Struggling here how do you backup windows 10?

OldMike65 · 01 Dec 2015

Note: You can also use Macrium Reflect from your C-drive too. I just choose not too. Just so you know, it will do both ways.

hollyoaks777 · 01 Dec 2015

OldMike65 said:

I don't make my image backup from my C-drive, I always boot to the MR boot disk, then make my image backups. You can make the rescue disk in 2 ways, depending on your which way your computer will boot from. If your computer will boot from a USB drive, then all you need to do is reboot your computer, hit whatever F key your computer needs to look for your USB stick, or DVD drive, and MR will boot with no problem.

Mr Boot disk. Is that free too. I have never heard of it.

OldMike65 · 01 Dec 2015

hollyoaks777 said:

Mr Boot disk. Is that free too. I have never heard of it.

Hahah, MR stands for Macrium Reflect, I just typed it shorter, sorry. :)

dalchina · 01 Dec 2015

hollyoaks777 said:

Mr Boot disk. Is that free too. I have never heard of it.

Yep. Except you have to pay for the physical blank disk :).
You just create it from Macrium Reflect free. Many programs offer one.. like data recovery software, partition managers, disk imagers... each particular to that program to offer its functionality from outside a Windows environment.

There are also free (and commercial) rescue boot disks which run Linux or mini XP with some to many utilities (BART, Falcon, Hiren).

hollyoaks777 · 01 Dec 2015

OldMike65 said:

Note: You can also use Macrium Reflect from your C-drive too. I just choose not too. Just so you know, it will do both ways.

Thanks Mike

topgundcp · 01 Dec 2015

You can make the rescue disk in 2 ways, depending on your which way your computer will boot from. If your computer will boot from a USB drive, then all you need to do is reboot your computer, hit whatever F key your computer needs to look for your USB stick, or DVD drive, and MR will boot with no problem.

There are 4 ways that you can boot MR Rescue from, see this post:
Solved FYI: Setup Macrium Rescue to boot from an Internal/External USB HD/SSD - Windows 10 Forums

For a complete list of what supported with free MR, look at the official link:
Macrium Reflect Free

OldMike65 · 01 Dec 2015

Nice tutorial topgundcp didn't know you did one on MR. :)

hollyoaks777 · 01 Dec 2015

topgundcp said:

There are 4 ways that you can boot MR Rescue from, see this post:
Solved FYI: Setup Macrium Rescue to boot from an Internal/External USB HD/SSD - Windows 10 Forums

For a complete list of what supported with free MR, look at the official link:
Macrium Reflect Free

Thanks I have printed that out I have one last question. I had my computer in for repair and it's now saving everything to HP users. Even though I have changed myself to administrator and I can't see HP as a user. When I go into users ad or edit, it's only me that is there! How do I get rid of HP as a user?

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hollyoaks777 · 01 Dec 2015

hollyoaks777 said:

Thanks I have printed that out I have one last question. I had my computer in for repair and it's now saving everything to HP users. Even though I have changed myself to administrator and I can't see HP as a user. When I go into users ad or edit, it's only me that is there! How do I get rid of HP as a user?

When I go into users on c\drive my name is not there! How do I change it to me and do I have to keep the other folders?

OldMike65 · 01 Dec 2015

hollyoaks777 said:

When I go into users on c\drive my name is not there! How do I change it to me and do I have to keep the other folders?

You could try this method, its for windows 7, but still should work for windows 10. Seeing how you just made an image backup, if you mess something up, you can restore everything right back, and try again.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...lder-name.html