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it is from the screen that shows the result, so it may be why.. on the left, it shows "backup tasks." on the right, it shows the log of the recent attempt to create an image. re: i want to know if the image partition to restore windows (even if selecting every part of disk 1 (including C, D), will only image Windows... while i want to know if imaging the disk is something different. i want to protect the disk prior to doing this. Then what is the difference between the rescue disk and imaging the partition for windows? How much space does the rescue media disk usually take? I am suspecting that i might need to buy writable media.. but what about dvd-r/rw?

That picture may have been an update since i unplugged the G drive, but i want to know if the image partition option for Windows only backs up windows, as opposed to the option to back up the entire drive. I have changed the settings already, but not tried to back anything up yet again. i know that i will need to try to make the bootable media, which i don't know if i can put that on a DVD, and how much space it will take up. RE: instruction set, do you mean the XML?

but if I choose all of those partitions of the hard drive when backing up windows, does it still back up all of the hard drive? or does it exclude some data? because I had tried to include D, etc.. but I had the wrong settings.. or will it only back up data to restore windows itself? will it back up applications, pictures, files, etc? or only when I do the specific image of the disk?

If you do a backup of the Disk it will save EVERYTHING on the disk except the hibernation file and the Page file which are not needed as windows will recreate them on Boot, it does this to save space.

The Image of the HDD is just that.... a "snapshot" of your exact system at the moment in time you click Finish and Macrium starts the Backup , that is what the VSS Service does ...it creates the "Snapshot" that Macrium Uses , so you can still use windows while MAcrium is making the Image.


KB

I am still not understanding.

Backing up Windows vs Backup Up the HardDrive on many system is the same thing as windows needs the other Partition to Boot.....

If you do a backup of the Disk it will save EVERYTHING on the disk except the hibernation file and the Page file which are not needed as windows will recreate them on Boot, it does this to save space.

I am a little confused. what is the difference? if you see the attached image, it shows those two options. one for imaging the disk, and one for imaging the partitions for backing up windows. I am worried that if I choose to the second one (Windows), that it won't backup everything, but if I choose the disk, perhaps it won't help regarding windows........ but I only have space for one. they both take up the same amount of space..

JoshuaM said:

I am still not understanding.

I am a little confused. what is the difference? if you see the attached image, it shows those two options. one for imaging the disk, and one for imaging the partitions for backing up windows. I am worried that if I choose to the second one (Windows), that it won't backup everything, but if I choose the disk, perhaps it won't help regarding windows........ but I only have space for one. they both take up the same amount of space..

that is because as I said in most cases it is the same thing on a One Disk computer.....just image the whole disk.... you don't really need to understand all the "whys" at this point just follow Simrick's settings instructions for Macrium and you should be good to go , and can move to the next step.


KB