500GB HDD.I want to use these...
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    Windows 7 where does the folder for the xp mode virtual machine live?

    Since I have never been able to get the windows backup to work, I have been copying directories to an external drive manually. I would like to know if there is a folder that holds all the xp mode stuff that I can include in my backup process?
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    Windows 7 Options for Repartitioning Windows 7 or Cloning to a New Drive

    I recently picked up a new laptop. It came with W7 Home Premium 64-bit on a single partition. I want to do one of two things: 1. Repartition the 500GB disk so the O/S and programs use 60-70GB and have the rest available for "data" - the problem is the W7 partition tool won't let me get this...
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