How do I backup to my Internal HDD?

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Quickie Macrium guide...





Macrium Reflect User Guide...
https://updates.macrium.com/reflect/...user_guide.pdf

Macrium Notes:
1. A full OS image backup will be approx. 1/2 the size of the total "used space" on the C:\ drive.
2. Backing up takes about 60 seconds for every 20GB of "used space" on the C:\ drive.






Full tutorial...
Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect

JOSHSKORN said:

If that isn't one of the best, most conscise tutorials I'd ever seen, I'm not sure what is. Thank you!Questions, though:

1. After Step 9, does the Make Rescue Media screen appear or do I need to wait until my backup is done before I see these steps?
2. Regarding Step #2 on the Make Rescue Media, can I just use an ISO instead and store it either on my NAS or even my same data drive?

1. In step #1 in the Make rescue media... you will see that you need to click Other Tasks > Create Rescue Media
to access that screen.

2. You definitely want to make either a CD or USB stick with the Rescue Media, so you can access your backups, even if Windows won't boot. This is the whole purpose for the bootable media.


Note: There is an option to add a Boot menu entry, that will give you access to Macrium Reflect at boot.
But, if your system disk fails... you won't be able to access that.

Make the bootable Rescue Media (CD or USB)... one day... you'll thank me.
Test the bootable Rescue Media to make sure it... boots.
You have an ASUS motherboard, so you should hit the F8 key at boot to access the boot menu.
You should choose the UEFI (CD or USB) at that point.

JOSHSKORN said:

Thanks again, but you didn't "quite" answer my question. I assume it's obvious, but currently, I'm still after Step 9, creating the backup, as it'll take a couple hours in total, I believe. I will see the Make rescue media AFTER the backup is complete, probably accessible from the main screen, right or will it be following the completion of the backup?

Just like in the picture... it's accessible from the main screen. See the RED box at the in the pic below...
I had to crop the image a bit for the Rescue Media section, in the Quickie Guide.
That picture was getting much too large.










And... as I said in post #2... the backup takes approx. 1 minute per 20GB on the C: \ drive.
You need to right click the C:\ drive and choose: Properties. See what it says for used space.

Divide that by 20. That's how many minutes it will take to make a backup.

Calm Horizons said:

@Ghot - nice work on those screen shots but I would suggest keeping the Rescue Media instruction separate in future to emphasise that this is not a follow on process.

Feel free to make a quickie guide yourself.

JOSHSKORN said:

One of these days, I will. OK, I'm dumb, I just realized my topic title. LOL. I meant Windows Drive not Internal HDD, obviously you figured out what I wanted to know in this question. :P

I don't mean to ask another question within the same post and if you want, I'll create another post, that shouldn't be a problem. What if I only wanted to backup my programs? I'm in the middle of at least trying to install Windows 11, but it's not going well due to incompatible hardware (doesn't pass CPU Check and I've tried almost everything). Instructions I'm getting say to use a Custom install and basically a clean install, but I'm trying to Upgrade and I'm not getting very far doing that. I did get one screen further with the Custom Install option, but I did not bother deleting partitions, as I would much prefer to "Upgrade", unless there was a flawless way of restoring just my installed programs. Is there?

That quote was to someone who quoted me, not to you.

Although not recommended you can do an In-Place upgrade from Win 10 to Win 11, which will leave all your programs untouched.




Here is the short version of the In-place upgrade tutorial...

DISABLE non-Microsoft:
a) antivirus software
b) firewall software
c) drive encryption software

Make a full OS backup with a program like Macrium Reflect (free)
Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free

Go here and get the Windows 11 ISO (use the 3rd option), and save the ISO to your desktop.
Download Windows 11








Right click the ISO image and choose: MOUNT
Open File Explorer and you will see a new drive letter. It will "look" like a DVD optical drive.
Double click the new drive letter to open it.
Find setup.exe and double click it to start the in-place upgrade.

Choose the Keep personal files and apps option.

After it's all done... to UNmount the ISO image, right click the new drive letter and choose: EJECT.


The ONLY thing you will lose is some of your personalizations. Your programs and data will be intact.







But... you should make an account on ElevenForum, and post your questions there.
There are work-arounds for incompatible computers.

Windows 11 Forum