Can someone please explain backups to me? [closed]
This subject is so confusing to me, I know it shouldn't be, but here we are. First off, what types of backups are there? I hear different terms being used. Full backup, system image. Is there a...
View ArticleDoes windows 7 build-in backup copy files to backup drive or does it store...
As in the the question, when I turn on windows backup would it just copy files to the selected drive or would it create a restore file that can be only used by the windows backup? I want to backup...
View ArticleMove existing Windows 7 or 10 installation to new computer?
I have a Windows 7 64-bit installation on my current PC, and I want to move it to a new PC .. I do NOT have a problem with licensing, as the new system already has its own new Windows 7 license, which...
View ArticleHow does Windows 10 File History determine file-changes?
Does Windows 10 File History use hashes of the content of files to determine changes or just the modification date of the file or log all modifications somewhere or something else? edit: And will File...
View ArticleNaming Windows System Image
Is there a option to name/rename folder (actual image) that is created with "Backup and Restore\ Create a System image" when you backup your system. I'm unable to find any naming options. It appears...
View ArticleNtfs Shadow Volume redirect on write
I am developing an application that require to read an ntfs partition while other program are writing on it and i need to assure consistency of the data i read. A solution i found is having Volume...
View ArticleHow can I restore a weird Windows backup?
I need to restore some files that I saved about 5 years ago. Back then I created a backup with Windows, but I don't remember how or which Windows Version it was. All I have now are the files from the...
View ArticleRobocopy switches to make new copies of existing files?
This is for a very basic backup plan. Imagine that a full copy of c:/myfolder (and all its sub-folders) has already been created at d:/myfolder. Is it possible to use Robocopy as a daily/weekly job...
View ArticleWhy does my Robocopy always copy one file but not the other?
Trying to learn Robocopy for a basic backup plan, and I tried this in a bat file: @echo off echo "Hello World!" robocopy C:\Testfolder Z:\Testfolder pause where Z: is a network drive (a usb external...
View ArticleWindows 10 Backup and Restore Problems
My quick question is if I create a Windows system image on a Dynamic Disk (Microsoft recommends against it, but it's my only option right now) and then move the backup files to a network share, will I...
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How to backup a Windows system installation (no user data)
I am a bit confused by the backup utilities in Windows 10, and a bit scared of the fact that Windows ships with 3 different utilities (as far as I can tell).What's the difference between System...
View ArticleRestoring Win 10 backup on another machine
On my current machine, I have two drives, both of which are in use. I made a backup using the builtin win 10 backup tool on an external drive. Can this backup be restored on a new machine running win...
View ArticleIs there a way to clone a computer, create a duplicate (physical or virtual)...
I guess what I'm looking for is a continuous data protection solution, but one that also has constant availability. So if one machine or the other were to fail for whatever reason, there wouldn't be...
View ArticleBackup Failing with VSS/RPC Errors
We have a Backup Exec job which is failing with the following errors:"The directory or file was not found, or could not be accessed.""Directory not found. Cannot backup directory ... and its...
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Windows 10 image backup
I have a PC that has a 500 GB internal SSD system letter C Drive, an old internal 120 GB SSD letter P drive, a 1-TB internal letter D drive and an external 1 TB letter G drive. I'd like to backup just...
View ArticleWhere does Windows 10 store backups? Can backups delete other data?
I have 2 HDDs in my computer, D: (2TB) and F: (256GB). F: stores all my personal data which I want to back up to D:, just in case. Using the windows 10 backup, I specify that F: should be backed up to...
View ArticleWill Windows Backup or any other backup software look for previously backed...
I have an external hard drive, and I want to back up my computer to this drive. As I'm doing it for the first time, the following question have cropped up in my mind:Consider the situation that I...
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Flash Drive Multiple Partition For Backup
I'm trying do to something (experiment), I have 64 Gb flash drive and I break it to 3 sections. The first will be for Back up FilesThe second partition will be Create Restore Point (in case OS fails -...
View ArticleIs there a way for Windows 10 file history to mirror contents of source folder?
I'm trying to set up a backup for a folder (C:/test/images). I'm looking to use Windows' own file history feature to do this. This folder contains sensitive data that needs to be deleted if it's not...
View ArticleHow to backup too many small files faster? [closed]
I'm trying to backup my SSD to an external HDDAnd even when my folder is less than 50Gb it has more than 400.000 files, I'm just copying the folder using Windows Explorer and it says it will take more...
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