Questions tagged [windows-backup]
Making copies of data on Windows so that the copies may be used to restore the original after a data loss event, or for historical retention.
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How to create recovery media for Windows 10 (Legacy)?
I've created a backup system image of a Sata SSD using Windows, that has been through a few upgrades. Taking another backup of that drive is now impossible, but I have a recent system image taken with ...
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Can I get Windows Backup and Restore to save more than one system image backup on a single drive?
I've been using legacy (Windows 7) Backup and Restore on a Windows 10 Pro system to generate system image backups that can be restored from bare metal. A major limitation of the tool, however, is that ...
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Backup USB Drive with windows backup
I use an external SSD (SSD in mount case) for swap use. I, however, mostly use it for home use. The problem is that windows update won't allow me to add this device to file history, although he's is ...
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Restore Windows folder backup on another server
I have a task to copy one folder with ~ 1 million files from one server to another daily.
Well I am stuck with playing robocopy and tar utility. It takes days to do it which is not acceptable in my ...
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How to remove previous versions data from Windows Backup?
So I checked my backup settings (shadow copy / previous versions). By going to “backup settings / more options.” I see some folders there to be included in this.
I decided I don't want a folder d:\...
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How to backup Windows folder only?
I am low in HDD space and I use my C: drive for my other files too. On the other hand, I want to be able to periodically backup windows folder (preferably using a differential/incremental backup ...
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WIndows-10 System Image Restoring Failed (cancelled then unrecognized)
I have Windows10 backup set to do weekly full images (not files) of the C: drive. From the backup & restore center, everything looks fine. The images are held on an auxiliary hard drive ...
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Win7 restore from very old file backup
I've got a Win7 computer with gigabytes of file backups over 6 years on a file server. But when I start "Backup and Restore", "Select another date" "Show All", it only lists the 20 weeks or so.
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Restoring Windows 7 Backup to Windows 10 machine - Backup not showing up in dialog
I am given to understand that restoring backed-up files from a Windows 7 computer to your Windows 10 install is viable.
I have a single backup on the external drive, storing my document folders as ...
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Windows 10 system image fails
I am having trouble making a system image of my Windows 10 installation. The problem started occurring after I upgraded to an SSD from an HDD. (I used EaseUS to copy my Windows installation on the HDD ...
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How to back up to a VeraCrypt container using Windows 10 built-in tools?
Background: I am running Windows 10 Pro 1709. My C: drive is encrypted with BitLocker. I have an ASUS RT-AC55U with an 8TB HDD attached to its USB 3.0 port. My goal is to use part of that HDD as an ...
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How to fix Windows Backup Error Code 0x8078015B
I'm trying to setup Windows Backup to backup my laptop to a network attached storage drive. The backup runs for about an hour an then fails giving error code 0x8078015B.
When I checked the windows ...
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Is it bad of my SSD to back it up everyday?
I am making a full Image Backup everyday of my SDD which contains my OS and everything else. Will it damage my SSD if I do this backup everyday or perhaps make it slower over time? The backup is saved ...
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Restore From File History after Windows 10 Format/Reinstall
I have been using Windows 10's File History to backup my files to a NAS I have at my house. Yesterday I formatted and reinstalled Windows to get a fresh start on the machine. I was hoping to just be ...
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Can OneDrive be used as a continuous backup of the entire user directory?
Last year, I nearly lost my computer. So I do have a physical back up, but I also have a lot of free space on onedrive. I was wondering if it is possible to automatically back up your entire personal ...
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How do you rar a windows 10 image backup when permission is denied and changing those permissions fails to enumerate?
After creating a Windows disk image, I can't rar the folder with the image because access is denied. If I try to apply "Full permission to all files by clicking Replace all child object permission ...
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"the VSS service is shutting down due to idle timeout" event ID: 8224
I wrote a backup solution in VC++ that takes snapshots and backs up files and directories from the volume snapshot.
Since Monday, the machine(windows server 2008) seems to be rebooting everytime the ...
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Partitions at the beginning and end of drive and migration to smaller SSD
I need to migrate one 256GB HDD to 240GB SSD, but EFI partition is at the very end of my HDD.
I already did backup:
sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=backup.img
but I can't put this image to my SSD drive, ...
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Create a Virtual Machine as a backup
I am a Software Developer. I have a Windows tablet, which has a lot of stuff configured for my learning e.g. .NET, IIS, Java, GlassFish etc.
I have backed up all of my data, however it would be a ...
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Windows Action Center notification icon says Backup in Progress when no backup is occurring
How can I get Windows Action Center's little flag in the notification area to stop saying "Backup In Progress" on Windows 8? It's driving me nuts. I disabled the Windows Backup service completely and ...
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I changed permissions on a drive and now Windows Backup says "Access is denied." How do I give it read access?
I'm using Windows 10 Pro. I recently changed the permissions using the "Security" tab of the Properties window for a drive on my PC so only my user account has any kind of access. I had previously set ...
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Windows Server 2008 cloud backup solution
I am looking for a cloud backup solution on Windows Server 2008.
It is a Web server with nearly 250 Gb of data.
I've been using Azure cloud backup, but a problem has appeared recently that when it ...
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What if I take backup and than do partition of drive (shrink and allocate to new one)?
I just bought a Lenovo G-50-80 series laptop having Windows 10 and there are inbuilt two partition of drive exist
C:
D:
I have taken backup of the OS using NTFS by lenovo's provided ...
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Will Windows Backup or any other backup software look for previously backed up files?
