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Clean W10 Install, Can't Restore System Image
I created an image of my tower a week or two ago. I decided to restore to said image, but cancelled it. I went to boot it up later, and I received an error that there was no OS. I reasoned that it would be fine to reinstall and then restore. I got W10 through the free upgrade the first time, so I reinstalled W7, downloaded the media creation tool, then reupgraded to W10. I went to restore the system image, and I got an error message that an image of the tower couldn't be found. I did some digging around and found out about some things and tested them, listed below:
1. The system image having the same PC name. I renamed the root folder of the needed image so it wouldn't be overwritten, and started another image, to see if somehow the name was different, even though I named the PCs the same. Both images had the same name.
2. Location of the image. The image I need was in the WindowsBackupWhateverTheDefaultNameIs folder, but I read that sometimes it needs to be in the root of the external drive. I moved it, no dice (I moved it back now just to keep it as I started)
3. Replacing the files in a new backup. I created both an image of the drive and just the OS, then I did that, and success! My computer recognized it as having the image, and was able to restore! However, I must have chosen the wrong image, because nothing changed. I went to just try again, and even though I did nothing to either image in the interim, when I went into recovery mode, they were not recognized.
Minor details of different value:
-Hardware configuration didn't change at all
-Original W10 installation came from the update, second from the media creation tool
-W7 install was from the same disk
-When there isn't an image detected and I opt to select a driver (even though I don't need one), I can access the drive where the image is stored
-Ownership hasn't been changed, but I granted access to all files
-I can mount the VHD