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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Difference between using Windows Backup and copying each file separately
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 questions have cropped up in my mind:
What is the difference between ...
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What are the requirements for valid back-up drive? [duplicate]
I'm trying to make a back-up of my Windows machine to an external usb-connected SSD. However, when I click "Add a drive" in "Backup Settings" I'm informed that "No usable drives found". Additionally, ...
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Windows 7 RC Backup failed "because critical BitLocker system files are missing or corrupted"
I'm getting this error dialog whenever I try to back up and I have no idea what to do about it:
[Window Title]
Windows Backup: Troubleshooting Options
[Main Instruction]
Check your backup
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How to restore WIM Baremetal to VMWare
I have a WindowsmBaremetalImage of my Windows2012R2 which I took from windows Server Backup.
I would really like to restore that as a VM.
When I try to do that, I get an error saying the disk is too ...
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Windows 8 - What all and how should I backup?
So last month my HD crashed and I lost almost everything I had. Now, I keep regular backups. I store everything on the cloud.
For my HD backup, I use an external hard drive and create a system image ...
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Backup Operating System with Softwares Installed [duplicate]
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Looking for a software capable of cloning a System drive?
I am using a Dell Laptop with Windows 7 installed,as i have installed softwares like photoshop, Netbeans and other ...
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How to store Windows special files in an archive?
I occasionally like to back up my entire Windows system drive (currently Windows 10, but I don't feel like this is a version-specific question), such as when I replace it. I like to archive it all ...
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Creating disk image while Windows is active
I am used to creating disk images with Ghost, which I do with a Ghost CD that boots up by itself. That process takes about 20 minutes.
I just started using a backup software called EaseUS, and that ...
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How to determine which System Image goes with which system?
I created system images using Windows Backup and Restore for multiple computers using Windows 7. The System Image folders were named according to the System Name available within Windows.
Since the ...
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Any way to restore System Image backup in another partion?
I did backup of system in image from system backup and restore in windows 7. And I restored it but it replaced my old windows partition. I want to restore it to another partition. Anyway to do this? I ...
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Windows 10: restore system image backup to a different hdd?
So I made a system image to a USB hdd using these instructions:
https://www.cnet.com/au/how-to/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-10/
I'm wondering if it's possible to restore to a different ...
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Fast restore of a Duplicati 2 backup
I have started using Duplicati 2 to backup my data to an external harddrive.
So far, it seems like a very robust and secure way to backup personal data, and it is opensource on top of all !
However ...
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Completely wipe all Windows 7 backup & restore settings
How can I completely wipe all setting of Windows 7 backup & restore feature?
Currently it looks like this:
And I want to return to this:
How this is possible?
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SSD Backup Restore
I recently repaired my pc and took a backup of the boot SSD to be safe. I had to uninstall some programs to get the pc working again so files have been removed from the SSD. Now I need to restore the ...
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How do I disable registry backup in Vista?
There are no such tasks in Task Scheduler, but C:\windows\config\regback folder occupies 100 MB of space and if I delete it, then it appears again.
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Unable to install windows 95 ( Need to access .qic backup disks)
I wish to read some old .qic backup disks which were made in Win95 or Win98. My reserve PC runs Windows XP and I have tried to install Win95 or Win98 on to its second hard drive. When I insert the ...
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Why is Windows Backup forcing me to include a non system drive?
I'm trying to update my backup image, which should only includes the C drive.... except now Windows backup is forcing me to include my D drive and labeling it as a system drive, even though it doesn't ...
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A way to initiate Windows image backup with Task scheduler?
Windows has a built in image backup (disk image)(system image) tool. How can I initiate it to take a backup to a certain location automatically with task scheduler?
If I could create a bat file then I ...
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Windows 7 Backup to Network Drive - Error 0x80070003, 0x80070057
I am trying to use Windows Backup using a network drive location as my backup destination.
Some essential stats:
The desktop is a Win7 machine and network drive is running Win Server 2012 R2.
I have ...
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Any reason to not put the Windows OS user app data folder on a separate drive/partition?
I currently have 2 hard drives on my Windows 7 PC.
Windows OS and Software on an SSD drive
Data on a regular 1tb drive
I now have to replace my SSD drive as it died however I also have another 2nd ...
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How to choose timing of backup for File History?
I am setting up a backup of my Windows 10 machine using File History. My work policy is that all machines have to be turned off every night, so the backup has to be timed during the working day, and I'...
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WesternDigital SmartWare - still problematic?
I've seen a lot of bad press on WD SmartWare (I think it comes on most WD backup devices now, such as their MyBook product line), mostly related to how it's impossible to remove properly or replace. ...
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Centralized backup management solution
I’m looking for a solution that allows me to manage my clients’ backups from a centralized server in my office.
The scenario is the following:
Management Server:
Installed in my Office
Network is ...
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Does Windows 7 backup work for a TrueCrypt-encrypted system?
Windows 7 built-in backup can make a full snapshot of the system partition and copy it to a remote location. Those images can be restored from the Windows setup DVD if the system doesn't start anymore....
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How to backup Windows 10 to a remote server through SSH?
I have a laptop that I would like to backup to my home NAS even when outside my home network.
How can I configure the native Windows 10 backup tool to send data to my NAS, which is accessible only ...
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How to copy the hard-disk (>1 partitions, bootloader, & MBR/GPT included) towards smaller hard-disk?
After a full Windows factory settings reset, I have a laptop with multiple partitions and a freshly installed Windows 8 on an 500GB hard-disk. I need to make a fully recoverable hard-disk image/copy/...
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